Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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AJMD429 wrote:I'm sure I never saw one...

...the reason I know I never saw one, is because I would have bought it...!

oh yes!!! me too!

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did rossi ever make these? they announced them but IIRC maybe never made any? i have recently [ finally ] snagged a single six with adjustable sights in 32 H&R and of course NOW I need a companion rifle......i know marlin did make some of the little 94s in 32H&R so that is probably my best b...

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1876 50/95 express rifle: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000068.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000070.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000065.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000063.jpg i load for it but have onl...

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what brand is the muzzleloader? looks great, the 32s are real fun for everyone! It's a CVA . The shop I got it from said they sold it to the guy about 20 years . It looks like it has been sitting in closet the whole time. I also picked up a Lyman 66 and other sight parts for the levermatic for $30 ...

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what brand is the muzzleloader? looks great, the 32s are real fun for everyone!

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dang! those are all great pictures! thanks for posting!!! i love it!

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IF I was going moose (and I do not have a .348) I would load up some Nosler Partitions 300 grain .458s to about 2000fps. Or better still, some Garrett 420 +P. I'm sure the .348 is good, but the 45-70 is just way more so for the same reasons.... i like the speer 350 gr flat nose at approx 2100 fps.....

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+1 on the 250 grainers for the Moose. I recall one of our Canadian members telling me that "nothing ruins a moose hunt more than actually killing one". I'm sure the hunt will be exciting and fruitful and packing it out will be dreadful. Good hunting to you. the last moose i packed out was...

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the moose may know the difference and though it will certainly die just the same it will be offended and scoff at you!

so there you .348 people!

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you just have the neatest stuff! wonderful stuff and great photos!

thanks!

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up here the easiest way to tell its winter is that the furnace comes on more often

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How would you know if a hard winter is coming? a friend of mine, an athbascan indian, got me on that when i first moved to alaska....he said the signs were pointing to a very hard winter....falling for it i asked how he knew......in his best 'wise old indian' voice he gestured and said...... ...&qu...

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DPris wrote:Wish you'd done this before I sold mine last year....
Denis

me too!!
fabulous work
i have a 1980s browning 1886 custom, but would have had you redo the extra light winchester if i had known this and kept it too.

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really no need to slug the bore....not like a cartridge gun. here you choose the round ball, in your case, .310 is easiest....then use the patch to adjust the fit to suit your gun and load. the ball and patch combo 'sizes' itself in a sense. dont worry about it.... just try it, you will like it!!!!

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kimwcook wrote:Cable, I love your taste in firearms.

thank you! some day i will post a few more nice muzzleloaders i have....really enjoy them!

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777 works great, consistent n doesn't lose power w storage
The American pioneer I have tried stored poorly n was weaker n inconsistent- I won't bother with it again

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here is my favorite 32 currently:

has a 42" barrel and is very slender and well balanced

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forgot to say : as to muzzleloader websites, these two or very fun and helpful: http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php#1 esp this part : http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?board=1.0 and also http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/fusionbb.php especially here: http://www.muzzlel...

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had one of those and only sold it because i got a custom 32 cap lock. i used .310 lead balls and used various pathces, though for convenience the pre lubed ones are nice. it was an amazingly accurate, fun gun.. 3F is the way to go and you can use hodgson 777 if you want really easy clean up. you can...

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Has anyone here had JES convert a 30-30 to .375 wcf? I know that he does this conversion, but i have reservations about converting a non bigbore 94 to a bigbore caliber . :? well, hardly seems to be any point to going to the 375 when the 38/55 case is slightly longer anyway. the threads on the big ...

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Hello. I have a few project Winchesters laying around and was thinking about making one of them into a 38-55 caliber rifle. I have been wanting to try out that caliber for a while now. I found a barrel online at Numrich and was just curious; If I get the 26" barrel can I put it on my Wincheste...

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Double boiler. Put the Cerosafe in the pan you intend to melt it in and then place that in a larger sauce pan with water in it. Heat till it melts and the surrounding water should keep the metal hot long enough to get downstairs. Electric hot plates with a temperature control are very cheap, I have...

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I've always felt the 86 was a finer, more esthetically pleasing, and interesting rifle, especially some of the special order guns. Guess that's what makes the world go 'round,... :D I would love to own a M86 chambered in 45/70 Government. I think the M71 is a pure hunting rifle, but probably went a...

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The answer is no. On it best day, regardless of its wildest dreams, the M86 Winchester could never become the top of the heap, pinnacle of perfection that is the M71. It isn't only the cartridge that defines the M71; it is the rifle as well. Answer this question; can a Chevy Biscayne become a Cadil...

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you could rebarrel your browning to the 450 alaskan. we did that with one, it is an easy round to load, and awesome power.

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i like that idea..... that is a neat round. Paco Kelly mentioned that back in 'the old days' there were even 86s modified to take and feed the 45/100....that would be really neat, esp if you wanted to feed it black powder or hodgson 777; i have one with an old heavy replacement barrel in 45/70 that ...

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Well that is two of us for the 8th! and as a science type do you know the significance of 8 november? on November 8th, 1895 conrad roentgen discovered 'xrays' for which he received the first ever Nobel prize in physics. medicine still celebrates this day as Roentgen Day. this is easy for me to reme...

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Well, now that we have been placed in the Hall Of Ancients by that Motor City Madman 2571 we will have to figure just how long we may have to pursue such things as bon vivanting the fairer sex and hauling out these shootin' irons. :?: :) Sounds like he thinks it's not long, wonder if I will even ge...

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2571 wrote:Y'all's ancient.

Youngsters! Whippersnappers! Huh, snort, uhhh...
And thanks I guess! : )

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Looks like November, 1947 was a great year for a number of us. My B'day is the 8th and at 63, my wife and I are having the best time of our lives! (Well, she's looking at only 60 next year but we're still having a ball.) I'm thinking of getting myself another levergun for my birthday. I hope everyo...

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That is a good looking rifle. I have never seen or even heard of anything quite like that rear sight. Very interesting. Is it marked with a brand name or anything? no markings on the folding rear sight.....i put it on this rifle, have had it for some years, think i got it on ebay. supposed to date ...

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Old Savage wrote:Brother of the birth year - one coming up shortly too.

hard to believe isnt it....so long ago! but the rifle is doing well. and we are still kicking too!

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gotta a birthday coming up [ dread them nowadays] and to celebrate found a new to me levergun made the same year i was: 1947 a marlin model 36 A Deluxe in 32 special and it is outfitted with special sights to help the elderly visually challenged ....... me in other words! windage adjustable original...

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have seen several converted to 348; as long as it is one of the later 86s would be fine. not much point in it to me. if you want a .348 to enjoy get the browning.....much better barrels and generally a lot more accurate than the original 348 barrels. [ at least in my experience with them ] with mode...

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olyinaz wrote:I like looks of them quite a bit but I just can't fathom how shooting one would be anything but uncomfortable. Too many other guns on my list!

Best,
Oly

uncomfortable? yes, i agree, but we all have to make sacrifices.... i am gonna get one ; )

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I'm seriously thinking of one. Had some issues with the Rossi 92's in .45 Colt not extracting/ejecting. They replaced the rifles at the warranty station and now no problems. I'd like one in .45 Colt. GregT gonna get one to carry on my four wheeler......just because, not because its practical, just ...

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Hobie wrote:I just discovered that Kirk has a Burgess pump RIFLE, too! http://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15816

dang i believe i bid on that rifle with the two barrels, in an auction a few years back........so Kirk got it! good, glad to know that!

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Bruce, i seem to recall that the very first of this rifle design was USA made by some company called TRW. some of those rifles had problems, and few were made. i have seen at least one at auction long ago; ohio......maybe made in ohio? i recall the magazine article when those were first made in the ...

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" A turret press might be useful though." this is what i have found. i like the switchable turrets......leaves the dies set up the way i want them. i think John Taffin has commented on this, and though he undoubtedly has lots of presses, i recall him writing that a lee turret press has pro...

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Minimal Supergravity Mediated Supersymmetry?? Simple, but rather than re-write what's been written: "We analyze simple models of gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking in the context of supergravity. We distinguish two cases. One is when the messenger of the supersymmetry breaking is a non Abel...

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southfork wrote:"I ain't ascared of no ghosts!"

me neither, but i had a house guest who was petrified! she went out and bought crucifixes for everyone to wear--she even bought one for each of the sheltie dogs!

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GregT, personally i think you should keep it. you respect its associations, and understand more about it than anyone else will, having examined it so closely. as long as you continue to respect and hold it dear to yourself, as you obviously do, i think its better you keep it, than assigning it to th...

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Haha, I'm sure I'm being over cautious cause I'm not real familiar with these rifles. I have mostly Winchesters and I have a second issue 95 Marlin. I had a trapdoor for a time but was always a little shy about its strength too. I too have scrounged up a few old manuals over the years and have foun...

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AJMD429 wrote:Instead of owning that gun, I'd just like to be able to hear it talk;
What tales it might be able to tell...!

oh my yes!

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I'd love to see the pics Cable. I like these guns cause they're different. I got mine in a trade about 15 years ago. I only have a few Marlins but I always liked the 1881. Used to have an 1882 Spencer shotgun too but stupidly let it go nice! the 1881 will handle the standard factory 300 grain ammo ...

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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/132_1.jpg neat 'beater' lever gun at auction: Winchester Mdl 1894 SRC Cal 30/30 SN:429991 Belonging to famous western artist Charlie Russell with accompanying letter from Loraine Gunkel dated 1978. In the letter it states that this rifle was gifted t...

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i have one in 45/70 and have had another one in same caliber. as long as you stick with low pressure loads they are quite safe. i have shot them a lot, and with mild loads, or Hodgson 777 loads, it is very accurate, would easily equal or exceed my modern marlin 1895 in accuracy! [ a rifle magazine a...

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hfcable, that's one of the best looking modern '86s I've seen. I do like the appearance of a half magazine on a lever action rifle. thank you. it makes for a well balanced, fast pointing rifle, and the old timers claimed the short magazine guns were more accurate, in general. you see a lot of delux...

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I have never owned a 1895 Marlin, new or old, but do own a number of 1886s. I would like very much to find a real Marlin 1895 in .40-82.:) years ago, i saw an obscure ad in shotgun news, and called. it was a combination general store and pharmacy in michigan with three original 1895s for sale ........

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Horses and levers is the way to hunt, depending on where I go either a 348 or 30-30. danny both great choices, and i like the old 38/55 lever guns too, and sometimes my 303 savage model 1899, and i have a nice 7x30 water model 94 that is so accurate.....................................................

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