…94's, 92, 73 along with some Marlins and Henry's. Our question is concerning a rifle we inherited from my wife's Dad who bought the rifle in the 70's or 80's for $25, it's a 1873 serial number 23xxx which we believe is a manufacture year of 1878, other than that we have little information about
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…to be cut down to about 21 3/4" to remove all the dovetail. Is this correct? Also My 1907 made 22" Short rifle has a muzzle diameter of about .670. My measurements of a standard 26" barrel rifle shows it to be about .720 at the 22" point or .050 a much Larger diameter. But.... my 22"
…to be cut down to about 21 3/4" to remove all the dovetail. Is this correct? Also My 1907 made 22" Short rifle has a muzzle diameter of about .670. My measurements of a standard 26" barrel rifle shows it to be about .720 at the 22" point or .050 a much Larger diameter. But.... my 22"
…1933) when the Model 65 was introduced, almost nobody was hunting any game animals with the 44 & 38 WCF cartridges... the 30 WCF, 32 W.S., 270 WCF, and 30-06 were the cartridges of choice for the vast majority of the hunting public. For those that wanted to hunt smaller game/varmints, the
…another 10 years. Ray bought the collection but there wasn’t a 66 CF box.
Bob
I wonder if this former Winchester employee had a box of .70-150's? Not that there ever was a box of .70-150's but I recall hearing that a former employee had "packets" of .70-150's. I think they were
…Grivicich said
What caliber "blank" cartridge did they use?
Erin
45-70
…had:
https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/antique-rifles---single-shot/extremely-rare-farrow-arms-company-target-rifle.cfm?gun_id=100656884
A friend of mine recently purchased a .32 caliber bullet mold and mentioned it was for a Farrow design bullet.
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…Winchester Model 1886 Rifle that I have owned for a dozen years or so. Initially I was under the impression that this was factory original in .45-70 and was disappointed to find out upon receiving the recent letter this is not the case.
Current Configuration
Serial No. 134450 Late variety…
…first or second variation
Cal. .45-70
Takedown
26” Octagonal bbl.
Pointed heel steel Shotgun butt
I’m a bit confused and was wondering what do I really have here? Apparently the
… Many would likely bore the general members, so I won't put them on here now. But riflery tended to vary by units and branches. Up until the late 70s when it became a requirement all qualify to reenlist. I had females who were not even familiarized on rifles and all of a sudden they had to
…about it, when I was in the Army in the early 70's we didn't spend very much time on the shooting range. It was really funny to watch a lot of guys try to zero their weapon at 25 meters let alone
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…Jamieson said
The Bat Masterson commemorative was produced in New Haven, not Cobourg. Cobourg commemoratives only ran for the years 1970 through 1978. Hope this helps. Sorry for the long delay in responding to you. It's my lack of expertise on some of these sites.
Scott
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…s no question in my mind that your Marlin was shipped with the No. 21 from the factory. I had one Marlin with a Lyman No. 21 - a M1895 .40-70 (super scarce in the M95) along with special order half magazine, shotgun butt. It had a nice amount of blue and a good bit of case color on the
…H. said
mrcvs said
I tried to
Bert H. said
It is my belief that the original 40-82 barrel was replaced with the 45-70 barrel when the rifle was returned and sent to Heere (he was a factory employee that specialized in reworking/modifying returned guns). I have…
…smooth steel plate now on the rifle.
I have asked Scott to take down the barrel assembly and check the bottom of the barrel for the work order # 17042. There is a very good possibility that it will be stamped on the barrel.
Bert
swap out a rubber buttplate with a steel one in my younger…
…very seldom ever documented in the ledger records what work was done to the guns that were returned or "R&R".
The factory markings on the 45-70 barrel indicate that it is a pre-1912 production piece. In regard to the steel butt plate currently on the rifle, it is quite evident that it was
…Velocity" notation. I've never known a .40-82 to have "high velocity" ammo offered. Both high velocity barrels and ammo were offered in .45-70 and .45-90 as minimums. I would take it in conjunction with "Heere" that the barrel WAS changed at Winchester as result of those notations. Tim
…Velocity" notation. I've never known a .40-82 to have "high velocity" ammo offered. Both high velocity barrels and ammo were offered in .45-70 and .45-90 as minimums. I would take it in conjunction with "Heere" that the barrel WAS changed at Winchester as result of those notations. Tim
…said
I tried to
Bert H. said
It is my belief that the original 40-82 barrel was replaced with the 45-70 barrel when the rifle was returned and sent to Heere (he was a factory employee that specialized in reworking/modifying returned guns). I have…
…smooth steel plate now on the rifle.
I have asked Scott to take down the barrel assembly and check the bottom of the barrel for the work order # 17042. There is a very good possibility that it will be stamped on the barrel.
Bert
swap out a rubber buttplate with a steel one in my younger…
…very seldom ever documented in the ledger records what work was done to the guns that were returned or "R&R".
The factory markings on the 45-70 barrel indicate that it is a pre-1912 production piece. In regard to the steel butt plate currently on the rifle, it is quite evident that it was
…s no question in my mind that your Marlin was shipped with the No. 21 from the factory. I had one Marlin with a Lyman No. 21 - a M1895 .40-70 (super scarce in the M95) along with special order half magazine, shotgun butt. It had a nice amount of blue and a good bit of case color on the
…tried to
Bert H. said
It is my belief that the original 40-82 barrel was replaced with the 45-70 barrel when the rifle was returned and sent to Heere (he was a factory employee that specialized in reworking/modifying returned guns). I have…
…smooth steel plate now on the rifle.
I have asked Scott to take down the barrel assembly and check the bottom of the barrel for the work order # 17042. There is a very good possibility that it will be stamped on the barrel.
Bert
swap out a rubber buttplate with a steel one in my
…is my belief that the original 40-82 barrel was replaced with the 45-70 barrel when the rifle was returned and sent to Heere (he was a factory employee that specialized in reworking/modifying returned guns). I have…
…smooth steel plate now on the rifle.
I have asked Scott to take down the barrel assembly and check the bottom of the barrel for the work order # 17042. There is a very good possibility that it will be stamped on the barrel.
Bert
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…with a rubber shotgun butt and now has a smooth steel butt plate on it as well.
My guess is someone along the way wanted the more popular .45-70 cartridge and changed the barrel, but that doesn’t explain the steel shotgun buttplate, which would not be a 1:1 fit from the factory rubber
…Winchester Model 1886 Rifle that I have owned for a dozen years or so. Initially I was under the impression that this was factory original in .45-70 and was disappointed to find out upon receiving the recent letter this is not the case.
Current Configuration
Serial No. 134450 Late variety…
…first or second variation
Cal. .45-70
Takedown
26” Octagonal bbl.
Pointed heel steel Shotgun butt
I’m a bit confused and was wondering what do I really have here? Apparently the
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…... I'll go first. There are two top contenders for me. The first, is the missing two rifles that are a match to the wonderful M1886 .45-70 Burt has with the matted barrel, special sights, etc. etc. etc.
Next, and very high on the list would be a pair of M1886 ELW's I referenced in
…s no question in my mind that your Marlin was shipped with the No. 21 from the factory. I had one Marlin with a Lyman No. 21 - a M1895 .40-70 (super scarce in the M95) along with special order half magazine, shotgun butt. It had a nice amount of blue and a good bit of case color on the