Shooting a Paintball Lever Action Rifle – Sheridan Based KL

November 23, 2015

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We recorded this video shooting a G&H Customs’ KL Lever action Sheridan rifle back in the summer of 2014 along with a series of other videos.

I had originally planned on not releasing this video since I don’t show my target, and my continuity is a little screwed up between takes, but the cycling of the lever is almost hypnotic so I figured it might as well go live.

Right side view of G and H Customs' KL-20 Lever action rifle. — Right side view of G and H Customs’ KL-20 Lever action rifle.

As I mention above, this brass rifle is a KL lever action paintball rifle. Similar to a pump action KP, which was originally built by Sheridan for PMI.

Full left side view of KL-20 Lever action rifle built by G and H customs.

But this particular rifle was built off the lower tube of a Sheridan pellet rifle using a cartridge valve and the stock features an enclosed lever action cocking mechanism.
Jake “Spydrmn” Helfer and Bret “BretG” Golihew built these rifles, under the name of G&H Customs.

Underside view of KL's lever action plate, stamped with KL-20 on it. — Underside view of KL’s lever action plate, stamped with KL-20 on it.

When I traveled to Living Legends in 2012 I met Jake Helfer and he asked if I was interested in a lever action rifle. Typically Jake and Bret built these rifles for customers, but in this case, Jake already had the rifle built for himself. I mailed him a money order a few weeks later and he sent me KL20.

Right side view of KL-20’s receiver profile.

Jake and Bret are no longer taking custom work (as far as I know) but while they were building rifles they constructed them out of brass and stainless and each was pretty much totally custom.

Left side lever action profile of KL-20.

They featured unique features such as flip up sights, front sights, thadapters, custom “Jake” bolts, and a few even featured Brassballs custom wood stocks.

This rifle, KL-20, features a left side feedtube, a brass block sight, one of Jake’s bolts, a front wedge sight and is built around a Sheridan Cartridge valve.