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Another great magazine with stellar articles! Kudos to the WACA staff that make the magazine so great and continual encouragement for those that submit articles! I thoroughly enjoyed the Winchester Case Inserts–Shipping Crate Advertising article and the 1885 article, among others.
Bert
How long till you get your 85 book out? I had no idea they chambered the 85 in .22 BBC. Surely they were used for target shooting only. I couldn’t imagine trying to take game with that caliber.
Sincerely,
Maverick
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Brady,
Thanks for the compliments on the magazine articles.
One of the 22 BBC Single Shot rifles letters as being shipped to the “Porter Shooting Gallery”.
The vast array of cartridges that were available in the Single Shot rifles has long fascinated me!
Bert
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Thanks for the compliments on the magazine Brady. We’re glad that you like it!
November 7, 2015
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Finally got a chance to read the latest edition. Great article on the Single Shot, Bert! Cleared up several misconceptions and pointed out quite a few things I hadn’t noticed. I’ll never understand the “why” of all those chamberings but thanks to the article I now have a working knowledge (or at least a good reference document) of “what” and “when”.
Mike
Heartily concur with the above comments re outstanding effort/edition of the “Collector”. Great work by all involved.
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Rick Hill said
Heartily concur with the above comments re outstanding effort/edition of the “Collector”. Great work by all involved.Thanks-
I must admit I pace myself, Rick. I read the Goles’ article about carton inserts today. Who would have thought a handful of colorful bits of cardboard could be so interesting?
Mike
The book is going to be a compilation of all the individual articles that I intend to write over the next few years. I have found that it is easier to put it together one chapter at a time, and write an article for the Collector magazine when I have enough information to do so. It is a long process to complete all of the research I feel is necessary for each sub-topic. Please stay tuned…
Bert
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As always, I am more than willing to answer any specific questions along the way. I could also use all the help I can get finding all Single Shots with S/Ns > 109999 (for the survey). Currently, I have documented 2,367 (7.9%) of the 30,000 Single Shots that have no factory ledger records. I want to get that number up to 10% before trying to extrapolate what the statistical production numbers were for the final 30,000 Single Shots.
Bert
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Bert,
I encountered a Gentleman with a Win 1885 SS # 49254,(not for sale) 38-56 WCF, 30 inch Oct. Barrel. He doesn’t have a letter on it!
He should get the letter… S/N 49254 is listed as a 38-56 WCF 30″ Octagon barrel.
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