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deerhunter on Selling earliest/first style (mid to late 1880's) Black Powder full box Winchester .22 Single Shot ammo (50 rounds)

Sat, 16 May 2026 04:56:27 +0000

Price reduced to $100 shipped.

deerhunter on Selling antique full box (20 rounds) Winchester .45-75 ammo for Winchester Model 1876 (upside down label)

Sat, 16 May 2026 04:54:57 +0000

Price reduced to $325 shipped.

deerhunter on Selling antique full box (20 rounds) Winchester .45-75 ammo for Winchester Model 1876

Sat, 16 May 2026 04:53:34 +0000

Price reduced to $325 shipped.

rogertherelic on Model 71 Research Survey

Sat, 16 May 2026 04:03:51 +0000

Picked this up yesterday. Model 71 Ser. 18310, Special Rifle, 24" Bolt Peep, blank in barrel, early sling with correct swivels. RDB

Randy3590 on Winchester Eagle Scout commemorative.22

Sat, 16 May 2026 03:36:55 +0000

I found and bought a matched set of the Scout commemoratives (Thanks Tony)

I have 3 sons I would like to get set for each

i know it’s a long shot but does anyone have any for sale? Matched set or just the Eagle Scout?

Thank you

Randy

Randy3590 on Eagle Scout Winchester commemorative

Sat, 16 May 2026 02:30:04 +0000

I found and bought a matched set of the Scout commemoratives (Thanks Tony)

I have 3 sons I would like to get set for each

i know it’s a long shot but does anyone have any for sale? Matched set or just the Eagle Scout?

Thank you

Randy

Chris D on What do you think of this "Legion of Frontiersmen" LOF 1876 Winchester? Would you buy it?

Sat, 16 May 2026 02:15:26 +0000

I would be very happy with that 1876. I would also like to see the RHS of the stock up close.

I have not got my books near me at the moment but would want to check my Yerout 1876 NWMP book.

When you get it, take close up of quailty pictures off the RHS of the stock and post them here.

Chris

cj57 on What do you think of this "Legion of Frontiersmen" LOF 1876 Winchester? Would you buy it?

Sat, 16 May 2026 01:42:26 +0000

I think you got a good deal on this carbine, there shouldn't be back grounds on these or transfer fees. Their just squeezing buyers for every cent they can get. Congrats, nice 76

jlb on New member...Model 12 Heavy Duck confirmation questions

Sat, 16 May 2026 01:37:39 +0000

I understand what you are saying with respect to the checkered butt on Skeet Winchester Model 21’s. However my 20 gauge does not seem to have a lot of recoil using 7/8 oz commercial shells at 1150-1200 fps. I really like the gun which has 28” skeet in/Skeet out barrels and a set of 28” M/F barrels. I am looking forward to hunting doves this fall and I wonder which barrels I will prefer. I told my model 21 friend that I was thinking of removing the checkered butt and I thought I was going to have to take him to the Heart Hospital. Tomorrow we are going to shoot five stand with Model 21’s designed for other uses. Bob will shoot his 16 gauge m/f gun and I will shoot a vent rib 12 gauge trap gun choked full and less full.

I will say that the longer stock on the trap gun feels better in many situations than the shorter stoked 20 gauge. There is however something special about the 20 gauge gun.

jlb

rogertherelic on Model 71 Coming Up

Sat, 16 May 2026 01:34:02 +0000

I have only actual firsthand knowledge of the Winchester sling that came with my dad's Model 100 Winchester. I was with him in 1961 when he purchased it. It did have the diamond shaped staples. All information I have acquried since then is from outside sourses and that may or not be correct. More than once I have received incorrect information that I accepted as truth. I was just misinformed, maybe not intentially, but misinformed by someone who believed what they were telling me at that time was true. I assumned, since the keepers were stapled with the diamond shaped staples, it was correct. It may not be original to the rifle, I may have misspoken, as I have no positive way to prove that it is original. I will try to be more careful in the future with my descriptions. Thanks for the information you provided. I am still learning and at the age where my remembering is sometimes gets confused. RDB

Zebulon on New member...Model 12 Heavy Duck confirmation questions

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:59:02 +0000

I can only assume that someone in authority at Winchester who did not shoot Skeet, decided the standard butt configuration for the Model 21 Skeet Gun would be the checkered Walnut butt its ownself, without a buttplate or pad.

Before 1947, the Skeet Gun also came standard with 26" barrels, lengthened that year to 28".

My own 12 gauge Skeet Gun was given a final inspection in March 1947 but has the earlier short barrels and letters at 7 pounds 6 ounces with 14" pull to a checkered butt.

By the time it came to me in 2025, the checkered butt was gone, LOP still 14" to a Pachmayr Old English recoil pad.

Having shot one round of Skeet with this gun using an ounce of #8 shot at 1350 foot seconds, I can tell you I have no desire to do that again. The idea of firing 200 such shells in an afternoon with this gun strikes me as nuts and doing the same thing with only a checkered wood butt in place as terminally stupid.

[This Skeet Gun is quite comfortable at Skeet using 7/8 ounce of shot at about 1000 foot seconds. Olin's AA Low Recoil is a fine solution.]

My predecessor obviously thought so too and I owe him a debt of thanks for not installing a Whiteline ventilated pad.

The Old English pad is pretty soft but it isn't Sorbothane. If I replaced it and Limbsaver still made a red version of their solid pad, I might use that. Otherwise, it would be Pachmayr's Sorbothane Old English.

stavok on Would you buy this 1866 Yellowboy?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:37:39 +0000

Hope we weren't bidding against each other! Don't get me started on The Shootist. I made a special trip there to view the guns before the auction. I had prior agreement from the auction company and from an employee to see the guns. I get there and the owner James rudely informs me; "it aint gonna happen". Said he didn't care I drove 100 miles and that I had made prior arrangements and seemed angry about the whole deal like he wasn't happy to charge $120 each to transfer 267 guns. I emailed them this morning and had to call on the phone to beg an email reply confirming they are insisting on background check and 3 day wait for ANTIQUE GUNS! I noticed more than 3/4 of the lots were unsold and despite bids exceeding the low estimate they did not hit the reserve. Who puts a low estimate way below the reserve price?

Buck1967 on Would you buy this 1866 Yellowboy?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:22:29 +0000

stavok said
Hi,
I won't bore you with the sordid details, but I've had a bad experience before with this FFL handling auctions. Against my better judgement, I won two antique winchester lots and now the FFL is wanting background check, 3 day waiting period, etc... I was already feeling like I overbid on these guns and now I'm wondering if it is worth the hassle.
Would you consider buying this gun given the limited pictures, $3000 price plus expenses, and FFL hassles? Please pick apart what you see and all comments are appreciated. TIA
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/229881662_winchester-model-1866-lever-action-rifle-with-bayonet-englewood-co

The 66’s aren’t my specialty so I’ll let others weigh in but the price is fair assuming nothing is fake on them. I bought 8 rifles last night in that auction and would have bought more but those FFL fees are outrageous. Congrats if you spoke to the FFL today as I could never even get them to answer the phone. If they are shipping to another FFL the background check is BS on top of an already insane $85 transfer fee.

stavok on What do you think of this "Legion of Frontiersmen" LOF 1876 Winchester? Would you buy it?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:15:45 +0000

Here's the few pictures available.

Condition

Visible wear and oxidation throughout, finish largely worn, wood with scratches and handling marks, mechanical function untested, bore condition unknown.

Description

Winchester Model 1876 lever action rifle chambered in .45-75 WCF, serial number 45417, featuring Round barrel, full-length tubular magazine, and side loading gate, with “Model 1876” marked on the tang and “45-75” marked on the carrier block, barrel marked “Winchester’s Repeating Arms, New Haven, CT, King’s Improvement Patented March 29, 1866, October 16, 1860,” consistent with 1880s production, wood stock displaying attractive grain with handling wear, metal surfaces showing patina and oxidation, overall a classic large-frame Winchester rifle representative of the American frontier era.

218Bee on In need of a right-side extractor for a Win. Model 69A or 75.

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:14:39 +0000

Found one. Disregard