Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Well, I don't have a high round count through my Remlin 1894 CST but I sure enjoy it and it's a crowd pleaser when at the range. It's done very well for me so far. This will be my 3rd year out deer hunting with it.

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I have somehow managed to put red dots on just about half of what I own with most of what I regularly use having a dot. 3 of 4 of my lever actions have red dots with the exception being a Henry .22. Several of my pistols have them. On my Ruger MKIII 22/45, I had a Vortex Venom 3 MOA for many years u...

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Everyone thank you for the info especially the major breakdown on sight types! Y’all are a huge help and I think I have what I need. The build isn’t NFA Title II because it’ll be 16.5 inch barrel. The entire question about the 14 sights is because the end game is a suppressor and how to accommodate ...

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Griff wrote: ↑Wed Oct 08, 2025 4:46 pm You know of course, that a 14" Winchester 94 would be an SBR. My 2 shortest are 16".

Actually now that I think about, could I convince you to measure the distance on your 16inch 94’s? I can extrapolate from there if need be.

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You know of course, that a 14" Winchester 94 would be an SBR. My 2 shortest are 16". I have suppressors so I’m familiar with all of that. That said, my build doesn’t fall under Title II BUT I do need to know the distance between the dovetails for the 14 inch factory guns. It’s weird but i...

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I’m working on an idea for a build and would like to know if anyone happens to have a 14 inch barrel version of the 94 and if they could measure from the center of the rear sight dovetail to the center of the front sight dovetail? Also, if they happen to have it in .30-30, what rear sight does it ha...

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I’ve been wanting to get a regular Wrangler but the lack of adjustable rear sights is turn off. I know the Super has them but I want that shorter barrel.

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I just got notifications from Brownell’s that both 2400 AND Unique are in inventory but WHOA BABY are they expensive.

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765x53 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 10:51 am
Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 8:09 am Yes, Unique please.
Here you go! https://www.precisionreloading.com/cart ... DR&i=UNIQ1

Seems too good to be true!

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Hodgdon has open orders for the 9 oz canister of Trail Boss. I just ordered 2.

All I need now is some Unique and 2400.

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 6:20 pm Happy belated birthday!

Many thanks!

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BTW, they are back up. I noticed back in August but I don't know when they came back up.

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Many thanks! Take a look at what I got for my birthday!

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I had considered one in .22 when looking at a double action .22. They don't have adjustable rear sights so I stuck with the S&W 17.

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It's funny you say that. I just finished a piece I'm submitting to Handgun Hunting Afield and this is the last word of that "In my copy of Elmer Keith's Sixguns, Chapter III starts on page 87. He says "Start with the .22 caliber hand gun. It's light report and absence of recoil and extreme...

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It's nice to have the forum back. Thanks for the effort to fix it up.

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Sarge, thanks for the info. Do you think the free bore in the chamber affects the 45 Colt accuracy? I've seen this mentioned somewhere. if there were such a thing as a .410 brass cartridge could it be used for the 45, to get the bullet up yonder where the rifling is? Or even a slug swapped into a 4...

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I had been wondering if the .45 Colt version would be accurate enough but I'm holding out for a .357 Mag version since I don't want to bother with the extra long 410 chamber.

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That just solidifies the notion that you really don't need huge cartridges and long barrels to take deer at short ranges.

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Seems like the same response that's been seen lately. I really wish I knew how powders worked because there's all these recipes with Unique but can't get it. Win 244 is right next to Unique and I can get 244 but the density is different so I don't know if there is a way to translate charge weights f...

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Thanks for sharing. I like a good hunt story.

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I would think the same principles that apply to box mag springs apply in a tube being its a spring. Everything I've ever been told about springs is more concerning use and heat. They eventually wear down over use so keeping one compressed isn't an issue and don't let them get hot since that kills t...

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I would think the same principles that apply to box mag springs apply in a tube being its a spring. Everything I've ever been told about springs is more concerning use and heat. They eventually wear down over use so keeping one compressed isn't an issue and don't let them get hot since that kills th...

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Winchester 94 Trapper Post-64, Pre-Safety, AE from the 80's. Case hardened receiver. Fun to shoot. I found it at a consignment shop in GA.

JimT wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 9:12 pm I remember in the late 1950's or early 1960's seeing a 92 that was converted to .357 Magnum by a Phoenix gunsmith.

That sure sounds like Ward Koozer.

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I just finished watching it then popped in over there. It was a good series.

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That got me to wondering if some of the younger guys on the forum are into 32 caliber leverguns, and if so, whether they are sticking with the hyphenated old cartridge, or one of the new straight walled equivalents. I'm pretty sure that statement of "younger guys" applies to me. Your gene...

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This video came up on my feed today about a rifle the gentleman says is a Marlin rifle with an interesting magazine system. I figured someone here might find it as interesting as I did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXFr9DmOd84

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I had been wondering if Winchester 244 could do it since its right there on the burn chart. I don't know enough about powders to make an educated guess outside of where it lands on the burn chart.

Edit: I was mixing up Unique and Universal on the chart. 244 is right with those two not 2400

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 5:29 am .
I really like integrally suppressed barrels as an option on leverguns, and I have one "16" barrel levergun in 22 LR set up that way.

I like the sounds of this. Would it happen to be one of the Ruger model 96's? I assume that's the easiest one to do that with.

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If you want an idea of what you can expect velocity wise, American Handgunner did an article back in 2018 about the 14 inch barrel Contender G2 in .30-30. They tested handloads and factory rounds. Its not the same as your 16 but it'll be pretty close. The list does include Sierra bullets. Found it h...

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I can't say I'm a definitive source of knowledge on the subject but I have owned two Winchester 94's. The first is a 70's era 20 inch 30-30 that I setup as a scout and used for hunting whitetail in GA. The other was a 80's era Trapper in .45 Colt with a 16 inch barrel. I base the time frame on the s...

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As much as I like my classic lever actions, I do appreciate some of the options that are coming out from a functionality position. I saw that Henry has that Bear's Leg (I like the pun) and Rossi is doing a pistol version of the R95. Both allegedly have around 13 inch barrels. I was thinking about tu...

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Old ads and catalogs are cool. It makes me wonder what else Ruger will bring back under the Marlin brand or if they’ll just finish fleshing out the base centerfire models with offshoots and do nothing else. I know most people say 39a (which I agree with) but they have other cool stuff. I expect it w...

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Yesterday was pretty rough with 503 errors and server time outs. Today is great though.

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Those guys are great! I had been a Patreon supporter until the baby came along. I really liked the earlier episodes of Primer back when they had the Mass Effect game sounding music not that I stopped liking the show. I used to put them on when a new episode came out and I was on night shift. It was ...

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I remembered to look at my notebook this morning only to be disappointed by myself from a few years ago. I did not record data for the 200 grain or the 160 grain bullets I ran out of my 357 Marlin 1894. I am disappointed. That said, I pulled out a box of empty 30-30 cases to see what the different p...

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Not in .30-30 but I have in .38 Special. Seeing as they both run in the same bullet weight range (ignoring case capacity here). I'm surprised that I can't find my Trail Boss data for a 200 grain bullet but the load didn't stabilize. If I remember to check my notebook when I get home, I will see if I...

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If the 1854 could handle the bigger magnums I would think they would have all ready have done it. You Look like a young Man so why not Go For it and Go Big.? Here is a reasonable Spike Driver. https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/big-horn-armory/big-horn-armory-lever-action...

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I got a cool email from KyGunCo saying that the 1854 is now available in .45-70. I know a lot of people want something in 500 Mag and that it seem that would be asking alot but I'm holding out for a 460 Mag. I know Big Horn has theirs but they are so expensive. Do you think these new 1854 could surv...

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I've been wondering if the 16 inch barrels were good enough for 150 yards. I had been holding out for a blued steel version with a threaded 20 inch barrel but if I can find the actual velocities for 170 grain loads from a 16 inch, I can put together a good idea of if the Trapper lengths are worth an...

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Maybe look to see if anyone had duplicated the old Short Range loads that used the 117 grain lead bullets. I'm pretty sure that's what those loads were for. I'm thinking some Trail Boss might be in order if you happen to have any. Hunter's Supply seems to make some 115 grain cast though they seem to...

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I think this is an excellent idea. So many good online articles have been lost already, the castpics articles were quite useful and are now unobtainable for exampme. My question is how long does the internet archive site keep stuff? Is there an expedient way to capture those articles in a way that ...

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With LASC and Dark Canyon going down recently, it's got my worried about these articles for future generations. I'm not exactly old and got started with the more traditional side of shooting about 2019 (my early 30's). Watching those domains go down bothers me. Thankfully the Wayback Machine is a no...

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Sounds like I need to start printing off stuff. That's another page I used to visit a lot of. Thankfully the Wayback Machine is doing it's job though the last save was last year.

https://web.archive.org/web/20241015040 ... anyon.net/

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Thanks for the reminder. I need to get the Accu-RZR out and actually start tinkering with the boxes of Aguila Standard I have. I also have a box of the new Remington Standard-V I need to sit down with and see how the Model 17-9 likes it

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Thanks! I'll add it to my list for my slowly growing library.

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Which book is this in?

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I will try to add her and y'all to my prayers

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That's sad to here they are likely gone for good. I've got a link up on my blog for the Archive page to help. Thankfully, I have a local copy of the PDF plus one in my email for the From Ingot to Bullet. I had been hoping to start with casting soon and figured I'd want a copy. I agree that I could b...

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I'm not affiliated with the group but their website had always been useful for research and what not. I saw the site was down a while back but it hasn't come back up. Are they okay over there?

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