Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Nice! My Dad's best friend has one of those he got when he was a boy in the 1930's and he used it up until a few years ago when age forced him to stop hunting. That rifle was sure death on deer and hogs using old factory ammo that he stock piled when it started becoming scarce.

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Nice! The .41 mag Marlin is one of my top 2 favorite rifles. Sadly, I only have one of 'em though.

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Look for one of the Marlin's made before Remington defiled them. "JM" marked on the barrel instead of "REM". Lots of good used ones still out there as well as NIB models. I found a NIB Marlin 39A (JM marked) in a small gun shop the 3rd of this month. It was just sitting there wai...

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Here's a link to their 2013 production list: http://www.hornady.com/support/availabi ... ction-list

Link to their statement about the whole thing: http://www.hornady.com/support/availability

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Hornaday's website and Facebook page both say these rumors on the 'net are Bull pucky. They claim to be running every caliber except for seasonal stuff as fast as they can.

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Very nice! Now for my dumb question of the day, Will it feed .22 shorts? I've never gotten lucky enough to get my hands on one, But some day I'll stumble across one in my price range.

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I passed up a nice Marlin 336 from the 60's last week. Just can't buy them all. Lord knows I've tried. I did by the 336 sitting next to it in the rack. It was made in 1976 and appears new. I didn't need it but the good Marlins seem to be drying up fast now for some reason. Yeah, Me too. I just got ...

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^ I think the point of the thread drift is that that rifle will never be made again. Even if they make something that sort of looks similar. :( Sadly, There will never be another Marlin rifle produced. There will be clones made (and poorly so far) by the Remlin mega-mart. :cry: There are plenty of ...

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Is Marlin/Remington shipping anything besides the .30-30 right now? I looked at one of those in a gun shop today and was not impressed at all. I don't know about all of the new ones but this thing had a really homely laminate stock and some kind of flat finish on the metal, Pretty depressing for a M...

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Rest in peace brothers.

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Those are beautiful!

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Wow! Something else I didn't realize I needed badly until I saw this thread.

Thanks a lot guys.

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If they are that afraid of cartridges , They'd wet themselves (or worse :shock: ) at a range with GUNS actually being fired. Shhhh....!!! They think they're just bullets ; don't frighten them any further. If they knew they were cartridges , they'd run for their lives, especially since some of them ...

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If they are that afraid of cartridges, They'd wet themselves (or worse

) at a range with GUNS actually being fired.

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Nice! she's a classy lookin' rifle. Glad to see that it was saved from complete ruin.

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Ouch! What load are you using in it?

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That's almost as bad as the waving white tail of scorn.

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Makes nice 7/8oz and 1oz loads in a 12g too but a long wad is needed, steady loads, good for close pigeon, bolting rabbit and woodcock. N. I was wondering how long it would take for a shotgunner to show up. Red Dot is VERY popular with the target shotgun crowd, that and light field loads. Red Dot i...

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Might I suggest the books! Tough to get one of Craig Johnson's story lines into a 45 min script. I like the show, BUT I've read all of the books and REALLY ENJOYED them - everyone. My wife is puzzled at my laughing out loud going through his books - Johnson's humor just adds to the read!! +1 ! I'm ...

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I learned a long time ago that if I was going to watch any TV show/movie that involved guns, military tactics,firefighting etc. that it didn't make any sense to sit there expecting accuracy in the story line. This isn't anything new, the western movies of the 60's often had SAA's that fired 10-12 sh...

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Mescalero wrote:smokeeater,
Try some Hornaday 85 grain XTP's.
Be prepared for spectacullar results.

Thanks for the tip! I'll give 'em a try.

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I put a 1.5-4.5 Swift compact on my 1894CL .32-20 (Mainly because it was free) and I really like it so far. The lower power has a very wide field of view and gathers a lot of light. Hobie's suggestion of a 2.5x would be a really good choice too. If you are going for a "vintage" look the ol...

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Very nice! I've gotta' keep an eye out for one of those mounts now.

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Nice rifle Blaine but I don't think you can wear a Sharps out. I've been trying to wear mine out for a while now with no luck. I may go broke tryin' though.

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.41 mag in a lever gun is a great little package. I have one of the Marlin 1894FG .41's and it's my favorite out of every lever action I own. It's just about perfect for deer and hawgs in thick brush (For me anyway) Easy round to load too. I load 215 grain LSWC's with gas checks and they have been s...

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[quote="casastahle"] In all seriousness, I agree, scopes don’t look the best on most lever guns. That said, with today’s antler restrictions a scope is a big advantage in the woods I hunt in anyway. Two years ago I would not have shot this buck without the aid of that 1x to 4x Leupold sitt...

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I bought one from The Beltman http://www.thebeltman.net/bh112.htm about 5 years ago and I like it enough I bought a second one for work. These are some tough, well made belts and they will hold a side arm with no problem. You can order them with a stiffener sewn in if you want but mine's the regular...

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From all the effort he put into meeting you I'd say you've acquired a pretty good buddy.

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Very sorry to hear this news. My thoughts will be with Paco and family in the coming days.

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I think that's a pretty decent price these days. The closet I've seen to it locally is a .22 Magnum model that has seen some hunting use and has a bent front sight as an added bonus. The gun store had it priced at $750 and a guy was trying to buy it the day I was there, The shop would only go down 5...

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Nice! A 39 is on my short list of "still gotta find" rifles.

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She's a beauty!

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One of the best young dogs I've been acquainted with picked me about 6 months ago. I stood and looked at a gaggle of pups running everywhere with their noses to the ground like working bird dogs in miniature and didn't have a clue which one I should pick and besides, they were all moving so fast I c...

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In todays world of complicated antler restrictions, a scope is a big help. That's what made me decide to scope several Marlin's. (That,and the fact that my eyes ain't what they used to be) We have a 3 point rule and early morning and late evening in the thickets I hunt it can be hard to tell someti...

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That's a beaut! I've shot the heck of my Uberti '73 and it's held up fine. From what I've seen of Miroku's guns I wouldn't be a bit surprised if yours is a step up in quality.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

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Welcome Martin!

You seem to have good taste in firearms.

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Thanks for the report Ted! I've got a bunch of those Speer boolits loaded up for my Browning and I'm looking forward to trying some of the Hornaday's. I scrounged up some boxes of factory Remington and Winchester .218 loads and the Win. 46 gr. HP is Thor's hammer on fox,I have yet to try it on anyth...

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Marlin 1894FG .41 magnum. Fast,light and quick handling,in my eyes it's the perfect woods bumming rifle.

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Welcome to the campfire!

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Congrats gizamo, That Winny's finer than frog hair split 3 ways!

I bet it'd love to go to the deer woods with you,it's probably put the smack down on several in it's time.

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I bought the 6P LED model when it was first released and I've been very happy with it compared to the standard model I'd used before. It's plenty bright enough and the batteries last a lot longer. I buy my batteries in bulk from battery junction and they are much cheaper that way.

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Nice looking buck TedH. Congratulations!

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Jesse and crew supposedly came through this area quite a bit (it was called Rapp's Barren in those days) and I've heard tales of loot hidden by the gang somewhere in Bennet's Bayou ever since I was a kid. A lot of people have spent a lot of time looking for it as well as a cave that supposedly has a...

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Great pics Danny,thanks for posting them! Just curious,what rifle did You have in the scabbard?

Allen

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Sorry to hear about the accident and I hope he heals up quick.

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Nice work Gabby!

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Case open - that was not the beginning of time that was a painting by some Italian guy. We'll let you know when you are in charge of closing cases. Well pardon the heck outa' me! If you'll take the time to comprehend my post before you jump me with a snide remark you might notice that my statement ...

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I don't see how anyone could argue with that logic rafter-7. Case closed!

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