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October 9, 2019 - 12:53 am

Hello all,

A friend of mine in New Zealand is looking at a Model 1886 sporting rifle which is chambered for the relatively rare 38-70 cartridge. According to Madl there were only 1167 out of the total production of 156,599 rifles. Can somebody tell me please when this cartridge was introduced?

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Michael

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October 9, 2019 - 1:34 am

Date of intro, 1894.

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October 9, 2019 - 3:41 pm

If your friend would like a matching 38-70 hand loader to go with it, shoot me a pm.

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October 9, 2019 - 3:48 pm

Manuel said
If your friend would like a matching 38-70 hand loader to go with it, shoot me a pm.

Thanks for the offer. I will ask him and let you know.

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October 10, 2019 - 2:50 am

Make sure it’s the real deal. A .38-70 handloading tool was offered on eBay awhile ago and when enlarged, one could see .38-70 was stamped over the original markings on the vintage tool.

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October 10, 2019 - 12:03 pm

He missed out on the gun as a result of not being aggressive enough. His words. Thanks for your help.

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