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Salvaging lead from batteries can be hazardous to your health. The "maintenance free" batteries are not like the older lead plate batteries. The ones these days have calcium and other alloying elements in them. The danger comes when alloys containing calcium are melted with those containi...

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There were 2 different types of Freechec Tools. One made gaschecks for gascheck bullets. One made gaschecks for plainbase bullets. There were several evolutions of said tools. If you use the WayBack Machine you can browse the old Hanned Line where some of Paco's Tools were sold some years ago ... th...

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Modoc ED wrote:It is obviously a design flaw;

I doubt it is a "design flaw". Mechanical things break from time to time. I think that is so we won't get the idea that this world is perfect.

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Even the "inaccurate" Single Sixes shoot more accurately than the majority of the people holding them.

Now if all a person cares about is setting at a bench, shooting from a rest that's one thing. If you are looking for a working gun to use in the field, that's another.

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What class did you take? Did you learn a trick for reducing this possible problem? At the Shootists Holiday one year a Smith & Wesson armorer gave those who were interested a "short course" on diagnosing problems with Smith & Wesson revolvers. It was just a half day but was very e...

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Next thing you know they will be regulating your potty.

Ooops .. the Federal government already does that!

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Haycock wrote: My thought was it's likely to be the heavier calibers...

The ones I have seen were mostly 38's and .357's.

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I have the article. It is in Vol 9 Issue 1 on page 88 .. article titled "RETURN OF THE LEGENDS" .. the article talks about the Model 70 returning and at the end is a short blip that the 94 will return, built under the "Winchester Repeating Arms" brand. The word is "Official&...

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Old Savage wrote:What caliber tends to do this?

I am not sure. The J frame guns are not milled out like the K frames. I have only seen it on K frames but that don't mean much, since I have not looked at a lot of S&W's to see if they have a problem.

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A number of us on this Forum have S&W sixguns. A not-so-common problem can arise, especially on the K-frame guns. The "window" that the cylinder hand works in sometimes develops a crack. The crack usually starts on what is the lower right corner of the window as you look at the recoil...

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I won't knock it outright; but for me, personally, it falls somewhere between surreal and silly. Silly is about the best way you can describe a shooting "sport" that has costume requirements. If it was purely shooting, I'd give it a chance, but when I'm required to dress up and have an al...

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Kimwcook I have never read of a hunter being lost to that form of instability. You would have far more chance of being killed by an animal. Your outfitter is not going to let you wander around a dangerous urban area. Go if you can you will love it. Regards As Bramble has said, that is not really a ...

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Thanks a lot Hobie!

"Part 2" was gonna be based on Claire Wolfe's other suggestion: "Vote or you will be ignored" ... or words to that effect

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While I honor your opinion, Jim, ... I've finally come to understand that when I start a sentence that way, it's time to stop talking. No problem. I don't want anyone to QUIT unless that is the voice of their conscience. I do want to provoke people to THINK . To keep doing the same thing over and o...

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cutter wrote: Now, are we going to get back on subject?

oh .. I thought we were ...

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I am not an expert having only been to Africa once, but I have checked a few places. Depending on where you hunt, quite often the meat is - by law - designated for the local populace. Africa is protein-starved in many places. The meat is often requred to be given to the people. The safari we went on...

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That's a biased statement. Provide the average wage of an American during that time period. It's not biased since we are talking abut the PURCHASING POWER of the dollar instead of wages. The worth of the dollar has eroded consistantly. You can check it out yourself. Just Google up "purchasing ...

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Paul105 wrote: "the purchasing power of your dollar will continue to erode".
Paul

You are correct. The dollar has been continually made worth less and less.

$1.00 when I was born had about the same buying power as $11.00 today.

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Jim don't ya'll meet over around Clarksville,Arkansas? We used to take my grandson there alot for fiddle contest. Yes .. the CSA is in Clarksville, AR. Like I said, get in touch with Tom Richardson. There is no charge and even though it is called the "Confederate Sixgunners of America" th...

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and .. there is CSA coming up in March in Arkansas for those who are near there. Levergunners are welcome. Contact Tom Richardson (he is on this Forum) for more information.

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I have the woodpile in the house, the fire going, coffee on and am only going out whenever I need to.

Maybe it'll go south of you?

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8.8 degrees with a light wind.

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Jim, That's kinda my point. Flukes happen. Odds of stopping an attack increase with power factor. I guess I did sound kinda rude, though. I didn't take your post as rude. I cannot speak for others, but the few times I have had occasion to deal with armed individuals face to face, I never looked at ...

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Travis Morgan wrote:A long time ago, our ancestors killed mastodons with sticks. What's yer point?

It don't take much to kill a man.

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I feel that if you pull a full power 44 mag with a ported barrel if you don't kill them with 5 shots you definately deafened them and scared the stuff outta them. Often in those situations you never even hear the gun go off. It's called "auditory exclusion" and in a high-adreneline situat...

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This is an interesting post with many interesting responses. My favorite .25 ACP story goes back to Vallejo, CA, and dates to the late '60's. It involves Lloyd Schoenauer (Sp?) who ran the Vallejo Rifle Ranch. Lloyd found himself involved in a gunfight with a man who pulled a .25 ACP and emptied it...

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PPpastordon wrote:JimT;
My comments are "Over There."

Grace and Peace, and a Happy New Year.

And replied to "Over There" my brother.

Happy New Year to everyone on Leverguns!!

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A frirend commented that hunting with politicians in general never seems to work out.

I wonder why they persist in doing it? Do they think gun people are so stupid as to not notice?

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Besides the stories of how it failed, I have a number of accounts of one-shot kills with the 25 ACP. I know I don't want anybody puncturing me with one. That's the fist thing that always comes to my mind when people discount small caliber handguns. "Would you want to be shot with one? Not me!&...

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Besides the stories of how it failed, I have a number of accounts of one-shot kills with the 25 ACP. I know I don't want anybody puncturing me with one.

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Hey Sixgun! You shoulda done it!

That 1000 fps was from a RAVEN!! From a decent .25 I am sure they would do better.

Besides .. everybody should reload with a magnifying glass and tweezers at least once.

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Years ago I reloaded cast flat points for the 25ACP ... a 48 gr. cast flat point bullet at 1000 fps ain't a powder puff.

It is a pain reloading the durn things though.

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gordylew wrote:BTW the owner Mr. Imperato passed away last month.

It was Mr. Imperato's father that passed away.

I sent condolences from all of us at Leverguns and received a very nice reply back.

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Mr. Imperato promised us at least one to test ... said it would Spring sometime when we talked to him. That was some time ago so things could go either way.

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Sixgun wrote:What can they learn from us?

Personally I have learned from you and a lot of others on this site over the years ... as well as the old sixgunner site...

and yes .. I saw the smilely

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No, this was never started as a "shootists" group. Paco and I started it because we like leverguns and because we knew there were others out there who like them. The Shootists organization is not an elitist group nor do they think they are better than everyone else. It is a small group and...

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Boys .. I will tell you that I am disappointed. Some of you would complain if they hung you with a used rope. Here we don't know a thing about it yet and nothing but gloom and doom is forecast. No wonder your dog bit you and your girlfriend left you at the altar! Cheer up. They could shut down. They...

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The sky is falling!

The devil is learning to ice skate!

It's the end of civlization as we know it!

Pack up shop boys, it's all over. The fat lady is singing.

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Can someone explain the fascination with an SAA in .44 Spec when there are .45 Colt available? I can't understand it either. The .44 and the .45 are both limited to 14,000 CUP in the SAA, and both shoot similiar weight bullets at similiar weight velocities. I guess the deciding factor would come do...

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Dastook wrote:You are a very sick man

Thank you sir.

I try.

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How long was the shot? How fast were they flying? :) Not sure how fast they were going. They passed a 767 that was on approach. I took the lead reindeer at a lasered 987 yards. They kept going until I dropped the 2nd one. That stopped them, but the shot was just over 1420 yards by then. The dang sl...

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Sixgun wrote:they had airplanes back then?)

Yes .. just after they invented dirt.

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AMEN!!

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The Greatest Gift God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside ...

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Andy Law from England used his .357 in Africa on Plains Game. He used factory 158 gr. ammo .. http://www.leverguns.com/articles/357_magnum_safari.htm The deer I have seen taken with the .357 rifle were taken with the 158 gr. JHP. Our deer are not huge and the shots are close. The load gave complete ...

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