Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Sometimes the wood underneath the factory gunk they call a finish is quite nice looking although not walnut. I have seen some stock that were stripped and refinished and looked quite nice. If you are going to shoot some 180 gr loads at max velocity a good recoil pad is never a bad idea. ...if you'r...

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I think Paco Kelly necked down a 41 mag to 30 cal. That gave me the idea of necking down the 454 to 30 cal for a cartridge that would function in a 92. If the 454 Puma was used with a 30-30 barrel it would be interesting to see what velocity you could get utilizing 454 pressures.

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Sometimes the wood underneath the factory gunk they call a finish is quite nice looking although not walnut. I have seen some stock that were stripped and refinished and looked quite nice. If you are going to shoot some 180 gr loads at max velocity a good recoil pad is never a bad idea. Either is ha...

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I was 1st issued a Mdl 10 S&W, 4" bull barrel in .38 Spl in 1976. I replaced that with a nickel Mdl 19 in about 1982 and then replaced that with a Mdl 65 in 1986. I've always wanted a Mdl 10 again... but many other things rise their ugly little heads to be taken care of 1st! :shock: I like...

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I will be taking it slowly until I fully master the bike before riding with experienced riders. My buddy is very patient. I learned too many things the hard way with guns to make the same mistake with bikes. When I transitioned from revolvers to my 1911 I had no formal instruction. I wrapped my supp...

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NonPC, its a Kick Ease pad if I remember right. The stock pad does very little to absorb recoil. Mic has an elaborate way of mounting it so it will always reinstall in the exact same posistion. He did not change the angle that I know of. What about those bike pics? :lol: -Tutt I will take delivery ...

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Tutt: Great minds think alike, eh? Is the recoil pad the original pad or is it a Limbsaver, etc. Also was the butt angle changed? My 480 Ruger Puma buttstock is shorter at the top than the bottom. It looks like it was done to decrease snagging on clothing when the gun is mounted to the shoulder. It ...

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Maybe the keylock is for the SAs imported by Rossi/Braztech. Can the plug that replaced the safety be drilled and tapped for the peep part of the Skinner Sight? A lock ring could be used to hold it in place for elevation and the front sight could be drifted for windage if in a dovetail. Or would it ...

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Nice report, NonPC! Thanks for the heads-up! -Tutt Hey Tutt: How is that customized 454 Puma of yours shooting? Sounds like the 260 gr Cup Point Solids would be great in that gun. I noted that Rossi is still making the 454 but not the 480 Ruger Puma. I got the 480 because I knew they were being dis...

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I ordered the 350 gr Cup Point Solids off the website. The 325 gr CPS are not ready yet. I also ordered the 260 gr CPS 45 Colt bullets over the phone as they are not listed on the web site yet. These are shorter and heavier for caliber than the Barnes Bullets as they do not employ a large hollowpoin...

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Yep the only people you can make fun of anymore are Christians, Southerners and assorted "Rednecks" from any area. Everyone else it's a Federal crime to make fun of, but it's mandated that the groups above get it from all angles. Oh and give any one of these people a firearm and they beco...

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I would use the Ruger Blackhawk only loads unless special care is made to mark them differently like brass cases for handgun and nickle cases for carbine. You wouldn't want to have a "hot" rifle round find its way into the revolver. That is also why I considered the Puma 454. You can use t...

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It would be a stretch but I guess they could charge him with discharging live ammunition within the city limits if there was an ordinance against doing same. Usually there is a law against discharging a firearm within the city limits but who knows? It was in W. VA.

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pokey wrote:
Hobie wrote:Suzanne Pleshette....

the guns hobie, the guns.

He was was thinking more of the rack....er .... gunrack!

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Franz at Northfork Bullets informed me that they just came out with a 260 gr Cup Point Solid in 45 cal that is CA approved as non lead. The cup point deforms enlarging the meplat but doesn't open up like the Barnes XPB. If you want bullets that act like solids these are a bit more expensive than the...

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I just received 2000 lead 230 gr .45 bevel based truncated cone bullets. Postman almost had a hernia bringing the flat rate box to the door. I figured that I could use them in my 1911 and for CAS. When loading in the 45 Colt cartridge, will a taper crimp hold a bullet in place when used in a tubular...

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I wonder if that sight could be used on 92s where Nate Kiowa Jone/Steve Young replaces the safety with a plug. It just needs one hole D&T'd, correct? I don't know about that, but Tim Skinner makes a dovetail mount peep that will fit the Rossi 92 rear dovetail. Like I said earlier, I had him mak...

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I wonder if that sight could be used on 92s where Nate Kiowa Jone/Steve Young replaces the safety with a plug. It just needs one hole D&T'd, correct?

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I would like to see what brass with ivory or white micarta grip panels would look like, but with the wood panels I would have to say steel.

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If you said you were thinking of buying 2, then there would have been an intervention and then a stampede to the gunshop.

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When you said: "Till Death Do Us Part!", you didn't realize you were setting a goal! Walter/Jeff Dunham

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By the way would like a report back a few times on your 480. I've always thought that would be cats whiskers of a caliber in a short rifle The 92 is a nice light, easy toting rifle. The 20" 480 Puma feels lighter in the hand than a 16" Win 30-30 Trapper. Part of it is the bottom of the 92...

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I bought an LSI Puma in 480 Ruger and the end of the buttstock slopes at an angle like this ( \ ) instead of being at a right angle like this ( l ). I need to reduce the length of pull and will not reuse the original rubber buttpad, but will replace it with a Limbsaver pad. My question is, should I ...

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Has anyone tried Easy Off oven cleaner?

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The 450 grain cup point would be too long for a 45-70 case, if that was your intent. Now get them to reduce the weight to 300 to 325 grain and it would work very well. Also the nose shape will have to be modified (shortened) to provide the proper OAL when crimped but with their machinery, that shou...

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I am collecting my CAS guns, one gun per completed semester of college. I have 2 Ruger NVs in 45 Colt, an inherited 97 shotgun and now will be looking for a Marlin Cowboy in 45 Colt. I was also thinking of a 92 in 45 Colt but the Marlin is easier to work on with drop in trigger kits, one piece firin...

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I would like to find a nice Belguim Browning Sweet Sixteen, vent rib, mod choke, round knob unaltered.....if so I would grab it assuming the cash was available. I have also put my name on the list from Lipskeys for the new Ruger Blackhawk in 44 special. Other than those two.....unless a deal comes ...

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Old No7 That looks great. I have used the cammo tape on a couple of my guns and have always liked it. Here is one of mine with the tape on it. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f174/saloonslug111/HPIM0684.jpg Better make that a 10-yard penality. That looks like the ARMY digital camo pattern! :shock...

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I hate to say it, but I fully expect the entire state to be lead free within the next ten years. The wackos will impose their will one way or another. It's always good to plan ahead. That is why I am looking at Barnes TSX FP boolits and North Fork Cup Point Solids for all hunting in CA. I don't wan...

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There is one cartridge that I have that may be of interest, although mine's chambered in a bolt action, it was designed for the lever action by Bob Hutton and P.O. Ackley, called the 'Lever Power' series. The .35-348 Winchester Ackley Improved. They made up a series on the same principle, it can be...

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Tutt: I'm in an RN to BSN program that is only 3 semesters. Good thing about going back to school at age 57..............COEDs! But those young ladies do make concentrating hard.

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Hey NonPC, how ya doin? :D Thanks for the link to North Fork. I copied it and sent it to myself for future reference when I get home. Here's another esoteric bullet for you! By Smalley designed and makes them. I met him at FoBD and he is quite literally a rocket scientist! :lol: http://superiorball...

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Tutt: Long time, no speak er write. I've been hanging out on the SASS Wire. New hobby. Also going back to college after 20 yrs. At 57 y/o, going back to school keeps me busy and tired. Anyway, back to North Fork. Their website has changed, but then I haven't visited that site for a long time. I just...

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I just received an e-mail from North Fork. They make an all copper solid in .458 cal. It has a cup point and should act like a WFN hardcast, only better. The cup nose expands exceeding the meplat of any hardcast bullet. For those of us that live in the PRK who have to shoot lead free boolits, this i...

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In CA you can shoot .375 Barnes 270 gr and 300 gr Banded Solids. They will act like hardcast but not too aerodynamic. A 348 or 45-70 based case would be the way to go. But it almost sounds like a safe bullet in a tubular mag and flat trajectory to 300 yds is an oxymoron.

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I was thinking that a 30-30 AI in a 16" trapper would equal a reg 30-30 with a 20 inch barrel. That would be a good thing. If you could make up for the 4" less barrel and then some that would be a bonus.

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Buffalo Bore makes a reduced power 454 as they did so to reduce the incidence of bullet jump with lead bullets. It is still way more powerful than anything that could be loaded in the 45 Colt cartridge.

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Since Marlin is coming out with its own 338 cartridge, I would wait a while to see what bullets are available. Assuming that gummy boolits will not be an option for a while, a round or flatnosed .338 bullet would give a flatter trajectory than .358 or .375. The fly in the ointment is that you want a...

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Moles? I usually freeze them with liquid nitrogen!

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Instead of longer ranges try reducing the velocity to correspond to 100 yard velocity at 20 yards. You beat me to the answer, but I agree. Just load the velocity down to what the velocity would be at 25, 50, 75 and 100 yds. Sometimes a 16-20" carbine is carried instead of a handgun but the gam...

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Yer all wrong. The 375 Win is the best cartridge that starts with .3! It is the 375 Win using 38-55 brass and 300 gr boolits!

.30, .32 or .35, PALEEZE!

Anything bigger will start with a .4!

How's that for stirring the pot?

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Abomination.......Obama Nation...... formerly the USA!

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Two rules of thumb: 1) Barnes all copper bullets are a class unto themselves and the best way to get info on reloading them is to buy their latest manual. They are longer than most bullets for any given weight or you must go to a lighter bullet to stay within the aol (bullet). 2) I learned this when...

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wm wrote:Carbine or rifle?

That's like asking a man if he likes brunnettes, redheads or blondes. Nothing rational ...... you like one just because!

Wm

Unlike women, guns and carbines only go off when you pull the trigger, especially redheads. Ask me how I know.

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I inhereted a Mod 70 Target in 30-06 but wish it was a Featherweight in 308 Win. I've said it before and I will say it again, it was (is?) the most elegant production bolt rifle ever offered. I held one in 30-06 many years ago and I wish I had bought one ever since. I don't know if Browning will bri...

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My daughter lives in Germany and was never into shooting sports so this Father's Day gift from her was a huge surprise. I had mentioned to my wife recently that I was interested in CAS. Via Amazon I received the Gun Digest Book of Cowboy Action Shooting, The ABC's of Reloading, 8th ed. and Ammo and ...

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+1 For what Slick said. I bought 2 complete AR-15s (Colt) and one lower (Bushmaster) before the assault weapon ban in Kalipornia. They are safe queens. I have to be careful which upper I put on which lower as the Colts are preban/ban and the Bushy is post ban/ban. Kalipornia had a ban within the fed...

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Malamute wrote:You left out the shock smily face from the quote.

I'll use the same excuse when I shoot.....when I copied and pasted the quote.....the sun was in my eyes!

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There are 30 cal spitzers that can be used to turn your 30-30 into a flatter shooting 2 shot rifle. I don't know if there are 32 cal bullets that will expand at 32 Win Spl velocities. One practical question: would reboring a worn out or pitted 30-30 barrel to 32 spl breath new life into an old gun o...

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Re: Average Hunting Shot Distance by Malamute on Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:19 pm NonPCnraRN wrote "Malamute: If my post gave the impression that hunters who use bolt guns aren't real hunters, I apologize." No, it wasn't you, I was jumping the gun. Those comments seem to always show up in discusio...

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