Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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I still need to get some proper leather ordered for this Raptor. Thinking about something like this Cobra skin from Simply Rugged. Screenshot_20231110_095919_Chrome.jpg Wow! I was inquiring about some worthy leather for my new python not long ago ! That setup seems appropriate - although I had more...

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I treated myself this week and bought my first Kimber 1911. A Commander size Pro Raptor II, 45 ACP, of course. It came with very serviceable Zebrawood grips, but I thought I'd dress it up with a set of SK Grips made from 10,000 year old Mastodon Ivory with a blue/gray/black tone. It's not as perdy ...

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The P365 grip does feel small in my hand. But small is fine if you can point it well. On my everyday carry gun I went to a Wilson Combat grip frame. It feels more friendly in my hands and it points where my 1911s point. Big improvement for $35 and it is just as easy to conceal. The carbon weave che...

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I normally dislike indoor ranges but to get some rounds on paper with the new 1911's i took a trip to Big Boys Guns and Ammo in Oklahoma City. The prices are good and they have a neat selection of surplus firearms -- ive purchased many new firearms there over the years ---- on a sidenote, while wait...

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. The 938 SIG 'mini-1911' in 9mm is NICE.... I can shoot pretty well with mine even though I have big hands and it's a tiny gun. I think it's partly because of the Pachmayr factory grips. For zombie-time though, I like the bigger hole and 14 shot capacity of my 1911 Para Ordnance. Other than the mo...

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I got serious about it during the Obummer years. I swore, I'd never get caught short on reloading supplies or ammo again. jb 8) Yep. I have more than I can shoot of my major calibers like 223; 357/38, 30/30, .22lr and a couple others. All purchased in 09. Enough powder and components to keep a few ...

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Thanks neighbor! Yes, that's part of what I really like about it, the rifle style stocks and crescent buttplate 🙂 The last time I shot a 45/70 e With a metal buttplate I wound up folding up a t shirt to pad my shoulder with after the second round. (Shooting off a bench though) Your trapper looks mi...

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I just use Imgur and can only post pics when I’m on my laptop

I may be stuck in the stone ages there

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Sounds like a great day

You forgot to post pics of the shootin’ iron. The 26” big barrel ‘94 sounds very compelling. (And I wish I never sold my 26” Canadian Centennial)

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I recently went back and considered carrying a 1911 again. After a few weeks I realized why I had put them away. The P365 simply performs better in my hands and weighs so much less. I hate to admit it because I cut my teeth on a 1911 and carried a Government Model for many years on and off duty. I ...

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I was just looking for range fodder ammo for my recent 45/70 Encore project -- and scored 6 boxes (with 4 missing from the 6th ) from a very nice gent who was also selling his 45/70 Contender barrel. Interesting him selling the barrel - combined with the box with only 4 missing :lol: Anyway , i didn...

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This old, worked over '95 SRC / .30-'06 has accounted for more whitetail than any other rifle I own. I was still in college when I bought it, and that $350 was every last dollar I had, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. https://i.imgur.com/pv4VYb3.jpg?1 jb 8) Yet another rifle I have always want...

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OK, I'll start -- and mine is a levergun too! I won this sweet l'il Savage 99A in .250-3000 years ago via an online auction from TX, paying far less than I think it would have sold for in a shop in WI, MI or PA. But it arrived with a smooth "orange" stock. After one season of hunting with...

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I actually got lucky on this business trip. They gave me a Mustang for my rental car. Brings back some memories, though it is nothing power-wise compared to that Mach 1... Lol - the quarter mile times are probably better in the new Ecoboost powered ‘Stang though :o Cars have come a long ways That s...

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I enjoyed reading this old thread again. I realize Buck has moved on from this world but it was neat to read his responses again What manner of survival situation would have us completely cut off I wonder. Small plane crash in the bush maybe? Be best to stay close to the crash site, but if it’s dens...

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Looks like a very peaceful experience for the day

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The Bullet is good stuff too! I also liked the Tin Cup, think its from Colorado. now thats a brand i did see in my brief travels to 3 package stores -- i just thought the brand was an ode to the golf movie of the same name from a few years back, as it seems there is a booze after almost anything th...

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I've recently been trying Horse Soldier Bourbon, good stuff. https://horsesoldierbourbon.com/pages/our-bourbon This was one of the brands i was unsuccessful in finding also, as i was interested in trying a veteran owned product if i could find it too. I enjoy supporting veteran owned businesses wit...

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I dont know what an equivalent Winchester 1892 (modern Miroku made) is selling for, but i thought they were in the neighborhood of starting at $1500 If i am correct and that is the case, from a practical standpoint a thousand bucks seems like a reasonable price -- in line with a Henry Big Boy i thin...

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I think a lot of people believe the more expensive, the better the booze must be. I'm drinking hard if I have more than one or two drinks a week. I was in Costco a couple of years ago looking for a decent tequila and I stumbled on a Kirkland brand called Tequila Silver, (catchy name, eh?) and bough...

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The Russian capture German K98 rifles were some of the last great deals of the last 25 years or so. Early 2000's you could buy on for $99-$200 depending on whether markings were peened out. Pristine RC now going for $800-$1000 . Probably will never be any more imported. I remember Empire Arms sayin...

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Darn surprised it was an active Army reservist who did this , especially a senior NCO Regardless, - he was in a non combatant MOS, but after 20 years, would be very familar with his service rifle and all the clones thereof. Plus being senior level would have at minimum taken the BNOC and ANOC course...

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I dont really know anything about the contender lineup, but it has always amazed me how it’s seemingly legal to swap it from handgun to rifle and back and forth but you can’t do that with any other gun…. To have that flexibility, it has to start out as a pistol and be originally sold as a serial nu...

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Gentlemen Thank you collectively for chiming in ! Sounds like i wasnt too far off the mark with my old pantry staples of Makers and Gentleman Jack, but adding a selection or 2 of the recommendations here would be A-OK On the short list is the Rowan's and Buffalo Trace if i can find it I on occasion ...

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Per my start of this thread -- my Encore experience started out with the 45/70 pistol pictured and i added the .50 cal Katadahn muzzle loading gear when i thought i might use it in -- literally 2009 -- it remains unfired Meanwhile, the 45/70 is in my top 3 favorite cartridges (maybe top 5 not counti...

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I’m guessing a few of us on here , as it is fall now, enjoy a highball of an adult beverage at times when the day is done Just curious what some of you gentlemen partake in —— backstory: My relationship of the last few years with a tee totaler has failed and I am re-stocking the bar in my house for ...

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A day so nice I’ve commemorated it twice!

10/22 target and a take down model in inventory

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I've bought a couple from Ed's TCs in Oklahoma. He keeps a good stock of barrels and a nice guy to do business with. At edstc.com. Have an appointment to see him tomorrow to peruse rifle barrels and to see what kind of wood furniture he has on hand. My ML setup is camo, and that just won’t do for a...

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I tried another Fox Ridge barrel, 338 Federal and couldn't find a load that it liked so I sent it down the road. My buddy got a 270 barrel that was more of a shotgun than a rifle, he sold it as well. That’s not very good luck with the rifle barrels at all :o I should fire the ML setup just to see h...

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I have had a TC Encore pistol for years with a 15” 45/70 barrel. It’s largely just been a curiosity in the gun room, but due to the versatility of the platform (if you start out with a pistol ) I added a .50 muzzleloader barrel and stock set to the inventory years ago Coincidentally the ML has never...

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I'd be totin a 30-30 as well. It's very unsettling when You have to look over Your shoulder everyday. Hate to say it, but being surrounded by 10 is a situation something with a big detachable box magazine would be good for. That said, a magazine full of 30/30 would still make ‘‘em scatter unless th...

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Awesome! I took a “black rifle buddy” to the range recently and while he fooled around with the Aimpoint on his AR variant, I was busy making little sheep and turkey silhouettes spin with my new Henry carbine .22. I let him shoot a few mag tubes full and the smile was noticeable. The guy even brough...

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Popular in places with a lot of water restrictions. They even have it with flecks of brown throughout to look more authentic

Expensive though

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I was booted from the “Politics & Religion” section of a cycling forum I visit for basically being a libertarian and not agreeing with mass gun confiscation after the Uvalde shooting

Oh well

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I bought a Miroku made limited edition deluxe takedown 1886 that is an outstandingly beautiful rifle, but it did suffer about a 20% misfire rate due to light hammer strikes. I use it for NRA Lever Action Silhouette shooting, so misfires were unacceptable. I cured the problem by installing a Brownin...

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I dont hunt anymore, but back in the bowhunting days a Glock 20 10mm was my "in case they attack" sidearm. Thought i lost it -- looked everywhere it seemed -- went months and i finally got over it but it still bugged me for sure Then had an occasion to go recreationally shoot my hunting bo...

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SIG 229 DAK (its a big pistol still, but i like the hammerless profile ) I thought of the proclamations for this day (10-13-2023 - in case anyone is reading this thread in 10 years ) - and briefly considered tossing an AR and my mag carrier in the truck --- but my daily wanderings consisted of a tri...

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A few months ago i procured a new model Python 3" -- its been living mostly in a foam lined Pelican style case ever since, but it really needs to live outside a bit I have read threads about El Paso Saddlery now being somewhat hit or miss so i was writing to see if there were any good alternati...

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Happy birthday Paco!

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jnyork wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:30 pm Sig Sauer P238 .380, in a Galco pocket holster. Never leave home without it.

ME too -- fairly typical EDC

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stayed in Founders Housing a few years back -- wonderful time !

Went solo and armed with not only more firearms than i could shoot , but a few cool paperbacks to read whild i relaxed and whipped up some decent meals on my favorite Lodge in the cabin

will be back soon

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Well -- if given the opportunity, i'd say id take Colt Lawman 4" fixed sight in ---------------- .357 Magnum ! -- then if were going to a place where the tough guys go, and turn out even tougher (thats an old song lyric ) --- and the goal is to knock down some things at extended distances for f...

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I have one Santana album Downloaded on iTunes. A compilation album he recorded with other artists but provided guitar work. His version (homage) to Led Zeppelin’s Whole lotta love is epic. I think the rock singer Chris Cornell (RIP) was the vocalist. Nice choice when I’m tired of podcasts or Fox News

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Buckeyeshooter: another M18 shooter here. I do not see many of them around. Am lucky to also have its 3 'brothers' -- a M14, M17, and M15. I still have a 2.5 inch 19. At one point I had a 2.5. 4 and 6 inch. I am getting old and starting to downsize these days. Don’t “downsize” that one :lol: Kiddin...

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Sounds like my most recent ex. Although she’d be using a scattergun to better her odds. She is a “Set fire to the bridge before she is off it “ type, God bless her Dating these days for a middle aged gent (I’m 51) is no fun - probably even less so for the gals. However we all (mostly) still seem to ...

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If it’s a laminate stock, I’d be tempted to put some Mylar over it and call it good I’m an avid mountain biker and most of the modern enthusiast grade stuff is carbon fiber for the frames, so it’s common to use Mylar to protect the weave in areas that are prone to getting beat up and seems to work l...

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oldebear1950 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:05 pm I just scored on a Henry all weather 45-70 for almost half price of all the ones on gun broker. Is brand new and looks awesome

Pics or it didn’t happen

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I let myself get too fat and am taking ozempic to battle it. Jason and I are both insurance adjusters and he can attest that it can involve physically active days in all temperatures with lots of walking and climbing activity —- but like Scott, I recently started doing consulting work that is 90% be...

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I kinda get depressed when things are not organized. My reloading spot rivals Steve’s for tidiness, however I haven’t used it in several years because I only reload large centerfire rifle rounds, and I used to dabble with benchrest stuff. 6mm PPC and the like It’s easy to stay on top of things when ...

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:14 pm
I do clean my black powder firearms immediately. But I clean modern guns when needed. .22 rimfires a bit more often since that is a generally dirty round. Guns shooting cast bullets also a bit more frequently. But others when they stop functioning 100% reliably.

Pretty much this

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