TXGunNut said
One interesting observation about the write-up. Story is that one hundred barrels were tested, best barrel was set aside. Ten lots of barrels were tested, the ten best barrels were tested, best became part of a "One of One Thousand". The other nine barrels were used to build "One of One Hundred" rifles. Why do we not have nine "One of One Hundred" rifles for every " One of One Thousand"?
 
Mike
  

All of that language spurs off of the original 1875 Advertisement Flyer for the 1 of 1000. It was just a Advertisement Ploy, they never tested them or serialized them as such. 

The barrels should have read 1 of 100 for the 1of1,000 and 1 of 10 for the 1of100. For the Model 76 less than 60 1of1000s were made and less than 10 1of100s were made. 

oldcrankyyankee said
Well if you to spend your money and for, what $4.00 more, I guess go for the gust and get the 1 of 1000. Guess that's why there are less 1 of 100,s. 
BTW, while we are on the subject of 1of 1000's, they had all these long range sight options and a lot of hoopla about they're unheard of accuracy right. Has anyone actually ever tried to shoot a 44 or 38 wcf 1000 yard's? I would love to see that.
  

The 1,000 yards comes from the period Creedmoor Matches held at the Creedmoor Range in New York and its max range was 1,000 yards. And international teams of guys held competition there every year for a long time.

I've only ever made steel clang, but don't recall how far. The Matthew Quigley shoot in Montana has a life-sized Buffalo Steel target at 805 yards for you to hit. Most guys shoot something in 45 Gov. or close to it. There are guys that shoot .44 & .38 caliber bullets, but in Montana they want a heavier grain bullet to cut through the wind. My dad and brother made up some special 550 grain 45 Gov rounds for the shoot. There was a guy that for years shot and I do believe won it while shooting a rifle chambered in 22Long Rifle. If you look in the 1878 Winchester Catalog a Capt. J.E. Stetson one a medal at 200 yards while standing using a Winchester. Along with winning another shoot with the highest scores for the "Running Deer" target at 100 yards. So I imagine most shooting competitions  of the time period were in this range. 

Most people nowadays can't shoot, especially at a running target.

Sincerely,

Maverick

Zebulon said
Unless "well over" means >$2k USD and if it has condition, you bought a prewar 71 special at what I think is a bargain price. If it still has its original strap and its Supergrade swivels,  I'd bet somebody took good care of the rest of the rifle. 
I'm not knowledgeable enough to know whether an untapped receiver means a 98a would be correct for a 1940 d.o.m. 
I shoot my collection and need an aperture sight for my eyes. Somebody had robbed the 56W that had been original to my own 1949 gun. In my case, since I couldn't have the bolt peep, the tapped left receiver wall was serendipitous. My strong preference in micrometer receiver sights is the Redfield 70. It was tough finding the as new, steel Redfield 80W I finally paid too much for and nevertheless have to put up with target knobs. But, with a Redfield Sourdough up front and a generous aperture screwed in, the gun still suits me very well. It would likely be the last one I'd sell. 
  

Bill,

The No. 98A bolt peep was the standard peep sight through 1947 when it was replaced by the Lyman No. 56.  In the years prior to 1948, Winchester installed a significant number of Redfield No. 70 and No. 80 series sights on the Model 71 on special order.

Bert

Mike

Mike

MidwestCrisis said
There’s no checkering.  Most of the blue is there except the fore end cap.  Stock’s have a lot of use but not refinished.  Hoping that the wrist crack will scare most buyers away.   I was curious about the recoil.  I have a ‘69 model 70 in 338 WM and that’s about as hard as I like to get hit.  I’ll read Burt’s articles tonight.  
  

Manageable recoil is subjective but the 338 Winchester Magnum generates significantly more foot pounds of recoil at a higher recoil velocity, than the 348 WCF, in guns and bullets of equal weight. 

Subjectively, I don't find the recoil of my Model 70 30/06 with 180 grain bullets noticeably different than that of my Model 71 with 200 grain bullets, both loaded to factory velocities. 

I'm not knowledgeable enough to know whether an untapped receiver means a 98a would be correct for a 1940 d.o.m. 

I shoot my collection and need an aperture sight for my eyes. Somebody had robbed the 56W that had been original to my own 1949 gun. In my case, since I couldn't have the bolt peep, the tapped left receiver wall was serendipitous. My strong preference in micrometer receiver sights is the Redfield 70. It was tough finding the as new, steel Redfield 80W I finally paid too much for and nevertheless have to put up with target knobs. But, with a Redfield Sourdough up front and a generous aperture screwed in, the gun still suits me very well. It would likely be the last one I'd sell. 

Just to hear somebody with a South Asian accent scream "SAY WHAT???" 

Without knowing more, I'd assume the crack is in the wrist, caused by dropping the fairly heavy gun on its steel toe. 

If that is so, you should be able to make the repair from inside the inletting, using Acraglass as you propose. You already know how to increase the glue joint surfaces and make cross-joint pillars with a sharp chisel. My only advice would be to use the gel version and add some powdered aluminum to  the gel. 

The 71 is the last iteration of the Model 1886, made of stronger steel and modified to use coil springs rather than flat springs. It is my favorite Winchester lever action rifle and I think it's the finest rifle the company has ever made. 

The 348 Winchester was WRACO's way of creating a magnum version of the then popular 33 WCF. They upped the groove diameter to a full .348 from .338 and, whereas the older 33 case is a necked down 45-70 Gov't, the 348 case is a necked down 50-110 WCF. 

The 348 is a fine, flexible cartridge that was once available in 150, 200, and 250 grain bullet loadings, although it has been obsolete for a while now. The 200 grain factory load was a Silvertip that had a published velocity of about 2550 foot seconds, as I recall, assuming the 24" barrel rifle. There was a 20" prewar version neither of us can afford but it was an earsplitting flamethrower anyway.

My experience has been with a 1990 Browning 71 and then a 1949 Winchester 71 Special (the one with checkered stocks, grip cap, and Supergrade sling swivels.) 

I think the 348 handles cast bullets well at reduced velocities using 4759 and 3031 and can be handloaded with jacketed bullets to pretty much factory velocities with 4350. While the 150 grain load loses velocity quickly, it still makes up into a very fine Whitetail load within 100 to 150 yards, with mild recoil. The 250 grain bullet at full velocity will kill anything that walks on the North American Continent, as long as the range is not too great. 

If you want to learn more about the 71, our own Bert H. has published several scholarly articles on this model in the Collector that are easily found in the archives, one of which I believe appeared in 2026. These cover the subject thoroughly and I commend them to you strongly and, preferably, before you bid.

Tedk said
$?
  

I might go 500-550

its a 1946 sn 23802

Thanks,

Adam