Levergunners are a great bunch
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Levergunners are a great bunch
I have had some top notch experiences with a few of the levergunners in this bunch and all have been excellent. I have learned PLENTY since joining this fine group, too.
Shasta is one of the best and took it upon himself to send me a nice early 1950s RCBS .40-82 case forming and trim die for absolutely nothing. Zero, zip, nada. It appears to have never been used. I already tried it out and it works great, making a 40-82 case from a Starline 45-90. It's close, but will require finishing in the sizing die. Big cudos to Shasta!
Shasta is one of the best and took it upon himself to send me a nice early 1950s RCBS .40-82 case forming and trim die for absolutely nothing. Zero, zip, nada. It appears to have never been used. I already tried it out and it works great, making a 40-82 case from a Starline 45-90. It's close, but will require finishing in the sizing die. Big cudos to Shasta!
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Most excellant, good on you Shasta
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Wow, how old is that thing ? Check out the address ( Bird St.) They haven't been there in years. I think that is where They say the Old Man started out in His Garage.
Good on Ya Shasta ( I will reserve further comment, )
Perry
Good on Ya Shasta ( I will reserve further comment, )
Perry
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I, too, have been the recipient of the generosity of several forum members.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
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cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
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Yep, this is the place.
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+ 1...KirkD wrote:I, too, have been the recipient of the generosity of several forum members.
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+2
a Pennsylvanian who has been accused of clinging to my religion and my guns......Good assessment skills.
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+Several The classified area is WAY more honest than the average gun shop
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Levergunners have been very, very good to me...
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Kudos for Shasta! One time I googled "Leverguns.com" and in addition to the link to this site, there was another link with a description of the individuals who make up this forum. It said, "mostly middled aged white males with comfortable incomes".
I said "comfortable", not rich I give away stuff today that I would kill to have 30 years ago.
I think the "comfortable & middle aged" part has a lot to do with us Levergunners being nice because if you think I'm nasty now, you should have seen me when I was 25, trying to keep food on the table, working overtime, working on my truck on weekends so I could drive it through the next week, and generally being half drunk most of the time. I count my blessings everyday and would not want to go back for nothin'.
Mike,
When reforming the Starline 45-90 brass to 40-82, just do one and see if it chambers with the proper sized bullet before doing a whole batch. I found the Starline to be thick and had to inside neck ream so it would chamber a .408 bullet. Forster made me one up for like $40.------------Sixgun
I said "comfortable", not rich I give away stuff today that I would kill to have 30 years ago.
I think the "comfortable & middle aged" part has a lot to do with us Levergunners being nice because if you think I'm nasty now, you should have seen me when I was 25, trying to keep food on the table, working overtime, working on my truck on weekends so I could drive it through the next week, and generally being half drunk most of the time. I count my blessings everyday and would not want to go back for nothin'.
Mike,
When reforming the Starline 45-90 brass to 40-82, just do one and see if it chambers with the proper sized bullet before doing a whole batch. I found the Starline to be thick and had to inside neck ream so it would chamber a .408 bullet. Forster made me one up for like $40.------------Sixgun
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Well done to Shasta Yep great place here. Very blessed to be allowed to hang out with such quality folk
Mike Johnson,
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+1...no place better... :)kimwcook wrote:Best place going. Good on ya, Shasta.
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Really? You changed? JK...you might have noticed most of us prefer plain talkSixgun wrote:Kudos for Shasta! One time I googled "Leverguns.com" and in addition to the link to this site, there was another link with a description of the individuals who make up this forum. It said, "mostly middled aged white males with comfortable incomes".
I said "comfortable", not rich I give away stuff today that I would kill to have 30 years ago.
I think the "comfortable & middle aged" part has a lot to do with us Levergunners being nice because if you think I'm nasty now, you should have seen me when I was 25, trying to keep food on the table, working overtime, working on my truck on weekends so I could drive it through the next week, and generally being half drunk most of the time. I count my blessings everyday and would not want to go back for nothin'.
Mike,
When reforming the Starline 45-90 brass to 40-82, just do one and see if it chambers with the proper sized bullet before doing a whole batch. I found the Starline to be thick and had to inside neck ream so it would chamber a .408 bullet. Forster made me one up for like $40.------------Sixgun
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As Sixgun pointed out, the neck wall thickness may need a little reduction. I formed a bunch of 40-82 cases from 45-90 brass and had to reduce the neck wall thickness. Rather than inside reaming, I put the case in a check and sanded down the outside of the neck while the cartridge slowly turned, and then finished by polishing with 400 grit sandpaper. As I recall, I may have had to trim the necks down a bit as well.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
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I have quit counting all the good reasons for being here. Too many to keep track of without writing it down in a book. Hope that .40-82 shoots as accurate as you could wish for.
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+1piller wrote:I have quit counting all the good reasons for being here. Too many to keep track of without writing it down in a book. Hope that .40-82 shoots as accurate as you could wish for.
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