Winchester Collector - Forum: General Discussions & Questions

rogertherelic on 50 Express Shot Cartridges

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:54:44 +0000

Thank you Bert. Nice to know. RDB

Zebulon on Inherited Collection

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:04:35 +0000

Hey, Bill. I didn't know you lived in Charlotte . Lucky you to live in the prettiest part of America. I had to go to Huntersville on a case once and it was just gorgeous.

Buck94 on Inherited Collection

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:27:51 +0000

Hello Garand Guy,

I’m in Charlotte and I have a store in Mint Hill (Bull Moose) that is 20 minutes from Concord. Happy to look at your collection and let you know what you got. If you want to post pictures here you also have a lot of really knowledgeable and very smart guys here who would be happy to weigh in and help as well. I’ll PM you my contact info. Look forward to helping you figure it out my friend!

GarandGuy on Inherited Collection

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:43:49 +0000

I recently inherited a collection of firearms from my Dad, most of which are Winchesters. I’d like to connect with someone in the Charlotte/ Concord NC area to show them my collection and learn more about them. My Winchesters include an M1 Garand, several model 94’s, one of which is a .307 caliber, and several other rifles as well.

-Thanks!

Bert H. on 50 Express Shot Cartridges

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:02:21 +0000

Very neat box! The two cases with the "W" in a circle indicate they were loaded with smokeless powder. The unmarked primers are black powder cartridges.

I have a near identical full box of 50-95 WCF Shot cartridges.

edit: Forgot to mention, the loaded shells are worth approximately $75 per cartridge.

Bert

Anthony on Steer Clear

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:39:36 +0000

Scotty,

I saw something that they recently had, and I was heading out the door to take care of several things on my list, and had my wife run a check on them and for sure, "GUN PARTS LOADERS", are "FAKE"!!!

Scammers from the word go!

Tony

Anthony on 50 Express Shot Cartridges

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:33:54 +0000

steve004 said
Roger -
I think these would fit in my Standard Arms Camp .50. I could go bird hunting this fall!

Roger,

That's a very nice box, and to have the wooden filler pieces is pretty much unheard of!

Thanks for sharing!

Steve,

I think you should send RDB, a PM, and make some sort of agreement, and then report back here with pictures of the Birds you took with the Ole' Camp 50!

Tony

steve004 on 50 Express Shot Cartridges

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:28:58 +0000

Roger -

I think these would fit in my Standard Arms Camp .50. I could go bird hunting this fall!

rogertherelic on 50 Express Shot Cartridges

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:11:25 +0000

I saw the posting of the empty box of shells for sale and wondered what loaded shot shells might be worth? I have a box with 18 loaded shells and two empty cases. The two empty cases appear to never have been fired, but possibly taken apart or added as just primed cases. The primers in the two empty cases have a stamped marking on them, the other 18 primers are blank. The box also has the original wooden spacers included. Thanks for looking. RDB

218Bee on CMP Affiliation

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:59:03 +0000

Long time CMP fan. Took advantage of the Greek returns back in early 2000’s. (Garands & HXP M2 ammo.). Haven’t ordered anything in years, but I remember ordering a SA M1 Collector Grade and received a pristine 5.7 million SA Garand, all greased up in cosmoline. This was back when they shipped them in cardboard boxes with the grey egg crate foam. The FedEx driver smiles & hands it to me and I notice the front 10” of the M1 was punched through the end of the box. I asked him to wait and opened it and did a full inspection. Incredibly it was totally unscathed and I accepted it (incredibly lucky to get a 5.7 mil ) For the life of me I don’t know what kind of buffoonery it would take to duplicate punching the front of an M1 rifle through 3 layers of thick cardboard. SMH. Oh, and I have a Bavarian Forestry Service Carbine too, in the 5.5 mil range.

Rat Rod Mac on Steer Clear

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:34:41 +0000

There was a recent post by Randy 3590 about a scam and losing some money on a gun transaction. I'm here to tell you I almost got ripped off by an outfit called Gun Parts Loaders. Tried to order an item and they came back and said my credit card was full and the transaction could not take place. I immediately cancelled the order, but something must have slipped through the cracks because today the wife said "look at this" and sure enough we were being billed for two orders to a pet store in Florida for almost a hundred and fifty bucks. We got the situation straightened out luckily before we got burned. This post isn't really Winchester related, but I thought I would post it anyway to try and save one of you guys from a bad experience. If you want to delete this Bert, go ahead. RRM

Zebulon on Hard shipping case for a 38” Win 94 carbine?

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:19:59 +0000

I forgot to say, they now have more than one size. I believe there is a 46" one.

Zebulon on Hard shipping case for a 38” Win 94 carbine?

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:17:09 +0000

Before you buy anything, go look at what Cameron Packaging of Lima Ohio offers as its Custom Rifle Kit. It consists of a heavy cardboard outer box, three layers of cross-linked foam inserts cut to fit tightly in the box. There is also a large swatch of anti-rust impregnated sheeting, in which the rifle is to be wrapped.

The rifle is laid out on the middle layer of foam and its outline cut out with a razor knife or, more easily, with a hot knife. [Cross-lined foam is what marine docking fenders are made of.]
The middle layer of foam is placed over the bottom layer.
The rifle is wrapped in the anti-rust sheeting and placed into the outlined and cut cavity of the middle layer.
The top layer is placed over the middle layer and the three-layer sandwich is fitted into the box, which is sealed - preferably with hot glue and shipping tape.

These kits are not cheaper than the plastic case you propose to use, but I've never had a firearm damaged in the twenty years I've used them. Even when the box itself was damaged.

http://www.cameronpackaging.com

218Bee on Hard shipping case for a 38” Win 94 carbine?

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:34:54 +0000

Have to ship a 94 carbine and would like to get a proper fitting, inexpensive (if possible) plastic hard case for shipping. I’ll encase this in a cardboard box, but I’m seeing most cases under $50 are 48-50” long and 14-15” wide for a scoped rifle. Would love to find a padded 40” by 10” hard case. Anyone ever go down this rabbit hole? Ps. I rarely ship rifles, hence the confusion.

Any help is appreciated.

mrcvs on Marcot, Paxton, Marron new title out

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:19:27 +0000

Zebulon said
Ian, here's the dope for Sharps Firearms - A Collector's Guide.
Mail check for $65.00 made out to Northwood Heritage Press, to
Roy Marcot
4680 Placita Casa Sevilla
Marana, AZ 85658
You can also order it on Amazon but I think they collect Texas sales tax.
Bill

Thank you, Bill!