Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

oldebear1950

In most of their loads for 45-70 Garrett cartridge company states that. But most of their loads are kept to standard recognized pressures. Most of their 45-70 loads reflect most modern rifles are safe to use H&R/NEF, all the modern 1886s, Ruger #1 and #3, Marlin, Marlin/Rugers, Henry, ROSSI, and...

oldebear1950

I called Henry a couple years ago, and the folks there said their henry lever guns in 45-70 will shoot the same factory loads as the Marlin, Marlin/Ruger rifles. It is my experience none of them recommend reloads or hand loaded ammo, even though everyone does it. It is my opinion that as long as han...

oldebear1950

Have a brother there in Oklahoma City, and he did not say was still snowing, but said is really cold.
From what I see in the stores, folks are hitting there like they do here in Mobile, AL when the hurricanes are coming

oldebear1950

when I was stationed in Alaska, back about 1983 - 1986 , I had both the #1 and the #3. they both had long throats and I was loading 500 grain Honaday solids at the #3 level, and while the #1 one was painful, that #3, well I just shot one of those loads in the gun, and that was enough for me, at leas...

oldebear1950

I have read on line these actions will handle the level 3 45-70 loads, that are for Siamese Mauser and RUGER # 1 AND 3 .
I have read they are rated to 65000 psi.
Having fired both the Rugers with extremely heavy loads, they are not fun, can you say they bite on both ends.

oldebear1950

only problem with the old manuals is a lot of the powders listed are no longer available.

oldebear1950

I am retired from the US COAST GUARD, after 20 years, and was stationed in Kodiak for 5 and 1/2 of those years.
I had an older Marlin 1895 45-70 all those years as protection against brown bears.

oldebear1950

Back in 2013/2014 I took a machine shop course thru the local community college/junior college here, and at the age of 63/64 then was impressed with the wage scale, but most of the shops then were working approx 12 hours a day 6 days a week. There was a drastic shotage of machinest, I am retired fro...

oldebear1950

I do not, but have a JUDGE in a case under the bed and a 12 guage Mossberg pump in the closet.
usually keep an Uberti EL PATRON 45 colt loaded in the den if I need it, in a holster near the couch

oldebear1950

Merry Christmas to all, and Happy New Year

oldebear1950

I guess depends on where you are located. I had both eyes done last year, and if I wanted the astigmatism done would have cost 3000 for each eye. Medicare paid for the basic and since I have been wearing glasses since I was in the 2nd grade, I have no problem wearing them now. Besides as retired mil...

oldebear1950

My dad used to say, his grandma could shoot crows out of the sky with an old peacemaker colt, to keep them out of her garden!! He also said she was the best pistol shot he ever saw.
Different kind of grandma I guess

oldebear1950

I retired from the US COAST GUARD after 20 years in 1989. In 1990 went to work for the post office and retired again after 16 1/2 years, 2007. I was divorced and had a lot of spare time and reloaded, went to some blue grass jams with my guitar, and had a generally good time playing on my computer. I...

oldebear1950

I retired from the US COAST GUARD IN 1989, went to work for the post office , retired again in 2007. Was free and easy, reloaded, shooting, reading and playing on computer.
I got married in 2018 and been busy ever since.
Get married and you will stay busy.

oldebear1950

Saw a post on you tube, that in 2025 five gun companies are hard pressed to stay in business, (5) Winchester, (4) Kimber, (3) the new Remington , (2) Bushmaster (new company) and (1) Taurus.

How many more are having problems?

oldebear1950

I have 1 favorite JW movies.... She wore a yellow ribbon, Rio Bravo, El Dorado, and the Shootist

oldebear1950

One of my favorite movies , and can still watch it on different venues for free but lots of commericals.

good tune too, a favorite spot in the movie

oldebear1950

You apparently have not found the right combo for your rifles. My Marlins have always been accurate at 100 yards.
Not tack drivers, but can keep all 7 rounds from a 30-30 inside a plate sized target, and the same with 45-70

oldebear1950

I am older than some on here and not as old as others. I was a late joiner, but been shooting lever guns since I was 10 years old. I am now 74. I don't know if that quals as an old coot or not. My two granddads were old time town marshalls in Oklahoma during the oil boom of the 1920s and 1930s. They...

oldebear1950

I have to admit that I never heard of him, but the expoits of the Arizona rangers is awesome.

I am a history buff, and enjoyed the story very much.

oldebear1950

Actually Epiphone is a very good guitar and its versions are lower priced than Gibson, and it is actually owned by Gibson. The Epiphone is Les Paul is based on the Gibson Les Paul. Some of the newer ones actually use the same pickups as Gibson does. At one time it was a separate company, but some ti...

oldebear1950

I have an Uberti EL PATRON with 5 1/2 inch barrel in 45 colt, and I really love that pistol.

oldebear1950

If Turnbull restorations is still in business, might ask them , as I read somewhere they used to get a lot of parts from Uberti.

oldebear1950

they did so much music for so many movies . They did movies with Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Tex Ritter, did some of the shows of Hop Along Cassody. They also did movies where they sang the theme song, they did so much. Is kinda sad a lot of folks today don't even know who they were. At one time Roy Rog...

oldebear1950

back in 1976 when stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, I purchased a COLT 1911 in 38 super, that needed a blue job really bad. I kept it until 1983 as is, and then had the frame hard chromed, the slide bead blasted and blued, replaced the old barrel that headspaced on the semi rim with a brand new BAR STO m...

oldebear1950

Happy Father's Day

To ALL

oldebear1950

thats pretty good shootin for what is normally thought of as a pistol round,

oldebear1950

I have one but do not use it much. In fact have thought of selling it.
I only have one rifle that I can use it for, but do not bother using it .

oldebear1950

I load a lot of revolver cartridges and have been told I need a taper crimp die for all automatic cartridges. I bought one that taper crimps the
380, 9mm, 38auto and 38 super.
It seems that all these cartridges use the same bullet, and the taper crimp is the same for them all

oldebear1950

I have two of these guns, both stainless, one is 38/357 with 16 inch barrel, the other is 454 casull/45 colt with 20 inch barrel. When I received them changed the rear sight, removed the safety and replaced with a pin from Steves gunz, and replaced the magazine follower with a stainless steel follow...

oldebear1950

That's cool.

oldebear1950

happy birthday to 3008magtip, and Ysabel Kid. And here I thought I was the only reader of J T EDSON

oldebear1950

I am blessed to have both a Henry 45-70 22 inch octagon barrel with the loading gate, and a 20 inch stainless 454 Rossi R 92. For ease of handling I think I would go with the Rossi, 454, but for sheer power the 45-70 with some of GARRETTS heavy loads. I do reload, but think his bullets are superb

oldebear1950

The Spanish using German engineers even developed a 5.56 mm version of the MG 42, was developed by CETME, who also developed the first version of HK assult rifle, using those same GERMAN engineers. and in the 1980s the GERMANS were using a version of the MG 42 in 7.62 NATO, I think was called the MG...

oldebear1950

with morse code I have talked to GERMANS, JAPANESE, RUSSIANS, FRENCH, BRITISH, and almost any and all nationalities .

I do not think any navy/coast guard will ever bring back morse code operations unless something drastic happens.

oldebear1950

no that was all code, we did use radio teletype, but that was between ships, navy and coast guard, between shore stations, headquarters, and even between NATO FLEETS. When I was in SAN jUAN we had a NATO FLEET come into port, consisting of 1 BRITISH DESTROYER, CANADIAN SHIP, GERMAN SHIP, DUTCH SHIP,...

oldebear1950

From what I hear a lot has changed there in Kodiak, since the 1980s. I can remember walking the road with a Marlin 1895 on one shoulder and a Ruger 44 mag on one hip, and a Ruger 45 colt on the other hip, and getting a ride from one of the locals. But that was in 1976 and always kept loads in the pi...

oldebear1950

I am retired from the US COAST GUARD, and was stationed in KODIAK, ALASKA for 5 and 1/2 years. the ALASKAN FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT recommeded two guns for bear protection at that time. 1975 - 1978 and 1983 - 1986. These two guns were a good 18 inch barrel pump 12 guage shotgun with slugs, and the 1...

oldebear1950

I was a radioman on a weather cutter on ocean station in the north Atlantic, and at two COAST GUARD radio stations. NMC radio station/communication station SAN FRANCISCO, CA, and radio station NMR San Juan Puerto Rico. We copied code, especially weather obs they were called from every one including ...

oldebear1950

but I did learn and still remember the code, not as quick as used to be but still remember the letters and numbers

oldebear1950

as a COAST GUARD radioman we had to copy 30 words a minute to grad from school. But was kinda hard for a guy that had to learn to type before I could get the code down. I had never had any typing lessons.
In those days , the mid 1960s only the girls took typing in high school

oldebear1950

On October 31, 1969, I went to US COAST GUARD RADIO SCHOOL, in New York City, at what is now called FORT JAY, and old army base , but was called GOVERNORS ISLAND by the Coast Guard. For those that don't know, is a small island that is located off the tip of Manhattan island in New York City. Only wa...

oldebear1950

I used to work behind the counter of a sporting good store, and always recommended revolvers for ladies not real familiar with guns. I still do. No slide to mess with, no safety to think about , just point and shoot, as long is a double action revolver. A lot of ladies have problem working slides.

oldebear1950

I do reload, and have fired both my reloads and factory loads but all in 45 colt, and not 454 loads, but I also keep my reloads to factory length .

oldebear1950

It is my understanding that all the new 454s have the screw in mag tubes. The one I have does have the loading gate, but not the tube loading and unloading. So far, all I have shot have been 45 colt loads, and while I have read that some have issues with 45 colt loads, I have not. But then I have on...

oldebear1950

I was able to trade for a new 454 Rossi R 92 stainless with 20 inch barrel and so far am really happy with the one I have. It seems Rossi makes two models of this gun. The one I got was made for cowboy action shooting and does not have the loading thru the mag tube that some of the other ones have. ...

oldebear1950

So far have had no problem with my 38/357 . I have had mine over a year now with no problem. Most of the guys I have chatted on here do not seem to have a problem with the 38/357 doing that

oldebear1950

I have a 16 inch 38/357 stainless, but I still clean it after shooting, like someone else said , just cause is stainless doesn't mean you don't have to clean it up now and then

oldebear1950

back in 1970 I was stationed on a USCG cutter in Boston , Ma, and toured all those places, I was young and walked all the way from Boston to Lexington and back. Couse was with a cute young lady and did not mind the walk. Not only was that was before cell phones, but was before the internet.

oldebear1950

yep, back about 1994, my ex and I drove from Mobile, AL to Hemet, CA, then up to outside of Sacramento. After visiting my two sisters (who still live in CA, though I don't know why) we drove the interstate from Sacramento, through Donner Pass, to Reno, was in mid may, and it was snowing as we went t...

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