Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Yes, I've been a hardcore airgunner for about 40 years - though haven't been able to shoot as much lately. Lately I've found JSBs to be pretty much my go to starting point. 20 years ago crosman premiers were always the starting point, but seems the've dropped off lately. I have one rifle that absolu...

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What a special hunt. I'm glad you both were able to share it. I have some similarily treasured memories.

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Some good points have been brought up. However, I still think that the availability of ammo is not on par with the availability of guns chambered for it. Why was there never a leverevolution round made for it? Doesn't it seem like a glaring exception? Leverevolution ammo is currently being made for ...

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I've been thinking about this for a while. years. Why doesn't anyone load hunting ammo for the 38-55? Literally the only thing you can buy is cowboy ammo. HSM or Black Hills. However, if you go to just Midway right now, there are literally SIX different hunting loads available for the 32 special!!! ...

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Perfect shot!!! nice doe and beautiful rifle! I've killed a lot of deer with 150gr bullets in a 30-30 and don't think you can do much better for eastern deer!

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wow, double congrats. two very nice looking deer.

what load are you shooting in that rifle. Hopefully before next season I'll finish my 38-55 rifle and work up a deer load.

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Great job! Pretty good beard for a jake. how far away was he?

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I for sure used to see those on the ammo rack when I was younger. It seems like they were sold into the 90s maybe. Or maybe they had just been sitting on the shelf for a decade.

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For those who enjoy levergun hunting photos Last month I hiked a couple miles in to a ridge with a bunch of hickory trees I had noticed while hiking previously. The squirrels were plentiful and I had no trouble collecting my limit of six. https://i.postimg.cc/7YQfF2Kt/IMG-20251023-155753473-HDR(1).j...

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About a month ago, I finally made it to the gun range to make sure I was all sighted in for deer season. I took any of the leverguns that I thought I might use this year, as well as my muzzleloader. Last Christmas, my wife got me one of those Garmin chronographs, so I took that along to try as well....

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I found a winchester big bore at a pawn shop ten years ago and bought it. scrounged up brass and loaded some hawk bullets I think. shot this doe with it. https://i.postimg.cc/6Q24F2v8/2015_Doe_375_Win.jpg worked good! then I needed money and sold it on this forum to a member. forgot who. someone in ...

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Sure hear you Earl. Ray, thank you for your suggestion. I found a more budget friendly option: five pounds of in-the-shell jumbo Virginias from the Whitley Peanut Factory for $37 shipped, and will report. I mentioned this peanut thing on my FB page and an old Arcata High School pal and I started re...

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I also shoot the 300gr. .452 XTP in my muzzleloader. Under 90gr. of blackhorn powder I've chrony'd it between 1750-1765fps. Not sure how that compares to the velocity of a loaded cartridge out of a levergun, but I can tell you that it get's the job done on deer. Most of the bucks I've killed over th...

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Ok, so I guess Hornady is producing 348 interlocks again? Hopefully they will make them available as reloading components also

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Midway is showing a 348 win offering from HSM as 'coming soon'. it is supposedly loaded with the hornady interlock 200 grain bullet. This bullet was discontinued a few years ago. Does this mean they are bringing it back? How can HSM load with it otherwise? is hornady making it just for ammo manufact...

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The 1940s "flat band" did not come from the factory drilled and tapped as a standard item. Its possible it was a special order, or more likely done by a gunsmith or just the owner. Bottom line, whatever numbers it may represent are unlikely to be representative of standard factory hole lo...

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big bear wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:05 pm I think I'm going to shoot some of the Speer bullets and ponder about the Winchester 150gr bullets. I will try and post some pics. Selling and shipping any to the U.S is not worth the paperwork/legal hassle entailed. Sorry.

Didn't realize you weren't in the US.

Enjoy

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Still have the rear sight and elevator. The rifle is 1942 vintage caliber 32 Special oh cool. The rifle I referenced above is a 32 special from the 40s. I forget the year, but it's later than '42 I have three 94s that are DT'd Both post 64s measure 3.855" from front end of receiver to middle o...

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Very sorry to hear about your dad. That is very hard. one thing I've done before is search SOLD auctions on gunbroker. That works if you can find the same guns as you have and in similar condition. It might not be as official as getting an appraisor but it will tell you the real current selling valu...

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I may also be interested in a box of the 220s.

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Thanks guys,

I think I'm just questioning whether the 35 rem chamber pressure is/was really dictated by the model 8 remington as is so frequently touted.

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Hi all. I just saw something that made me question everything. I'm a huge fan of the 35 rem and the 300 savage. I can't tell you how many times I've read that the potential of the 35 rem is held back because of the relatively low pressures that it's loaded to due to the fact that it was originally c...

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100% 1- 30-30... I'm an under achiever :lol: Looks like we have a winner! :) Looks like we are all over the map! and it's cool we have members with just a few guns all the way to too many to count apparently!!! :shock: I guess it depends on whether we're talking lever action repeaters, or just rifl...

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I have three 94s that are DT'd

Both post 64s measure 3.855" from front end of receiver to middle of first screw hole - so similar to Walt's measurement.

However a 40's flat band measures 3.658"

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Thought I'd start a fun poll of sorts. Who are the die hard levergun fans. I was just realizing that I have very few non levergun rifles. What percentage of your rifles are leverguns? I think the fair criteria would be to only count centerfire and/or rimfire rifles and to not include shotguns or muz...

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agree. I've only sold a couple and regret them. the last gun I sold was to a forum member here. a winchester big bore 375. sold it through the classifieds section of this site. Don't remember who. Someone in the northwest I think. Washington or oregon. I had spent a ton of money buying components fo...

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Thanks for all the recommendations, this is very helpful!!

Will definitely get a shoulder pad!

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I have a 16" stainless 357 and really like it. I love the short LOP and short overall length. It's the same length as a henry youth .22 lever. mine was super hard to load at first. Like painfully hard actually. Like, cuts your fingers hard. I've shortened the magazine spring and got some snap c...

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Thanks guys! This is all very helpful and appreciated. I think designing a standing bench/shooting rest is the best path forward. I'm more of a hunter than a shooter and rarely shoot for groups. Most of my shooting is either sighting in, or load development. A past recoil pad is also a good idea. I'...

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Hi all, I was contemplating getting a lead sled. trying to weigh the pros and cons. the main reason I'm considering it is that my right shoulder is is bad shape and can't take too much abuse. I can shoot 30-30 stuff ok if I sit up straight, but I can't shoot anything if I'm leaning forward or laying...

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15 in western VA today. snow yesterday which froze to the roads last night. Supposed to be zero or below the next two mornings.

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From memory it seems that some of the jacketed soft nose bullets for 30-30 are roundish. Core-lokts are pretty round, and the reduced recoil 30-30 core-lokts are quite round.

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That's insane. Maybe we do need to move there!!

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Reading this helps me realize I sure am thankful for what I have. I have 18 acres, and while it's not a lot or perfect for hunting or shooting, it sure beats not having anything at all. I sometimes have an attitude of "I wish the neighbors weren't so close" But it could be so much worse. ...

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I'm not sure now is the best time to stock up, at least not on ammo. Earlier this year, because I wasn't sure which way the election was going to go, I started stocking up on ammo. For the first time in my life, I actually timed something well. However, I can tell you that ammo prices are way higher...

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I am sorry that you've been uprooted. You didn't mention how much you know about this other guy other than he texts you when he's going to be there. Just that sorta indications that he might be courteous. Perhaps he has no idea he's stepping on your toes? Maybe he's got some other spots he'd share ...

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Yes, I was thinking about that the other day actually. It's a straight-wall cartridge based on the 30-30. Wait a minute. The 38-55 is a straightwalled cartridge that the 30-30 was based on, but it is .375-.38x diameter, so the 360 buckhammer must be slightly tapered. Wait a minute, the 32-40 is a ta...

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The 360 BH is certainly the most appealing 'new' cartridge to me. What's not to like. Sure, the 35 rem is awesome, but buying ammo for it sucks if you don't reload (which most people don't). And being a new round, ammo will likely be more available than 35 rem has been.

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Hi all, thanks for the thoughtful comments and advice. Yes, I was for sure very blessed to have access to this property for so long. It's just hard to lose something that has been so important in your life. I've hunted my whole life and it's so important to me. I don't want to get into all the detai...

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Molasses wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:45 pm I can relate (it'd just sound like whining if I get going on it, so no details).

Flint, you have my sympathy and wishes for a good resolution.

Thanks! and sorry for your situation as well.

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I feel your pain. Been there and done that. Most frustrating ! Lots of sweat equity in a property only to find every stand filled with the landowner's visiting for the holidays extended family on opening day. It did not get any better. Was sitting in a hidden and secluded tent-style ground blind on...

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Darn, it sounds like it is time to buy your own place. I would love nothing more to be able to buy my own land, but it has become too expensive around here. Impossible to buy acreage in this area. It has more than doubled in price in the last four years. I could aford pre-plandemic prices, but not ...

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For the last 22 years I've hunted on a 40 acre property that a now retired coworker owns (and lives on). In the early days, me and a friend (that the landowner also knew) hunted together there which was cool, but from the late 2000s until 2020 I had exclusive access to the property and got real used...

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Yes, that's an old weaver K3. Have an old weaver K2.5 on the 300

plenty of magnification out to 100 yards which is as far as I've ever shot at a deer.

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yeah, the 250 would be perfect for a lady. Recoil is way less than any of my 30-30s. At least it feels that way. Not sure if there is something about the shape of stock on the 99s, because I also have a 99 in 300 sav and that doesn't feel like it kicks any more or even as much as a 30-30. could be t...

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Rifle season now and in my county, you have to kill a doe before you can kill a second buck. This morning this 1.5 year old doe gave me a good shot so I took it. This was the first deer taken with the 250 savage I got a couple years ago. I worked up a load with Speer 87 grain hot cor over 3031 shoot...

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That's cool,

I've driven by the flying rabbit a million times, but have never gone. Maybe one day.

We are allowed two bucks over here but now we have to kill a doe before we can kill a second buck, so when I go out now I have to really hope I don't see a big buck before I can kill a doe.

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yeah, I'm west of the blue ridge. Rockingham. our seasons are weird. month of archery, 2 weeks of muzzleloader, 2 weeks of rifle, then 2 weeks of archery and 2 weeks of muzzleloader.

so, most of my deer end up getting shot with the muzzleloader.

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Got this buck the other morning. Last day of muzzleloader season. About 75 yards. In my area peak rut coincides with muzzleloader season so most of my bucks have been shot with my CVA optima. My load is 300 grain .452 XTP MAG in a black harvester crushrib sabot over 90 grains of blackhorn powder. Sh...

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VERY NICE BUCK! I hope to get a nice 10pt like that one day. I've killed bunches of 8s but never a 10. I just killed a similar looking 8 last week.

The 25-45 seems like a cool cartridge. I have a 250 savage that I plan to hunt with this year.

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