Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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I like my vehicles as much as anyone, but in the case of something of that magnitude, they are pretty much a write off. In the case of widespread breakdown, a running vehicle loaded with "stuff" is going to draw the the attention you don't want. The roads will be blocked by all the vehicl...

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A CME wiped out most of our telegraph infrastructure in the 1860s. Our concerns don't lie solely with unruly cohabitants of this rock, our own star can wreak some serious havoc.

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Can't agree more with the comments here. But I would add to the OPs first remarks about descending into lawlessness....that's only partially true. What they will rigorously enforce is their unconstitutional gun laws on every day honest folks like us. I live in rural NYS and am all too familiar with ...

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I think the best you can do is an old school completely mechanical diesel with a manual fuel cut-off to shut it down. Those types of diesels need zero electrical current to run and will run until out of fuel. But then you still have the necessary electrical components needed for the charging/startin...

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A couple years ago while vacationing in Maine I picked up what I thought to be a tastefully sporterized 1903 at Kittery Trading Post. Serial number says it was made in 1930 so I don't think it's an A3. Has a very nice vintage Redfield rear aperture and front post. I get the feeling the rifle was mod...

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There is also work required in the action for the larger diameter and longer 50-110. Choose your gunsmith carefully for this job. I know for a fact Turnbull knows how to do it correctly. I'm sure there are others as well. But I've read reports here and there of attempts that were not successful.

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I have noticed that my Henry 45-70 can sometimes be just a little fussy about loading through the side gate. My Winchesters (modern 1886, modern 1892, three 1894s of various eras and a Uberti 1876) seem to be more forgiving. I've seen it said far and wide, including by my brother who owns one, that ...

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I'm no gunsmith nor am I a mechanical engineer. But I am very mechanically minded, experience rebuilding engines from snowmobiles and ATVs to my diesel pickup engine. That said, I agree with what COSteve has posted. Save the modern higher pressure loads for the modern 1886 and 1892 rifles. I still f...

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You all are speaking some real and timeless truth here. Biblical principle also agrees. My son is 19 and my daughter about to turn 16. It's definitely been tough at times trying not to stay solely focused on being the provider and be part of my kids lives. I have definitely slipped from time to time...

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Interested to know more about it. I know at one time they made a 20" 94 Carbine in 44mag (early post-64) and then offered mostly 16" Trappers. I have not seen or heard of a 94 in a pistol cartridges with a 24" barrel but I know they currently offer the 1892 with a 24" barrel, sou...

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Although I've never experienced that issue, my guess finds me in agreement with the above comments. Adding to that it's possible your chambers are on the tight end of the specs for chamber dimensions. Side note: is it possible that nickel being harder than brass that it sort of "springs back&qu...

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Speaking of Taylor's SAs....I only have two SA wheelguns, both are cheap 22s and they serve their purpose for waging war on soup cans. The rest of my wheelguns are S&Ws, 7 of them, only frame size I don't currently own is L. I've recently developed an itch for my first, or rather first two SA ce...

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Mr. Mc2NutsJob, Your rifle is one of the finest finished rifles with extreme craftsmanship I’ve ever seen. I know you have some serious bucks into that so I’m gonna ask, “Can I have it?” I have an uncle who lives in Celebration so you can drop it off there. Wow! Thanks pal. By the way, I’ll take Ri...

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I've always wondered how Big Horn achieves the color case finish on their stainless guns. Do they over-plate with a layer of iron on the guns that will be color cased? Their case hardening is done by a contractor as of last I knew. I believe it's genuine bone charcoal color case hardening like Turn...

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I've never seen skeleton grip cap and buttplate. Very nice!

You really went all in on that rifle.

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My shooting partner and I went shooting this morning, taking among other guns his .460 S&W for which I had loaded 300 gr bullets from Lyman mold #454629. BTW this is a proprietary mold sold only through Freedom Arms and it's a great bullet design. On several occasions his was able to hit an 9&q...

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Love me some big bore lever rifles! I have a modern 1886 Takedown worked over by Turnbull in 45-90 and aspire to have them build me a second complete front half in 50-110. They can do it and have done it, had them qoute the build but I just didn't have the fundage at the time. It's still on the to-...

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Man that's perty! When I saw the picture of yours I knew those stunning colors had come from the same place as mine. Is that a 26" barrel on yours? 😁😁 Yes it's a 26" barrel My '86 is one of the limited run offered in 1999, so it has USRA New Haven and Miroku stamping. It was originally a ...

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Love me some big bore lever rifles! I have a modern 1886 Takedown worked over by Turnbull in 45-90 and aspire to have them build me a second complete front half in 50-110. They can do it and have done it, had them qoute the build but I just didn't have the fundage at the time. It's still on the to-...

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Love me some big bore lever rifles! I have a modern 1886 Takedown worked over by Turnbull in 45-90 and aspire to have them build me a second complete front half in 50-110. They can do it and have done it, had them qoute the build but I just didn't have the fundage at the time. It's still on the to-d...

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MSRP US $1239.00. Wonder what the "street price" will be? I noticed more people getting the 1895 Trapper when it came out for much closer to MSRP and a couple cases even a little under MSRP. Market on those seemed to be much cooler than when the SBL first came out. I expect to see the new...

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Over the years I've seen doctored x-rays in dead body shows and actual news (lol) broadcasts where there was an entire cartridge in the wound. They're incredibly stupid people, which doesn't make them any less dangerous. Maybe even the opposite. Very much agree....stupid and utterly committed to th...

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Over the years I've seen doctored x-rays in dead body shows and actual news (lol) broadcasts where there was an entire cartridge in the wound. They're incredibly stupid people, which doesn't make them any less dangerous. Maybe even the opposite. Very much agree....stupid and utterly committed to th...

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No, my friend was afraid that cast bullets out of his .460 S&W would disintegrate before reaching the target due to the high velocity and rapid twist rate. He normally shoots XTP Max bullets and thought that if bullets with heavier jackets were recommended for his .460 then cast bullets would n...

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A couple of days ago I loaded up a box of cast 300 gr bullets for my shooting partner's .460 S&W. They should be traveling at about 2000 fps. He didn't believe they would hold together at that velocity but if you can shoot them out of a .45-70, I'm sure they'll work fine in his .460. Lyman mold...

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30-30 case shortened to 1.800"... And straightened obviously

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Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 3:14 pm I'm thinking that's got to be the most powerful round chambered in the 94 action. Did the .450 Marlin ever make it onto the 94 platform?

Winchester currently offers the 94 in 450 Marlin. The model 94 Trails End Takedown.

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Glad to see there are still people who appreciate a traditional black powder rifle.

Very nice!

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Yes the XTP mag, I believe some of the 44 cal 300 gr were their mag designation. It wasn't until after I spoke with all three manufacturers that I realized the muzzle velocity is not necessarily impact velocity so use the bullets for game and not worry much about it. :D That's a valid point Sir 👍🏻....

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I think the closest thing we have to that is the current production Winchesters under the Browning umbrella. But those are made in Japan. Very good quality though if you don't find the tang safety too offensive. For US made, it's pretty much Henry and Marlin by Ruger for lever rifles. I don't see th...

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When I got my Henry 41 I worked up a couple different loads and tried the 210 XTPs, Sierra, Nosler. I was getting around 1800+ , then it dawned on me that Hornady made some XTP bullets for handgun bullets at rifle velocities. I called them and told the tech what I was doing . ' no the standard XTP ...

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I'm a fan of Henry as well as the Winchester 1886. So no bias here. Talking about modern rifles, the 1886 is hands-down the stronger action. Henry rifles are a virtual carbon copy of Marlin 336 and what they call today their 1895. Good strong action, but the '86 is even more so. Plus the '86 action ...

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Congrats on 41 years together, that's an accomplishment and becoming more and more rare these days. My Mrs. and I will be celebrating 21 years at the end of this month

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That sounds like a winner of a day to me!

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I'm long overdue for a lever rifle day at the range myself.

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Ever notice how conservative and libertarian principles closely align with biblical principles??

We are fighting pure evil here folks.

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My take on the Henry wheelguns is this. I'm always glad to see arms manufacturers bringing new products to market, even if it's something that doesn't appeal to me. I love their rifles but I must admit their revolvers don't really do anything for me. I'm a die hard S&W fan and the list of revolv...

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JimT wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 12:55 pm
RIDERED350r wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 11:19 am Credit to whome it is due, the 1911 is one of many magnificent John Browning designs. It's not Colt they are copying, its Mr. Browning.
Sure ... that goes for most every firearm ... but the people who produced the design for the public get credit also.

Fair enough

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Some of those old Colt double actions were ugly and some did not work well, the internals being fragile. The truly "classic" Colts are the Model P and the 1911. Everyone and their cousins have copied them. Today, how many companies have made or are making 1911's? A&R Sales Accuracy X ...

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VERY good channel. Mark is the current 1st VP of the WACA. He is very knowledgeable and I enjoy his content.

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Pish-posh! Don't you know that lever rifles are inherently inaccurate??!!! Haha!! Just pulling your leg. Good shooting Sir

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I too am a fan of the Miroku Winchesters. I have an 1886 Takedown made in 1999 and an 1892 Short Rifle made in 2017. Very nice fit and finish, functionality and accuracy are spot on. I'd place them a tick higher in quality over a Uberti, and I hold Uberti rifles in pretty high regard, I have one of ...

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It's an interesting topic. The Hornady FTX seems to be at the center of this type of conversation for full separation on various types of target medium. Mostly just guys like us shooting them into jugs of water, wet blue jeans and such. I've heard first hand reports from other online friends about t...

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Well they need to ensure they include REPARATIONS to the family members of Soldiers that fought to free the slaves. Guess we can just stop all the nonsense and call it EVEN! Exactly!!!!!! 620,000+ died in that war. THAT is your reparations! My 4x great grandfather is buried not 20 miles from where ...

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Color me green with envy! Very nice 71 Sir!

I too am a fan of the sound of an 1886/71 action. It just sounds....well...bigger, heavier, stouter. King of all lever action repeaters IMO

I aspire to own a 71 one day. I have an 1886 now, a nice old 71 would pair up with it nicely.

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On my stainless revolvers, I use the Birchwood Casey fouling cleaner rag. States on the package that is only to be used on nickel and stainless and warns against using it on blued. It's gets most of it off. Mother's Mag polish takes care of the last bit of stubborn stuff the Birchwood Casey rag does...

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I like the muzzleloading forum. I go by the same handle there.

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Truth is they have all gone up significantly over the last couple of years. Some more than others no doubt, market bubbles and panic buying takes it's toll too. Bout the only well known manufacturer of lever rifles that is cheaper than the new Marlins and Henry that I can think of is Rossi. And thos...

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Been there, got the t-shirt. Was a '96 Chevy s-10 and the transmission had to be removed to replace the slave cylinder, unlike the Mopar slave which is mounted externally and much simpler to replace.

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I would keep that model 64 as a 32Spl unless the barrel is plum shot out. But if it must be 38-55 or 375 Win, I would do 375 Win. But I'm partial to it as I have a 94 Big Bore in 375. You can always load the 375 down some to mimic 38-55. Plus there is not shortage of info out there that states 38-55...

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Walt my friend (by the way, I appreciate a man who uses his first name in his handle), I'm aware of Scott's accomplishments with the 500 Mag. Pretty amazing, I agree. Ridered350, I'm aware of most of the YouTubers you mentioned. I'm more of a "ballistics guy" whatever that means, and some...

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