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July 14, 2016
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That is a fine highwall! Thanks for sharing. A lot of Indian retailed Winchesters ended up down here. I am yet to own one though
A man can never have too many WINCHESTERS...
September 19, 2014
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Chuck, I doubt you would find one worth having if still in Madras. MANY years ago I purchased a model 1895 in .405 that had been in India. Had been engraved and inlaid there. The highly figured butt stock had opened big cracks where it had been expanded due to humidity then dried. The barrel under the fore end had deep pits that went almost into the bore. Bottom line, the easy to get at parts had been wiped down some and were not overly pitted, but the hidden parts and the wood were left to their own and it didn’t age well! Cheers!
November 7, 2015
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Chuck-
Madras, India? I’m still getting over my Cody trip!
All kidding aside it’s hard to imagine someone shooting a 45 EX much. I doubt ammo for that rifle has ever been cheap or plentiful. I’m impressed that the exterior is so nice.
Mike
April 3, 2018
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Tim:
Did that 1895 Winchester in 405 have an express sight, along with a Lyman 21, and SGB/TD
and gold/silver inlays even near the muzzle? Outline of a tiger? We may have owned the same 95 in 405. My first bull elk was killed with that rifle
in Colorado-many years ago.
September 19, 2014
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The engraving kind of rings a bell. Don’t recall the model 21 sight being on it though. Keep in mind I had it a very short time in 1977. That is a while ago!
Tim
March 31, 2009
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Well, I said I wasn’t going to use any dies. I lied. I tried to use one. I was going through some die sets looking for a shell holder that would work. The 50-95 shell holder will work. Now I don’t have to mess with the jaws on my Foresters. But when I tried a 45-90 FL sizing die to just squeeze the neck I crushed the case. So, I will start over. If I mess up the second one I’ll have to turn the rim on any of the others. 1 down 19 to go.
March 31, 2009
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Things have finally settled down since my trip to Cody. Got caught up on most of my projects. Not so much on the wife’s list. I am going to get after the 45 EX again. I learned a few things and will build a couple of jigs to keep the cases better aligned when squeezing them. I never did get the neck as small as I should have. So I’m going to work on that end first and get it a little undersized. The biggest concern is the last 3/4″ of the base. I need a better and more powerful approach.
November 7, 2015
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Chuck-
I know you’ll figure it out but if it were me a set of dies would be looking pretty good right now. Good luck on those chores. I’ve somehow worked in three range trips since I got back south of the Red River but it’s been busy around here too!
Mike
March 31, 2009
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I made some progress and got one cartridge to almost go in. Not quite enough to close the bolt. I really need to step back and figure out a way to squeeze the base. The last bit is solid brass except where the primer pocket and flash hole is cut.
There is a tool that may work but it starts out at about $1000. A lot of competition shooters use them to resize some brass that has been shot with hotter than normal loads that create hard bolt lift. I need to investigate this and see if it is feasible and maybe find someone that would squeeze it for me.
September 19, 2014
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Chuck, Reference the newest “Handloader” magazine with an article of making ammunition from near fit brass. Showed a rotary swage but doesn’t say nor show if it is electric or manual, or other. If you have a die maker buddy he may be able to make varying dies to use with some rotary swage? You are in a realm I know nothing first hand. Tim
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