Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

CraigC

I figure if I can consistently reproduce a good enough sight picture to shoot into an inch at 100yds off the bench with buckhorns, a scope isn't really gonna gain me much. Other than in low light situations. The sights aren't the limiting factor, the shooter is (me).

CraigC

With the velocities that can be obtained in the .45Colt `92's, I wonder why a handloader would even bother with the .454.

CraigC

It was in the script. The parts he was swapping around were on a percussion gun but for the rest of the movie he used a cartridge conversion. Back then, cartridge conversions had to be done either by the factory or a gunsmith and there was quite a bit of work involved. There were no drop-in cylinder...

CraigC

Maybe a .22Hornet or .218Bee? Looks like they offer both. I'd like to see it in .32H&R, .327Fed or .32-20. If it really is under six pounds it would be a much more affordable alternative to an old British rook rifle. Thank you Ross Seyfried for giving me that itch that still needs scratchin'. :m...

CraigC

I reckon the protective donkey gene out weighed the "run like hell" horse gene!

CraigC

I handled one, 45 Colt. Couldn't get my finger into the guard in front of the trigger. The trigger and guard are scaled down, too. Other than that, it was nice. Maybe if I was about 5'2" and 105 lbs. Bruce That seemed to be about the only complaint in the article too. I'd be afraid to order on...

CraigC

Anybody get a chance to play with one? I'd never heard of it until I read an article on one in .38-55 in the latest Guns of the Old West. Article said it was actually under 6lbs but their own specs put it at 7½lbs. Either way, it sounds like a great little rifle with a full 26" barrel and comes...

CraigC

When I go to donate blood they tell me they got no use for bacon grease!

CraigC

Mighty interesting! A while back I bought a bunch of .32ACP bullets, including the 60gr Gold Dot, intent on turning a cannelure in them and seeing how fast I could drive them out of my Browning 53 but just never got around to it.

CraigC

When I moved to the sticks almost two years ago I had to get Hughes satellite internet. It sucks. Not only did I have to almost completely redo the knucklehead's wiring but I'm paying for 1.5Mb and only getting about a third of that. I sure miss the 7Mb connection I had in FL. That's the only thing ...

CraigC

Those are just out-of-the-box Hogue cowboy grips. They are quite a bit thicker than factory and nicely rounded. I don't really have huge hands, I wear a size 9 glove but those thicker grips work great for me. The difference in comfort between the Hogue's and factory grips is night and day. That part...

CraigC

Had the same problem with my 7½" Bisley .44. It would only shoot to point of aim with full-bore loads. Factory equivalent .44Spl loads it just flung the bullet right over the target. It was going to Clements anyway so I had it fitted with taller, yet interchangeable, custom front sight. http://...

CraigC

Had the hots for it big time when it was announced but cooled in the time it took to get them to the shelves. Components are still only trickling out. The good news is that you can call Hornady and get their dies for a fraction of what RCBS gets.

CraigC

Last summer I ordered a Lyman Trade Rifle for Dad to use during hunting season. Well, the rifle got here just fine but the other $200 worth of stuff was gone. Including the last Lyman peep sight they had for about eight months. Midway filed the claim and reshipped everything that was lost and backor...

CraigC

It's G&A, it hasn't been worth the paper it was printed on for a long time. Rick Hacker is a good writer but that article is the kind of juvenile nonsense that is to be expected of G&A.

CraigC

You guys are gonna keep it up until I have to get me a 28" .50-95. Held one in my hands a few months back. Intoxicating! I know, resistance is futile.

CraigC

Yeah, the RFC crowd is nuts over the APV. I've been bitten too many times by cheap scopes to fool with any more. With glowing recommendations from the shooters at RFC and Jeff Quinn, I decided to give them a try. So far I haven't been disappointed.

CraigC

The gig is up. Drop the hammer on them.....hard.

CraigC

I've been using their 4-16x Tactical model on a Savage .17HMR for almost two years and it's worked nicely. I've shot some unbelievably tiny groups with it. It's a lot of scope for the money. Mine survived a rather abrupt meeting with the pavement with no ill effects.

CraigC

I've been wishing they'd get Seyfried back and they go ahead and lose another good one!

CraigC

I admit I've never had one apart but when a levergun as beautifully made as my 1895 .405WCF also shoots into less than an inch at 100yds with the issued open sights, it's hard not to be a fan.

CraigC

Funny, I just walked out of Dixie Gun Works with a new .44Spl. A Uberti Bisley 4 3/4". It's a great old cartridge! Unfortunately it doesn't get the respect it deserves. It's extremely well balanced, versatile and powerful in appropriate sixguns. There is not a thing wrong with using the old Ske...

CraigC

Someone even said the current Win 92 by Miruko are the same guns as the earlier Browning B-92. Sorry but that aint even true. I made a reference to them but what I said was that the recent production Winchesters and earlier Brownings came from the same maker, Miroku, not that they were the same. I ...

CraigC

I was disappointed the first time I watched Selleck's version. It was much better the second time around. I'll have to check out Lee Marvin's original, I always really liked him.

CraigC

Now that hunters want to vaporize their quarry upon the mere uncasing of their rifles, the Loudenboomers are seen as a "necessity." Therein lies the "change." And you have to wonder, with so many hunters heading afield with a rifle they either just bought and only boresighted or...

CraigC

It's rarely possible to change someone's negative point of view about a topic in which they have formed such irrational notions.....Some people just hate the success of others. You can think that if you want to but you're terribly wrong on both counts. You don't know me and I don't know you so all ...

CraigC

Excellent!

CraigC

Stupid Question.....Why not get a T/C G2 in 32-20? I already have a Contender pistol...I figure for less than $100 I can have a barrel fitted at H&R and then have it rechambered for less than I could turn my T/C into a rifle or get into the G2 series. I think you'll find it far cheaper to get a...

CraigC

It's obvious that you made a hollow, baseless claim and can't back it up when called upon to do so. It's obvious that I have gored your sacred goat, judging by your highly defensive reaction. Those numbers were quoted in this documentary. I'll oblige you to watch it if you want the exact amounts. A...

CraigC

Looks like it. I found this one on Gunbroker. I was worried they were doing an odd sized dovetail slot in the barrel band but it looks like a standard 3/8" cut in the barrel. Cool, thanks!

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =105960118

CraigC

CO? I'm not familiar with that corporate officer designation. Surely you must be correct, but will you enlighten me, please? So do you have a point to make, or do you want to mire the thread in a semantic debate? I apologize for making the unforgiveable mistake of misremembering the chief officers ...

CraigC

Thanks for the info gents! I'll keep that in mind Joe when I go to determine where to mount the sight. Good gun shops are rare as hen's teeth around here so I'm a little "out of the loop" and unable to look before I buy. I was able to handle the same gun in .45Colt a couple weeks ago but t...

CraigC

GoatGuy wrote:How many Chief Executive Officers do you suppose WalMart has? Perhaps one (1)?

Oops, meant to say their CO's. Five if I remember right.

CraigC

Are there any issues with installing this receiver sight on the Puma? I plan on doing some horsetrading and ordering one this week, a stainless .44Mag Trapper model. I'll do away with the silly safety on the bolt. Anybody know what thread pitch the screws are, 6-48? I set myself up with a lathe and ...

CraigC

Modoc ED wrote:Wal-Marts are great stores. Too bad if Mom & Pop stores can't keep up.

Walmart is a cutthroat organization and the ultimate mutation of capitalism. My little brother gave more to charity last year than all their CEO's combined, who are some of the richest people in the US.

CraigC

I think Winchester's costs were just too high. They offered a limited run of Model 92s a couple of years ago, and they were priced around $900 - $1000. Apples and oranges. The special edition models 1885, 1886, 1892 and 1895 were all contracted to Miroku and are all very high quality guns and reall...

CraigC

I don't think cowboy action shooting killed it either. Right at the end the guns were starting to get a whole hell of a lot better. They moved the safety to the tang, brought back some obsolete calibers and octagon barrels. I'd buy at least two or three. It would be great to see those late model des...

CraigC

J Miller wrote:With decent surface prep that kind of finish would look pretty good on some of the beaters forum members have come up with lately.
I would prefer something a bit more dull though. More of a bead blasted mat finish.

I agree!

CraigC

I have gotten some bad ones before. Romeo y Julieta makes my favorite maduro but I got one that made me sick. Must've had some mold in it. Didn't taste right. That's one reason why I quit using distilled water altogether. Forgot to mention that I do keep a couple pouches of Backwoods cigars on hand....

CraigC

First one I've seen too, I like it. Ever since Taffin did an article on a Big Bore 94 by Keith DeHart in brushed chrome I've wanted to send my old beat up 336RC (cut to 16" by bubba) for a hard chrome finish. IIRC, industrial hard chrome (not the same as decorative chrome plating) is about four...

CraigC

JUST THINK OF ALL THE LEVERGUNS YOU COULD BUY IF YOU GAVE UP THAT NASTY HABIT! :o You might even live longer so you get to shoot them more. I think it's kind of sad when you can't sit around with friends and talk about a legal, pleasurable activity without having to listen to regurgitated sermons. ...

CraigC

Right now I've got some fur trapped I really wish I didn't. The kind that is black with white "SS" stripes. Again.

Most the time I just leave the Trappers (.45 and .30-30) at home and just pack a pistol.

CraigC

I think they're overrated. I sight on an inanimate object on the 100yd berm and fire one shot. Should be able to at least get on paper with one or two shots. I try to get it pretty close to save on those 100yd strolls.

CraigC

The stainless Puma Trapper .45 I handled last week wasn't too bad. Nowhere near as rough as I expected. Felt like it would've slicked up nicely without too much effort. I'm pretty picky but if it had been a .44 I would've brought it home. I'll probably go back and have them order me one. I'll drill ...

CraigC

Got some good ones waiting, I am intentionally waiting a day between cigars, so this could take a while. That's part of the fun! I like trying something different whenever I find it. Lots of folks seem to like Padron but I haven't found one I like yet. Something about them just doesn't agree with m...

CraigC

Absolutely! It's about all I hunt with. I only own one centerfire bolt action that I reserve for treestands in open fields and I really only bought it for the wood. Haven't used it but a couple times. I usually hunt with one of two .44Mags, three .30-30's, the 1895 .405 or my Lyman Great Plains .54c...

CraigC

I can't believe somebody could actually put that in print......and mean it. It would be funny if it weren't so pathetic.

CraigC

The hatter received his hat back on Tuesday and called me to let me know he was mailing a check. Real quick and curt, hardly even apologetic. No effort to make it right. I received the check this morning, which did not reimburse my return shipping. Call it a $20 lesson. The hatter is Roy Jackson of ...

CraigC

We had a lengthy discussion about it on RFC but didn't know these existed. I'm extremely skeptical that any jacketed bullet design can be made to work with the heeled design and expand at .22LR velocities. Nor do I think it will extend the effective range and still offer 'more' expansion than a trad...

CraigC

I love those old MS's. Someday I'll come together with one. The 6.5x54 would be nice but probably any of the metrics would do. Last one I coonfingered was an 8x57 or possibly a 9.3x62. Just didn't have the scratch.

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