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Michael, all we are saying is that this gun has lost most of it’s value to a collector. People should buy what they like. This gun is not worth $1,000 on the resale market.
Im not trying to knock the gun, its just got a lot of history with how it started and how it is now. For a shooter, couldnt ask for better, just a better price. One thing Im curious about is whether it was originally pistol grip or not and if the receiver blue and lower tang blue have matching wear, unfortunately there are no pics of the lower tang and receiver. If it didnt have the proof on the receiver it might be worth the time to find the right barrel, some original wood, and everything else to bring it back to how it was originally, but at what gain beyond having an early originally configured gun. If the letter stated an R/R then your options for a barrel would be expanded a bit insofar as the proof on the receiver is concerned, but then again, what is gained. What has not diminished is the utility value of the gun and there are folks out there that in spite of the changes, still find it or other guns like that appealing. But for a discriminating collector or an orientalist, its a pass. To each is own in the final analysis. Just depends on what type of gun enthusiast you tend to be, there is no right or wrong about it.
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Bert H. said
Chuck said
Bert what do you mean about the ammo being available up to the 1950’s? Black powder? I have Winchester 38-55 ammo made in the last 10 years.Chuck,
No, not black powder. I believe that Winchester discontinued loading the 38-55 with BP pre-WW I. Winchester factory loaded new 38-55 smokeless powder ammo into the 1950s, then discontinued it for a period of time. When Winchester began manufacturing Commemorative Model 94s in 38-55, they reintroduced ammo for them. Current modern manufactured 38-55 ammo does not use the same bullet diameter as the original BP and early smokeless powder ammo (.375 vs. .379). I am not sure when Winchester made the change to the .375 bullet diameter, but it probably coincided with the introduction of the Model 94 Big Bore in the late 1970s.
Bert
Bert I’ll have to did out a box and measure the diameter. Not really concerned about it. I buy this ammo for the brass. I get to shoot it once then reload it.
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