Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Kid, A fine human being your FIL was. We can see he had the qualities that made this nation......and his family great. We need more like him.-------6 +1 Well said 6. YK, Very sorry to hear of the loss of your FIL. When my parents entered eternal life, he song "Home Free" has provided comf...

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I suspect that many of you are Roy Rogers fans as I am.
Wonderful memories!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CtV4LaipoM

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https://www.levergun.com/articles/chart ... nd-feeding

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Jim, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Twyla's and your reward will be great in heaven for all that you have done in Jesus name Those of us that have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior know that we will once again see our loved ones once again, in God's time. I look forward to t...

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Tycer, .....unless you have the mould smokin hot......and that's hard to do with small bullets.....6 6, I found that having new sprue plates made for my .22 molds with .062" (1/16") sprue holes allowed faster cycle times which keep the molds up to temp. Using a single cavity mold, 300 mat...

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Posted by "yobtaf" on another forum.... Most of the mystery surrounding the Hombre rifle is over. Last week I was given the opportunity to inspect, photograph, and shoot it. It is owned by Caravan West Productions in Aqua Dulce, CA. I visited them last week to gather data on an article on ...

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A few things come to mind.
1.) Pressure - in your .30-30 test it is higher which perhaps = more complete combustion
2.) Case Shape - the .30-30 has more of a venturi effect.
3.) Sectional Density (bullet) - the .30-30 has close to double the amount which = more resistance which relates to 1.)

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Here's a nice 110 gr mold.
http://accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail. ... 110L-D.png

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http://www.king5.com/story/homepage/201 ... /81728302/

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Earl,
Thank you for the info. Very informative!

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The standard bullet weight for the .32-40 is 165 grs, so it is not much lighter than the standard 170 gr .32 Special.
7 grs of Unique under a 165-170 gr cast bullet would be a nice mild load,

Graf & Sons and others offer a 100 gr 8mm Nambu bullet that could also be used.

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Mike, Welcome to the forum. One thing that can happen with large meplat bullets in '92 is that the nose of the cartridge, if large enough and loaded long enough can possibly depress the forward portion of the cartridge stop during chambering which will allow the next cartridge in the magazine to ent...

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Carlsen Highway, Groove diameter in the Marlin is .428". I use .429" cast bullets. Before using the PSB I did try shooting the plain based bullets at 1,600 f.p.s. with 4227 and groups were in the 3-4" range at 50 yards. The rifle with the proper loads will shoot 1"- 1 1/2" 5...

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I have used PSB (Polyethylene Shot Buffer) in the .44-40 with cast bullets to replicate the early W.H.V (Winchester High Velocity) cartridge with good accuracy. I found that in addition to acting as a gas check under the cast bullet, it also resulted in more consistent velocities since the powder i...

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Rube Burrows wrote:For me without a doubt it's Leo Gordon. He played on so many Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Bonanza and countless others. As soon as I see him I know he's the bad guy.

http://www.westernclippings.com/heavies ... vies.shtml

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+ 1 Lee Van Cleef

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Dusty,
Thank you for the range report. Great testimonial!
Glad to see that the Accurate bullet met your expectations.

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Prayers said. Very happy to learn that "Mr. Gunblast" is well on the road to recovery.

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The Mav 44 bullet is the best commercial bullet available intended for b.p. in the .44-40.
http://www.whyteleatherworks.com/BigLube.html

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If the meplat is the same diameter on both bullets, there would be no difference in terminal performance if the impact velocity was the same.

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Shasta, Thank you for the report. Glad to see that you had some success. Just a reminder to those reading this, duplex loading is beneficial in older rifles having pitted bores where with a straight b.p. charge, fouling will build up pretty quickly in the barrel recesses and accuracy will go downhil...

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Shasta,
I was wondering if you ever tried a duplex loading and if so, what the results were.

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Nice!

Looking forward to the range report.

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William, A belated thank you for additional info. earlmck, Interestingly I was looking at the current Alliant data and they show 35 grs. of RL7 under a 100 gr. bullet. No pressure data though. Perhaps the current lot of RL-7 is a bit slower burning (?). http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/RecipeP...

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Howdy Dusty,
I was wondering if you had a chance to test the Accurate bullets from the mold you had purchased in your vintage 44 WCF?

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Karl, "V" radius wasn't quite the right terminology. Visualize the center of the dowel being bout .030-.040" higher than the o.d. From the center then, form a shallow radius to the o.d. I did not radius the edge of the o.d. The end of a pencil eraser looks similar once it has been use...

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Karl, I would go with .430. The taper inside the case will make for a snug fit when the disc is down on top of the powder. I made a seating stem from a wooden 1/2" dowel on my lathe so that the disc was seated squarely on the powder. Lacking a lathe, if you could find a 7/16" dowel and chu...

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That has worked great and the thin .005" thick disc is consumed upon ignition. Interesting solution. Does the disc seem to stay in place as rounds work through a tube magazine and then up into the chamber? Karl Karl, Yes. I have worked rounds through the tube into the chamber then extracted th...

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KWK, I have used Bullseye, 700X and Unique in short range loads in the 45-70 as well as Trailboss. The first 3 are cleaner burning. Those powders are somewhat more bulky than one of my favorites for the 44-40 and 45 Colt (Titegroup). These days though I use an over powder disc made from standard cop...

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Daisyman, NICE piece of Winchester history you have! One thing I don't think has been mentioned before....the barrel might be a true .44, that is .440" groove diameter (?) like the original Henry's were. The .44 Henry is like the .22 rimfire in that it was loaded with heeled bullets and the cas...

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cs,
I have a similar box but it is not in as good a shape as yours. I have not fired any of the rounds.

Chuck,
I think you are right. I dissected one of the cartridges and the powder was in strands as long as the body of the shell.

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Personally I would go with http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=31-190R-D.png but with at least a .20" meplat. The 190-D has a longer bore riding nose that could be a problem in chambering if the bore diameter of your rifle is even just a bit smaller. After Frank had written th...

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Several years ago I ran a test between 20" & 24" 44-40's. Powder charge was 40 grs by weight of Swiss FFG. Average velocity difference was 40 f.p.s. or 10 fps inch per inch. Different rifles may give different results.

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If I were to hunt deer with my 357 it would be with 187 gr LBT type bullets. Veral Smith harvested an elk awhile ago and commented that the bullet, impacting at about 1550 f.p.s. went completely through .....1"hole in, 1" hole out. With that kind of penetration, there would be no problem r...

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Dusty, A very nice piece of Winchester history added to your collection! Thank you for sharing. Just wondering if your Accurate Mold has arrived? Tom sure does nice work. At last count I have 9 of his molds in .30 - .45 caliber and they all have been very well made. Regarding the fouling issue, most...

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Jim, Many thanks for that link! A wonderful honor for John Taffin! :D I know that you and Paco were there in spirit. " I’ve always said there are 4 important things in life. Faith, Family, Friends & Firearms which all go together to give us freedom." "Today we are living in a tim...

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Lefty Dude wrote:Could it be you are using jacketed bullets with a lead bullet recipe ? This would make a big difference in pressure.
TB is a fast burning powder.

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Good for her!
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Guys, Thank you for the kind words. We went to the range again this week and he tried the reloads 170 / 2000 f.p.s. and they printed within 1" of point of aim at 50 yards. Success! :D I also brought along some mid range loads 170 / 1500 f.p.s. and he found that by raising the rear sight up 4 no...

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John, Sure wish I had come across a 24” 30-30 to play with. We enjoy the 26”barrel rifles as they equal the 20” 30-30AI. I have not pushed the 90-grain bullets to high speed but the 110-grain .30 Carbine bullets are fun and give good accuracy. The 110-grain bulk Remingyon bullets work as well as an...

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Thanks for the post. Looks like some fun and actually useful loads to try. 8) Reminds me of the 'Accelerator' loads Remington used to sell, that were 55 gr 223 bullets in a sabot - they sold them in 30-30, 30-06, and I think 308. Pretty close, but everything I ever heard about the Accelerator loads...

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http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o25/w30wcf/Leverguns/lane%20-%20.32%20H.P.S.%20rl.jpg The rifle has been in his family for over 100 years. It is a takedown 1893 Marlin in .32 H.P.S. (High Power Special). The bore is in pretty good condition. It probably has not been fired for many years. If guns...

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earlmck, Thank you very much for the information. Your 2.45" for the 90 gr bullet is spot on. :D "QL shows 39.5K psi and just a bit over 2500 fps with 30 grains of the RL-7." By comparison, a 2005 Alliant manual - 30 grs. / RL-7 / 24" barrel / 2,630 / 34.6K cup (37.7K psi) Brass:...

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earlmck,
Thank you for the info. I may have to try the N200 data.
As kind of cross check on the Rel 7 data, could you please let me
know what pressure QL shows for 30 grs. with a 125 gr. bullet.

Thank you,
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arjunky wrote:Cool. How many grains of 7? I've got some sabots loaded with 70 grain speers that need to get loaded yet.

Byron

Byron,
36 grs.

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Hey, that is impressive! I'll bet that would simply vaporize a jackrabbit or rock chuck. I looked at the load in "QuickLoad" to see what it had to say. First, since these loads are in the Marlin 336A I'm assuming the 24" barrel? (which makes about 120 fps additional over the 20"...

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Old Savage wrote:True, ought to be useful to 200 yds.

Old Savage,
That's what I was thinking.....

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I was testing some 90 gr. Hornady XTP’s (.309” dia) in my 336A Marlin .30-30 using Rel 7 powder. My goal was to see if they could be pushed safely to 3,000 f.p.s. at barrel exit. I had a couple of different primers in the cases I used for the test…WLR and Rem 9 ½’s . I should have resized some othe...

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It is very close to 4198 in burning rate. In the .30-30 5744 and 4198 produce very similar velocities with the same powder charge.

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Shasta, Nice find. As one who also likes collecting, dissecting and shooting some vintage ammo, it is always a treat to discover something interesting. Here is an image from a 1941 Western catalog..... http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o25/w30wcf/Collector%20Cartridges/Western1941-1.jpg Boat tail b...

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