Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Pitchy wrote:To neat for me, couldn`t find nuttin.

Too neat for me, too Pitchy. I'd feel afraid to touch anything for fear the curator would have me thrown out....

The wife once said the only way mine would ever be truly clean is after the fire and bulldozing.

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IMO, that's a lot of self-aggrandizing pap. :| If you don't LIKE a LAW that was approved by your elected officials before the VA could dispense one dime for a benefit to those who suffered a loss based on their service, write your congressman. Don't tell me about it. My ears are ringing so I might ...

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A .22 BB cap is the oldest metallic cartridge still being loaded. Searched the internet for these, and found them at a much better price than CCI CB caps or Aguila Super Colibris. I shoot CBs and Colibris out of my daughter's pink Cricket single shot bolt gun. It's perfect for those light loads. Th...

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As to why, I just always felt it was rude to leave friends without saying good bye. I may or may not be going to a better place, but at least I can tip my hat and wave on the way out the gate when the time comes, just to let folks know they were my friends, not strangers I could give a hoot about.

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Good idea Joe. I've got some online friends I consider important, folks I would want to know if I was gone, and yeah, unless there was a list of forums and passwords, nobody would know how to do that. Gonna make one out and put it with my will, just in case.

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How about .22 caliber pellet gun pellets over a primer in .22 hornet? A .22 BB cap is the oldest metallic cartridge still being loaded. 17 grain round ball and rimfire primer, no powder. Out of Stevens .22 "shot" gun, they run 770 fps. I understand Audubon and others used them to shoot bi...

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I would have to see it before wasting any time drooling. Good things I can say about Imperato and Co.? They are a family-owned American gun producer. They have made some good guns under different names. (Kimber is the same people) I won't dive into the critique of their rifles or marketing faux pas,...

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Back in the '60s, my dad loaded wax bullets for a .38 to play around with. He even popped a couple of dogs in the flanks to deter them tearing into garbage without doing actual harm. So he was in a rural gunsmith's shop and told the smith about it. "Just a primer and a wax plug". The gunsm...

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When loading on the single stage or turret (batch style), I use just the perimeter of a 50 round loading block, leaving one hole open (25 rounds). That way I can dispense powder using the LEE perfect without taking rounds out of the block, AND setting bullets into belled cases is waaaay easier. (thi...

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If you were drafted and got any kind of disability because of it, you are entitled to compensation. What is all this talk of ratings and points? Not being a government employee, I don't have a clue. The VA allows for certain benefits only to those with a service connected disability. That 10% disab...

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WELFARE? Men in fine suits sit comfortably in air-conditioned offices because young, rough men, working class kids, took an oath to support and defend. Some gave all, all gave some, and NO, Sam never did give me back those years, the years my well-heeled school mates spent in environments with nothi...

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Pitchy, When I was a 431X1E, one duty I got now and again was looking after our "reserve" wing of "timed out" B-52s, kept on the alert ramp with the dual function of fooling the soviet "fly in the sky" into thinking we had more bombers "cocked and locked" than...

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While the appearance is almost a crime for a roller, kinda like an RV made from a school bus, weird looking for either job, but cute in an odd way. I bet she shoots well.

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Have to look into it. I can always use the $$ but more important would be getting a "service-connected" rating. My ears have rung since I worked on B-52s, including up close and personal with running jet engines. Thanks Pitchy!

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2571, Yeah, NY is the same. But in trying to comprehend, think long gun in MI. If somebody came to you and said "I been having some trouble out my way with thieves" and asked to borrow a shotgun..... In the south and west folks in most areas treat handguns the same way.

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It's all about timing of the carrier rise. Hold the gun level and observe as you slowly feed a round. See if it catches high or low on the chamber. Now you know whether the carrier has too much lift or not enough. The "Ramp" on the bottom of the carrier, where the lever's snail cam rides e...

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Taylor (which I believe is a Canadian firm) may have got the license after Cammilus went belly up??? Remington makes there own knives. Some. Others are licensed to a company called Taylor Cutlery. I had a Remington branded knife given as a thank you for helping big green at their factory open house ...

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Remington makes there own knives. Some. Others are licensed to a company called Taylor Cutlery. I had a Remington branded knife given as a thank you for helping big green at their factory open house a few years back, laser engraved with the event date and name, etc. It was a $40 Taylor knife. Not a...

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Part of LIFE is all about pursuing EXCELLENCE, whether it is being the best neurosurgeon, best boat-racer, or best buffalo-hunter. No surprise that people combine different types of excellence. From all accounts, Don never does ANYTHING "half fast". I saw cars he painted himself (absolute...

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Today I saw a small personal collection of firearms owned by a man noted for his accomplishments with other noisy, fire-breathing machines. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/adirondack_jack/2012-03-01_15-41-35_861.jpg The 6X12 ft display case had but one lever inside, an original 1887 Winchester...

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There is data that indicates that .22 LR, .25 ACP, .32 ACP have a higher lethality rate than large 'servce caliber' sidearms. I believe that is because the small caliber hideout guns are not usually used in gunfights. The people using them get up close and personal and take advantage of the element...

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Stopping an attacker and killing a person eating his lunch are far different tasks. The .22 is good at the latter, not great at the former. I know of a case where a step father called his 18 yr old step daughter, found out mom was not home, and said "I'm coming to take you again." She met ...

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I did it a couple years ago. While tuning a CAS race gun, a Marlin, for a specific bullet and COAL which I had no dummies for, I cycled live rounds in the shop. About the forth time around, having tweaked things a few times, I apparently brushed the trigger, and blew a nice hole in the front door of...

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Good luck to ya. I've had back/neck pain about 15 years off and on, starting with a work injury that ended with two spinal fusions on my neck. The lower back is iffy, but I have NEVER treated with anything worse than ibuprofen and rest. The key, at least if you can do it before total disk deteriorat...

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ANY single action revolver shooting low left out of the box I suspect shooter error. It is very common to get "too deep" in the gun, especially when unconsciously yer trying hard to make it group. Make sure the forearm bones are parallel to the bore and ONLY the pad of the fingertip is on ...

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Low left with a guy with big hands is often "too deep" in the trigger, milking it low left. Try SLOWLY dry firing and watch the sights..... Then get behind it more, less finger on the trigger and try.

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Thanks Hobie. But more to the nuts and bolts of things, some notions I have. When posting facts as you know them, either be sure or be ready to take a hit when called by those who are. When posting OPINIONS (see a dictionary if you confuse these with facts) or beliefs (strongly held opinions are all...

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I'm nobody's logger, but I can use a plumb bob and eyeballs to see what's going on with the center of balance, top as possible, and using 3" cargo straps and a BIG ratchet strap to another tree as a "spring-loaded helper", get even a 36" hard maple 80 ft tall to drop into a 15 de...

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At SAAMI levels, in Colts, clones and other "lesser" guns, it's Ginger VS Mary Ann, Ford VS Chevy. Get into a RUGER or other stout gun, hands down the .45 Colt beats the .44, even in the "Remington (extra special) Magnum" flavor, and the .44 spl. is left looking like a red-headed...

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Thanks for posting. Brought back great memories of my days living in Albany, Ga. My roomate and I would wake up on a Saturday morning in Jan or Feb with great weather for the next couple days and jump on our bikes for a trip to Panama City. It was 175 miles, perfect for one day down and the next da...

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So this after noon, Jimmy Buffet was on the box singing "Mother mother Ocean", and I said to myself "Self, lets go see if the Atlantic Ocean is still there". I headed east from Ocala on FL HWY 40 until I couldn't go no more. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/adirondack_jack/2...

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the clunker deal drove most of the old cars off the road IN NY, nd raised used car prices through the roof. A $250 junker that passes smog is now worth $3500..... Here in FL they have no inspection at all. My truck's NY inspection would be due, and plugs, wires, cap and rotor were $150, labor anothe...

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That's right about at the top of the web inside the case, where the brass is transitioning to thin wall. Typical loose levergun chamber is my guess. You are not over pressure, and the primer looks fine..... Get some Starline yellow brass for your hot loads.

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I’m to young, old people get that… :? Yes off I go today to the specialist for testing & pictures. :roll: Treat aggressively!!!!!!!!!!! I was tentatively diagnosed with "progressed" normal tension glaucoma in my early 40s. Lost lots of visual field, (like somebody is eating the pizza ...

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Now find mine. Lost it 5 years ago in a move, no joy since....

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They claim that "ignorance is bliss", so if you don't know the choices, you will stay happy. :D You think that if today's Amazon Indians knew about guns, they would still be shooting poison darts out of blow tubes? Heck, they would be happy with a 10 cent worn out Mossberg .22 shorts. But...

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I'd hazard to guess there are more horses in NY than in Oregon, and I KNOW a horse doesn't know where he lives, and most cowboys are a mite confused about what century it is. Yep, there is plenty of rodeo "back east".

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Our kids were "turned loose" on the net as a PROCESS of living up to responsibility and following house rules that spanned years. I never shot up a 'puter, but have threatened to sever a modem cable or two when my youngest, a great kid who just won a nice scholorship and has NEVER been in ...

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I routinely scrap the first ten that look OK, which will almost eliminate that potential problem, as long as my routine doesn't vary, causing mold temp fluctuations.

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We have seen this on Fox news a few time and I keep thinking she won't get in his face this time but she still does,reckon she's just dumb. She danged sure didn't grow up with an "testy" dogs. My wife got bit a few years ago by a golden retriever of all things. She reached past her cousin...

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That news gal got right in the dogs face and people are surprised she got bitten. What a bunch of boobs. Dogs are not people as much as many people like to make them out to be. I love my dogs dearly, they are part of my family, but they are still animals and we cannot know what is going on in their...

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NEVER put your face in the face of a dog you don't know, especially one being restrained in any way. The owner had the dog by the collar, meaning the dog could not retreat when his personal space was invaded by the news moron, a lady likely showing off her own pearly whites as she did so.. They said...

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Try some .22 shorts.

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There really is something for almost every shooter in CAS. You can focus on the period stuff, dress to the nines with yer pocket watch and old coins in yer pocket..... You can be all about style and accuracy, a clean match your goal. You can be about the boom and roar of a heavily loaded BP gun (som...

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/adirondack_jack/IMG_0283a-1.jpg And Roy, yer just getting started! Wait till the day comes when ya sail through a stage like yer behind is afire, everything just clicks, and they all "ding". Yer gonna have so much adrenaline flowing ya won't hardly be...

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For most uses, the adjustable sights would be handy. That said, a vaquero can be load tailored and/or filed to regulate it. Beyond that and of course appearance, they are essentially the same gun IF ya stay within the same family. The original BIG vaq was on the super BH frame and is a tank like the...

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You cannot cheat engraving, either in equipment or practice. If you ever get serious, look up Jim Downing, "The Gun Engraver." He holds "chase" engraving classes every year and you learn to use an air engraver. Jim did a little scratching for me at a CAS regional a few years ago....

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I expect any gun would look pretty rough after a cattle drive or two, shot much or not.

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By contrast my dad lived in a rural area, and upon hearing noises one night, went to th window and saw two or three young people in the mouth of his garage. They were kinda noisy so he assumed they were drunk, high, whatever. He got his 10-22 from behind the door, popped the loaded mag into it, rack...

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I once watched a Texas Cops TV show. A very elderly widow of humble means had fired her husband's old S&W at some guys trying to steal her aluminum siding off her garage. She was terrified and they RAN away! The responding officers were interesting for a Canadian. The older officer took the sta...

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