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AD_K
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Hello from a UK Levergunner.

Post by AD_K »

Hello Levergunners!!!

Just wanted to say Hello!!
I'm new to this forum and reading through it seems to have a mine of useful information!

I am a UK Lever Gunner (couple of Marlin 1894's) in .357. I am a competition shooter, and compete in Events such as the Match 1500. Dont know if that translates directly to any competitions you have in the States or not?

Anyway, thats my hello. Hope to be around for a while and get to know some other Lever gun fans!!

Amazed at some of the stuff that gets hunted with Leverguns in countries other than the UK ;)

Do you really hunt Alligators with Leverguns?? Crazy!!! That is something id love to see!!!

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Welcome!

Sure, folks hunt alligators with leverguns. I suspect there are very few game animals world wide that someone in this bunch hasn't dropped with a levergun. :wink:
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Welcome :D You have found your self in the right place. Pull up a stump grab some tea or coffee and enjoy the fire. There are a few of your country men on here as well who should be along.
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Howdy mate!

I like shooting rattlesnakes and grouse with my levers. Killed a rampaging Bull Mouse in the yard not long ago also.


Ok, so he wasnt really rampaging, but he was stealing the bird seed. 3 grs Unique and a round ball did the trick in a 30-30 tho.
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Post by AD_K »

Funny coincedence. My favourite target load is 5.4 grains of Unique. With a 158 grain, Lead Truncated Cone.

Which would probably just bounce right off a Bull Mouse!! :lol:


I've got some Vectan SP3 Powder here and some 158 grain FMJ truncated cones. I've heard that 16 grains of this stuff will make a nice hole through pretty much anything.

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howdy from east Texas.
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More howdies from Texas!
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A big Howdy from Nevada Cousin....

Ck. out the articles section...Andy Law is a countyman of yours & has taken truckloads of game in Africa with a Marlin .357 Mag.

http://www.leverguns.com/backkupfirstpage.htm

Pull up a stump & stay awhile...glad to have you here. :wink:

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Welcome aboard Adam.

I'll throw a batch of scones into the Dutch Oven to go along with your tea, hope you like Lapsang Souchong, it is all I brought this time.

If you've never visited the Garrett Cartridge Company's website, you should go there soon. There are some articles there recounting Vin Lupo's exploits as he took the African Big Five with a Marlin .45-70 lever-gun.

Tell us more about this match 1500 you mentioned. Is it a 1500 yard or meter match? Or is it with weapons from 1500? Or is it 1500 possible points for a perfect score?
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Welcome! There are a great bunch of guys here and the coffee (or proper British tea) is always hot .............. as long as you make some before you sit down.
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Welcome to the fire Adam. :D

Always good to hear from fellow Brits who shoot proper guns! :wink:
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Welcome to the fire Adam from down-under. We shoot pigs,goats roos deer and feral dogs with levers just to name some of the pests here abouts. Crocs here would have been taken with levers too, but they are now protected
We have just started at my local club to shoot gallery rifle with our pistol caliber levers, its great fun. Browse around this forum, there is heaps to learn.
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Hi Adam and welcome.There are 4 or 5 regular UK members on this forum I live near Croydon, at the other end of the tram line from Wimbledon.
I have 8 leverguns, all except one (Browning 1886) are 19th century originals. I use them for Western, Historic and very occasional
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Image & Welcome to THE Forum for us Levergunners! Another'n from Texas, even if I do happen to be in South Carolina this am! :twisted:
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A very warm welcome to you :D :D
You will enjoy it here :D :D
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Hi Adam
I am a newboy to this forum and I also think is is geat and a distinct change from th UK shooting scene.
If you in the Bisley area this Saturday morning I expect to be on the Short Siberia. Just look for a guy with an Evans rifle (there won't be many) and that will be me.
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Welcome from the great white north. Great bunch of people here.
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HI!
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Welcome from Ohio. :) .
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Welcome, Adam - and some levergunners even hunt/shoot BIRDS with their leverguns ! (Some members heav/use Winchester and/or Marlin .410 leverguns)

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Welcome to the forum, Adam. You'll find a great bunch of guys and gals here. Glad to have another brother from across the pond join up.
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Welcome from the warm (:-)) American southwest!
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Welcome to the fire Adam!
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Hi Adam, I only hunt with my leverguns allthough I only have one now.

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Welcome aboard!!! :D
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Nath wrote:Hi Adam, I only hunt with my leverguns allthough I only have one now.Nath.
:( :shock: What happened to that muzzleloadin' scattergun? Ain't you huntin' the birdies with that anymore? :twisted:
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Griff wrote:
Nath wrote:Hi Adam, I only hunt with my leverguns allthough I only have one now.Nath.
:( :shock: What happened to that muzzleloadin' scattergun? Ain't you huntin' the birdies with that anymore? :twisted:
The side by side has gone Griff, just got that P61 Enfield muskertoon front stuffer wise and it is looking forward to winter for some meat huntin'.

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Hello Adam
Welcome to the fire,you may want to sit back a little,it's been hotter than blue blazes in my neck of the woods.
A great amout of knowledege and experience here,I think you will like it here.
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Hi from California. I'd like more info on competition shooting.
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Another G'day Adam, from downunder.
Like you, I shoot the 357 lever in competition, but have heard of one pro shooter here in Oz who used to shoot camels with his 357.
You'll like it here, nice bunch of blokes and truck loads of useful information.
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Hey there!

Hope you stick around!!

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Another hearty welcome from Canada. Here's a fitting photo of an original Winchester Model 1894 chambered in 30 W.C.F. (30-30) made in 1913.

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Howdy pard from Pennsylvania :D Those ruffians from Texas don't have a patent on the word, "Howdy". We do all sorts of neat things here--talk guns & ammo, share info, talk about the impending Revolution, but most of all, we like to lie and tell tall tales---especially those guys from Texas. :D ----------------Sixgun
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Thats a nice photo KD and is that some of them old special light loads they use to sell?

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