Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

BwanaDave

I have had several Jeeps over the years and currently have a 45 willys mb and an 02 wrangler. The wangler has 125k miles on it so I have been looking. In my humble opinion the guys running Jeep have screwed them all up and the whole bunch ought to be rounded up and casterated. What they have done is...

BwanaDave

I must admit that my eyes get watery reading some of the posts above. They sure convince me that I am in the right place seeing others express their feelings about special frearms. For me it is my 1890 win wrf. My grandfather purchased the gun from a farmer in the early 1920s while driving his Reo a...

BwanaDave

Lets not delay this too long as it is unbecoming to have American men line up begging.

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BwanaDave

It looks like a BIG win and a surprise out of the 9th. When it comes to Constitutional Rights there are levels of importance. A fundamental right is the most important. The case appears to hold that the 2nd is incorporated because it is a fundamental right. The government cannot restrict a fundament...

BwanaDave

Hang in there. What I have read that you have written tells me she did a good job in this life.

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BwanaDave

Doesn't the "Judge" shoot both 410 and 45/70? I load 45 Colt with Speer shot capsules for my New Vaquero and they are great snake medicine. I wonder how the hard plastic capsule would handle a choked barrel. What choke is that anyway? If I owned it I would probably send the attachment off ...

BwanaDave

I like slings but they are ugly on lever guns. Slings help you shoot better and make life easier when hiking. The best sling I have found for a traditional gun is the canvas web and leather sling sold by Trader Keith. Sling studs are a problem but Pacmyer makes some nice flush mount studs. I have a ...

BwanaDave

So I guess the guns sitting around my office here are only worth $49.

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BwanaDave

I believe that is what Elliot S. Barker used for his entire adult life in New Mexico. He liked it so much that when he finally wore the barrel out on one he replaced it with another. Do a web search on him, he knew his stuff and was quite a hunter.

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BwanaDave

That is very nice. I have an early 1970s 94 that is what we call a "reservation gun". It is a beater an I got the fresh of the reservation in a trade. The someone sanded off the bluing and plating on the receiver. I did a plum brown job on it with so so results. At least it isn't shiney li...

BwanaDave

Boone and Crockett material for sure, are you going to mount it?

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BwanaDave

"None of your business and not nearly enough."

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BwanaDave

I have enjoyed his books much more than his articles. I just re-read American Hunting Rifles a couple of weeks ago and I think it is a quality book and I would recommend it to anyone. He clearly loves guns and hunting so that scores a lot of points with me. He doesn't harp on just his point of view,...

BwanaDave

What is this piddly "+1" stuff? They are a plus 10 in my book. I am always amazed by their fast shipping. There technical advice is great and fast. Finally, what they have done for the NRA has been a model for the industry. I always shop Midway first.

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BwanaDave

I sold a 6" blue Python in the late 80s and I regret it to this day. Sometimes I think about buying another just so I will stop beating myself up over my stupidity. That gun was perfection, it all came together in one package. I feel the same way about a Kimber Gold Match II that I currently ha...

BwanaDave

E-mail sent w/ pictures.

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BwanaDave

Maybe we shouldn't talk about this too much. Who knows, the state legislators may poke their heads out of the bath houses long enough to pass another law and close them down.

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BwanaDave

The lever change could have been both to cut costs and correct a percieved problem. The construction of the lever as a two piece part appears to be calculated to cut the cost of production as no other explanation seems to make sense. As to the other parts, there may have been other reasons. The '95 ...

BwanaDave

Several years ago I purchased a stock from Treebone for my Marlin 1895. I upgraded the wood and it was about $350.00 at the time. The inletting was alot of work, I didn't use a dremel. I would go with the shotgun butt that way you won't have to mess with fitting the buttplate. Just send it out and h...

BwanaDave

I am a new owner of a 1910 '95 in 30-40 and the following is what I have read or believe to be true. According to the Chuck Hawks web site the change in the reciever added metal around the bolt and the scallop was to reduce weight. No souce is cited for the information. It is a good question and cha...

BwanaDave

I just installed one from Precision and it was a quality product. It only took an hour and a half for the final fitting. The inletting was cut much closer than others I have installed. I have also had good luck with Treebone Carving. Treebone has the option of some really nice wood at a price. Their...

BwanaDave

Major, where in TN are you? I am in the Knoxville area and I would like to do the same.

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BwanaDave

Thanks to all, I found a load at Realguns using 44 gr RL 7 for the exact bullet I have. I loaded up 50 of them this morning and I will try them out as soon as the weather allows.

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BwanaDave

Thanks, I do have the 45-70 load book but believe it or not it doesn't have a load using Reloader 7 for a 405gr cast bullet. There is 400 and 420 for cast. Alliant lists for 385-405gr but they don't say whether it is for jacketed or cast and they have a starting load of 37 gr with a max of 40 gr whi...

BwanaDave

I have a Marlin 1895ss and I am looking for a load for 405 gr gas checked cast bulltets using Reloader 7 or 3031.

Thanks

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BwanaDave

The history of exotic game in New Mexico is interesting. For many years the Game Commission was run by Elliot S. Barker. He had actually come to New Mexico by covered wagon and grew up on the family's homestead in the Pecos. He grew up hunting and wrote several books on the subject which can sometim...

BwanaDave

Great story. I was just there a month ago quail hunting. I love the area and have property near Magdalena. I hope you got a chance to stop at the Owl Cafe or the Buckhorn for a real green chile cheese burger.

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BwanaDave

Since other have brought up concerns regarding head space and the FCD I would like to add I haven't had any problems with the ammo I have produced using the FCD and that is with mixed brass. I just crank the stuff out and it feeds and fires fine in my Kimber Gold Match II. No use of the taper crimp,...

BwanaDave

There is an old saying about Rangers carrying 45s because they don't make 46s.

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BwanaDave

I think the FCD is one of the best things that ever happened to reloading. I was converted to it reloading 45acp and it is all I use for the crimp when I use it. I use them on a number of calibers now. A small investment, give it a try.

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BwanaDave

How about because it is so American? Like they say, 230 grains of American diplomacy. Personally I wonder about a guy who doesn't have at least one 1911.

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BwanaDave

Ten years ago I used to work three days a week in Houston so I would kill time by browsing at Collectors Firearms. Back then there was little interest in the funny looking lever gun. They had racks of them, many stamped with "Department of Public Safety" on them. They were pretty reasonabl...

BwanaDave

The front sight is also an after market item. It appears to be one of those units that slip around the barrel and have a set screw in the blade dove tail. What was the correct sight on these? The gun has a Redfield receiver sight and the front blade only extends 1/16 of an inch above the base. I fin...

BwanaDave

I just got my 1895 win in 30-40 krag. It was made in 1910 and has obviously been restored in the past. I don't believe the barrel is original as it doesn't have any markings or a sight dovetail. I wanted an shooter and that is what I got. Now I am looking for loads. I have a bunch of 220 Hornady jac...

BwanaDave

[quote="scarville"][quote="JohndeFresno"]Apparently, "It isn't prudent."[/quote] "Prurient" is much closer.[/quote] Prurient implies inducing arousal or desire, somehow a group of guys sitting around "pleasuring" themselves doesn't do it for me, in f...

BwanaDave

You can use wax paper instead of paper and it won't stick.

Most epoxy products will also clean up with viniger instead of solvents. It is cheaper and easier on the skin. Less fumes too.

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BwanaDave

Read The Beast In The Garden, it is about how the same thinking caused a mt lion problem around Boulder which cost lives.

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BwanaDave

"But what I really hate is when I have to deal with people that move in here from up north, or somewhere and start trying to change our laws to suit their bleeding heart, do gooder, controlling mindset." It isn't just happening in the South, the SouthWest is getting all F***ed up by the sa...

BwanaDave

Thanks for the info, those are beauties. I was looking for several years and then all Winchester prices shot up with the closing. I started looking at the 80s Brownings and then I found the one I am waiting on. Is there anyone around dealing in original parts?

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BwanaDave

You are right, I should have given a warning. A trip into Pelosi Country is not something for the unprepared.

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BwanaDave

It is the "mountain life style", lots of exercise, fresh air and adventure. This extends to the Southwest too. Those people in the cities and on the coast don't have a clue, most of them spend their free time at sfjacks.com.

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BwanaDave

Thanks. I will post some pics when it gets here if I can figure out how to. I am planning on hunting with it too. I don't know what it is but my hunting desire has been getting more and more retro. When I dream of some hunt it isn't wth one of my scoped rifles. I have been talking with a friend abou...

BwanaDave

After almost a decade of looking I just purchased a Win 1895 30-40. It is an original that appears to have been refinished years ago and the butt was cut down to get rid of the cresent butt plate and install a pad. This required ugly spacers. Since it has lost its collector value I got a relatively ...

BwanaDave

We just moved here last July from New Mexico. The move was for my wife's work and I greatly miss the wide open spaces. The pluses are it is a pro gun state and hunters are part of the culture. I have found it a bit difficult to figure out what land you can access and where you can shoot. It isn't li...

BwanaDave

The little fella looks like he has a 1890 Winny and darn if that doesn't look like one of my wife's cats.

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BwanaDave

I based my comments on personal experience shooting a wounded hog with a 357 blackhawk. I was hunting with a buddy and he saw one hog. He shot it and three more came running. I shot poorly and only hit the one I was shooting once. I was out of ammo in the rifle and the hog looked like it was going t...

BwanaDave

.357 is a bit weak for hogs whether they are east or west of the Rockies. I wanted to create a lever gun for hog hunting and general use so I started with a Marlin 1895 45-70. I put a Wild West trigger and extractor in it. I plugged the cross bolt safety with the Ludwig plug and installed Ashley (XS...

BwanaDave

Almost 40 years ago I went through the same thing only it was my mother and I was 14. The circumstances were a bit different but she too had become addicted to pills for a medical problem the doctors coudn't figure out. They told her it was all in her head and that she was crazy, eventually she was....

BwanaDave

Everything is big in Texas!!! I hunt near Del Rio in Sanderson, the snake capital of Texas. I always watch where I sit down there!!! In New Mexico I haven't seen any that big but I have seen some big ones. My record is shooting three in one day. They do like getting on the roads right after a cool r...

BwanaDave

Have you looked at the RCBS 45 270 SAA? I am shooting those out of my New Vaquero and they are great. Mine were cast by Mt Baldy and when I am done with them I will start casting my own.

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