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Kirsten Joy Weiss shoots an "original" 1886
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supergimp
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September 29, 2019 - 9:10 pm
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Interesting video with Kirsten Joy Weiss (competition/trick shooter and 2A advocate) shooting an “original” 1886 in .45-70. Curious what y’all think of the originality of this firearm. Sure is gorgeous. The rifle ain’t too bad either. Wink

 

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After skipping through the first 3 minutes I can tell the knowledge of the gun is almost nonexistent.   The exploded drawing shows 1873 parts in the gun?  The wood is a poor fit and cracked.  I am not going to waste any more time.

THIS ALL STARTED WITH JUST ONE GUN!

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September 30, 2019 - 4:51 pm
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Refinished. Nice refinish though. Early gun, sub 20,000 serial, set trigger too. Looks good. Many factual discrepancies in the video, but at least an old Winchester got some exposure.

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I was excited to hear that John Browning put his hands on every rifle Winchester made. Glad that he personally tooled and fiddled with my 1886’s Confused.

But I do agree with Austin that its always good to see the originals showcased.

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September 30, 2019 - 6:31 pm
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Yea. My feelings too. Lots of fake news on the YouTube but fun to see in action. 

Plus who doesn’t like a good Zeppelin story, true or not! Lol. 

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There is the possibility that this 1886 is browning bros. marked – in that case being a gun retailed out of JM Browning’s store, it could have been handled by him personally 

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I didn’t know Turnbull has a brother named John Moses Browning.

J/K

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The video, especially the “intro” is stupidity at its worst.  And then all the nonsense about the rifle and Browning only goes down hill.  Sorry but it’s garbage.  But I only could stand it up to the point where she starts talking about fiddling with every part and not being factory made.  What trash.

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