Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Dragged out some .45 Colt brass, changed to the .45 Colt toolhead on my Dillon 750, got out a box of 200 grn flat tip bullets, CCI LP primers and Unique powder. Then I proceeded to make up 350 loads for my Uberti 66 carbine and 73 rifle. Nice, relaxing time this morning and a good way to end up the ...

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My 2 - 2½ MOA is with me shooting and I'm 78. My son can get under 2 MOA.

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I now have added a Model 88 in 308 to my herd, but it isn't quite as accurate as he BLR. My 88 isn't a tack driver either but it's a decently accurate hunting rifle with a capability with my handloads of about 2 - 2½ MOA. That's pretty much a standard accuracy capability for a 1959 hunting rifle of...

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The .308 is a great caliber and much more flexible than many think. I've played around with handloads using both 110 grn and 125 grn bullets to use hunting Antelope in Wyoming. I tested some in my 1959 Winchester 88 levergun last summer at my range at 6,100 asl with a temp of 84° and they produced t...

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My first and still favorite .308 was my M14 in the Army. It was the first peep sighted firearm I ever shot and it took me until qualification day to learn how to use the sight. I was fortunate to qualify expert with it once I just let my eye find the center and relax when aiming. I've got an M1A now...

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If you think that performance is surprising, swap out your H-110 powder with some Lil'Gun. You'll see even more impressive gains in velocities and Lil'Gun has significantly lower peak pressures to boot!

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I've thought of it from time to time but the work required to convert a 30-30 is significant and the .357 mag's frame just isn't long enough to make it work. That said, I've found that using a 158grn bullet with a full dose (18grns) of Lil'Gun powder and a small rifle primer gives me 2,005 fps out o...

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BTW, for all you more 'seasoned' participants a wish from the 60's.

"Have a Cool Yule and a Frantic 1st!"

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Merry Christmas to all from our little valley.

Only thing is that this Christmas, it doesn't seem like the same as Christmas day the high is forecast at 70° and sunny!!

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Because of the dryness, Ecel Energy has cut power to vast areas of the front range including most of Boulder. They're now forecasting that the winds will continue until Saturday. My daughter lost power in Boulder for a day and a half. It was shut off as a precaution but damage to lines prevented it...

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We've had quite a bit of down slope wind the last couple of days from Ft Collins to Denver centered in the mountains and the front range area west of I-25. In Boulder, the winds hit 109 mph and in Breakenridge ski area the winds hit 124 mph! Thankfully, in our valley, even though we're right up agai...

COSteve · Re: Forum Behaving Better... It worked just fine at 1:23 pm MT today.

It worked just fine at 1:23 pm MT today.

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This forum has been so unreliable of late that I fear it's driving away members.

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Thanks.

I tried to post yesterday on my birthday but couldn't get past the forum listings.

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The slowness seems to be spotty. Some days, like today, there isn't any, however, the last few weeks I've had instances where I gave up trying to view posts as it timed out before loading.

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I still kinda' cringe when somebody says "Thank you for your service". I know "Thanks for your service" is vastly better than "Say hey! Whatta' you say! How many babies did you kill today?" that we heard when we returned. But either one grates on my psyche. Exactly! I'...

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I've been a 'Gentleman at Leisure' for 18 years and I've found that establishing a routine keeps things interesting. In addition, I don't blast through chores like I used to but rather treat them like a job and start at about 9:00 am and stop for the day at about 1:30 or 2:00. That way they don't we...

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There are a few downsides to retirement. 1st, you'll never get another vacation day. 2nd, no sick days either. 3rd, you never get any time off from being retired. :D However, there are some positives. 1st, you'll never have to fight the crowds on the weekends if you don't want to as Tuesday and Wedn...

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Congrats! I almost finished with 18 years of being a "Gentleman at Leisure" after 41+ yrs in the defense industry. To celebrate my transition to a new "career" we left the next morning driving to Canada and we haven't stopped traveling since. All 50 states (most multiple times) a...

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I had a 1952 Winchester 94 but had to sell it in the early 80's, along with my whole collection, to fund the family when the kids were young. This Mossberg has a similar heft to the Winchester but with a much smoother action and significantly better trigger with none of the floppiness of the Winches...

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I know that Mossberg stopped making them a few years back but I got a new Mossy 464 30-30 back in 2012 that I added a Skinner Peep sight on to and it's turned out to be a joy to use. It's pretty accurate and with the 150 grn, 2,000 fps plinking handloads I developed for my wife, it's easy to shoot. ...

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Could not get it to load this morning. I tried 4 different times in about 20 minutes and it just wouldn't load the forum.

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Welcome!

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For me for 20 years it was a Winchester 88 until I was led to a 1959 model in .308 in 2012 as part of an estate. I bought it from the wife who bought it for her husband new from Winchester for a Christmas present in 1959. Her husband thought that the stock was so nice he made it a safe queen. She or...

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I joined in 2009, however, I still qualify as an "old coot" as my next birthday I will celebrate my 3rd lap around 26.

(For those who are math challenged that's 78 yrs young).

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My Uberti '73 rifle with a target aperture tang and fine bead front sight shooting my 200 grn .45 Colt handloads is accurate enough to hit a bowling pin at 200 yds. Is that accurate enough for you?

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Thanks for the heads up.

They historically raised their prices at the 1st of the year but raised them later last year so I was wondering when they were going to ratchet them up again.

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In the "Better to be lucky than smart" category, I was fortunate to get a great deal on 8 lb kegs of Unique from a local supplier just before the panic and so I stocked up heavy. So I'm good for the foreseeable future. However, all is not rosy as I'm getting short on TAC, Power Pistol and ...

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Exactly 1/3 of my long guns are leverguns.

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SOLD? What does that mean? Last time I sold a firearm was 1988 after my daughter was born as I didn't have the money for 2 kids so my collection was sold off to fund the family. When I started buying again when I had more funds some 15 years later, I had a great idea of what platforms I wanted and ...

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For me it depends on the day. Monday it wouldn't load the forum. Yesterday it was fine. This morning I couldn't get the posts to load even though I got into the forum quickly.

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Seems like every other day the forum is off-line in that I can't log in.
WTF?

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I have used Shooters World Precision and still have an unopened 8lb keg I got Cheap. I downloaded their Shooters World Manual from here.

https://shootersworldpowder.com/wp-cont ... manual.pdf.

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Congrats! I'm coming up on 18 years of bliss this September and have loved every minute of it. Don't think of yourself as 'retired' but rather starting a new career; 'A gentleman at leisure'. Take the wife and do all those things you didn't have the time to do when you were chained to a desk. For me...

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At almost 78, I've been getting their trash since just after I turned 50 so going on 28 years and I've never been a member. It goes directly into the recycling bin and I figure that if they want to waste their money supporting the terrible USPS system, good for them. Oh, and they are not just leftie...

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While I also have both, I prefer the more natural fell of my wrist in a PG stock.

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Couldn't get in yesterday and this morning it took so long I gave up.

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Likely a custom shop order. In the old days you could order a new rifle with options. My 1959 Winchester 88 was ordered from the factory with an installed rubber recoil pad.

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Actually, he's following orders as the news has said that the pres has ordered all department heads to require a response from their employees.

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Good to see you posting again.

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Not my thing at all. Places like AR15.com have threads on 'Tactical' Lever guns with all the stuff to allow hanging a bunch of nonsense on them. To me, the Winchester 88 is as modern of a levergun style as I want.

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jnyork wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 1:15 pm Yuma AZ, 82 degrees today, light winds. Sunny and pleasant.

No snow in the forecast..

Chuckle now but we'll talk to you in August when it's 119°!

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As I've said before, my tests at my range using an Oehler 35 Chrono at 6,100 ft asl and an 84° day with H110 and Lil'Gun show in my .357 mag Rossi R92 20" carbine and Rossi R92 24" rifle using Zero 158grn JHP bullets, Max book powder charges (16.7 grn H110 and 18.0 grns Lil'Gun) and SR pri...

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Here in Colorado the conventional wisdom is that you don't plant flowers until after Mother's Day (2nd Sunday in May) as the likelihood of a freeze and snow is still high then. March and April, when the rest of the US is celebrating the start of Spring, are actually our two snowiest months here.

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It's warmed up dramatically all the way up to the mid 20s which is snow weather.

Looks like we got a touch of snow last night. Right at 13".

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We owned the Emerald Isle in Parker, CO as a family business with my sister and parents from 1983 to 2019, a mere 36 years. I was lucky as I live on the other side of the metro area so I mainly handled the books but did spend many days with my family working onsite. I can tell you the mindset of the...

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A heat wave here today compared to yesterday where it was -8° at 7am. Today it's a blistering +8°! A whopping 16° swing.

It never made it to 12° yesterday so it was a bit nippy, however, this is Colorado and this weekend they're forecasting sunny and in the mid to high 60s.

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It's a 'balmy -8° here today so I'm doubtful I'll be going to our range today.

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I sent that picture to all my cronies and such and most think the card is hysterical as I do.

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