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just got home from the hospital infusion center for my six hour long intravenous infusion for a genetic immune deficiency and was tired and a bit weary but looked out the window into the yard and saw this, a bit uplifting to say the least: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000209.jp...

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wonderful Ji !!

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Weren't all Spencer rifle and carbines rimfire cartridge firearms? The Sharps could be loaded with loose powder, but it has a gas seal in the breech. And the breech opening on a Sharps is at the very back of the chamber. On a Smith, the breech opens in the middle of the chamber. There is no seal, o...

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wonder what this will bring? this is the original 1885s browning made in utah before joining forces with winchester. have seen pictures in books but not for sale before!

http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.a ... id=3305528

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that sounds really nice, especially beiing out of the condor zone!
good luck, and congratulations, i bet you are going to love it there!

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and this is the express configuration that handles and balances well [this is my rifle] http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000068.jpg these are really neat guns!! Nice example, hfcable. By any chance did you pick that one up from Walter over at the Antique Gallery Gunroom? No, i don...

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Harold, where do you find these things?!? Is there a market for unusual firearms up in Alaska?!? :D Congrats... I think! :wink: you know i found this on an online proxibid auction from Kull and supica; first one if ever had a crack at getting, and it cost me a little under 300.00 including the ship...

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hey hfcable, check out the choke in your kessler, if its choked like mine was, the choke starts about 11 inches before the end of the barrel, I found out after I cut the barrel off on mine. I should have shot some shot loads through my gun before I cut it off, but I just couldnt help myself, the mo...

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here is load data from mike venturino: http://www.loaddata.com/members/search_detail.cfm?metallicid=2689&MW=&PM=&PT= Wt. Bullet Powder Manufacturer Powder Charge Velocity (FPS) 314 NEI #510-300GC Goex FFg 80.0 1,494 Remarks: group (two 5 shot groups @ 100 yds.): 6.13 & 7.25 314 NEI #...

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I believe this manufacturer made a number of different high grade firearms, including lever guns, in the late 1800's; i posted these pictures below, but always am curious if anyone has seen one, or has seen any other lever action shotgun, beyond the 1887 and 1901 winchester, the old marlin 410 [base...

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you know when women look at an UGLY kid or puppy and say "OOOh how cute"!!! Well that is your gun in a nutshell :lol: :lol: :lol: i think you are exactly right; and it is unusual; the company that made these, mainly made bolt action shotguns, but i have read that this design, which has a ...

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Bruce Scott wrote:I'd be onto one of those in a heartbeat. Great looking gun.

Are we going to get a range report?

well, i hope to try it out this week; it looks new internally, has double extractors, and the firing pin and bolt show no sign of firing.

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[quote="salvo"]What were they thinking :D Kinda need in a strange way. I like it! hfcable, you would probably like this one of mine, it is a 1957 Mossberg 200K 12gage. Mossbergs first pump gun. Glad they kept trying :? you know, that is neat! i remember there was a p ump gun with detachabl...

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wow! THE 1881 is one of my absolute favorite rifles, wish i had one with double set triggers! should be a great shooter too!
that is one great rifle!

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been looking for one of these for a long time to add to my eclectic odd/unusual/ and just plain weird collection: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000198.jpg yes, it is the famous , elusive [though how can you be elusive when no one is looking for you] : Kessler Levermatic style 20...

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that rifle and scabbard, and the story with it, are just awesome treasures in my book, there is nothing to compare with them. you are fortunate to have it.

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me too, wish i had one now.

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i keep a puma 454 carbine loaded and ready near the side entrance to the house for moose or bear incidents, and for that matter there is a 45 colt ruger with 300 gr heavy loads, and a 44 special there as well.
the 44 does dog walking duty every am.

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browning repro of winchester 1886

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wow, the case colors are great, now i need a case colored browning 1886!

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i think the best result might be had by using a stout brass 410 2 1/2' case, with a heeled bullet that was soft enough but fit the grooves really well. i plan to try it, someday [sigh] if i ever get time; i have the cases, but not the mould.

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thanks Kirk; and it is a real shooter with most any bullet weight; handles 400 grainers at 2000 fps, though this is not something i want to do frequently!

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Cable, I love that rifle. Neat to the extreme. I might have to do one but I won't checker the stocks and I'll get a steel Lyman receiver sight for it... :wink: Naphtali, Brownings don't have the rebounding hammer or tang safety the Winchesters made by Miroku have. That's the differences. my buddy a...

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it is 24" and i think they shortened it to get rid of the front magazine dovetail, and also because the pictures from madis winchester book that i asked them to copy were this lenght. it balances superbly!

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i just use ffg powder or 777 and the little brass cartridge inserts [ used more for target shooting] i beleive hold about 20-25 gr? and the rubber gasket like cartridges maybe 40-50 gr. i think it would be possible to lengthen the chamber area and use more powder but i dont know if this would be adv...

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you can always fix it up the way i did mine years ago; started with one of the brownings and made it my favorite rifle in terms of looks, handling, and function overall: http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?t=3868&highlight=1886 or see it here: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19...

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awp101 wrote:Well, sort of.

Anyone have any experience with the replicas?

For those wondering what it is: http://www.angelfire.com/vt/milsurp/smithc.html

yes, i have one [replica] and it is fun and pretty accurate too.

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the virginia dragoon looked like a SAA and was very strong, and can be found for cheap; very reliable and accurate.

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=99837680

http://www.gunsamerica.com/994109594/Gu ... _44MAG.htm

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you can always fix it up the way i did mine years ago; started with one of the brownings and made it my favorite rifle in terms of looks, handling, and function overall: http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?t=3868&highlight=1886 or see it here: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196...

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in my contender such loads all shot sideways...keyholing every time. i havent tried it since, but also think that using a longer case, ie a 2 1/2" 410 brass case, would put the bullet closer to the rifling, less jump, and so maybe more accurate. havent gotten around to this with my other projec...

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[quote="3855"]Sounds fishy to me. I can't imagine any way you can get 203 grs of blackpowder in a 45-75 case... Even if they were merely filling the chamber with powder without the case somehow, the dynamics of the normal pressure ccase in the chamber, add powder down the muzzle and bullet...

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just cant figure out what a 243 is good for that many others are much better for.

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Wish I had that kind of spending money. me too, though i have seen ones for a lot less; and Hobie said: "No recoil with that baby!" Hobie, you are right, that would be like shooting a .22 wouldn't it? hard to figure why they even bothered, except they got paid to do it. Hobie, have you ev...

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http://www.cowanauctions.com/past_sales ... emId=57787

the hawkens and their successor gemmer modified sharps and spencers and others to be more rugged and useful, etc;

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i dont beleive the recoil in a 25/20 would set off a mouse's butt much less a primer, but on the other hand this is not the strongest rifle anyway, and with proper, safe loads i dont think you would gain anything ballistically by using pointy bullets.

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beautiful gun and great photos! way back in the old days winchester would put the gun together anyway you wanted, so you actually could have ordered a saddle ring rifle with carbine butt, if you so desired. i have seen some really unusual originals that way. looks like a great rifle/carbine!

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Hi Kim, Well, truth be known I'm from Atlanta. I've lived over here since I got out of the Army in the early 90's. I work for one of the largest Hunting Outfitters / Gun Dealers in Austria, and sell most of the CAS guns here as well. I'm a Pedersoli, Uberti, Armi Sport, Palmetto, Pietta, and Chappa...

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I'd be dreaming of some kind of rear sight for the 10GA lever for shooting probably 5 or 6 slugs. Man what weapon ! ! 12 GA is something like .83 caliber isnt it ? The ultimate "big bore" Lever Action ! a 12 gauge is about .730 and may use a 690 to 715 slug, and the 10 ga is a .775 and ma...

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"I'm cringing at the thought of how much it would cost to load 10g shells with bismuth" I think bismuth maybe out of production for now, but there is a soft tungsten-matrix type shot being imported that works in old guns, etc, and is supposedly a lot cheaper. i have a 1901 [two of them act...

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it's yours if you want it Paul, and i will take care of the shipping, just let me know.

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i have a scope that was given to me, it is a mossberg M4b probably from the 40's? fits the 22 rifles i suppose; the scope is 3/4" and is very clear , the crosshairs very faint, the price is the cost of shipping only, so very cheap; here are pictures: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfc...

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well, you can get a marlin 1895 or the new winchester 1886's and get a custom barrel fitted to your tastes; i am sure it would be a fine shooting rifle, and it would help stifle the recoil of the stiffer loads. if i were going to do this i think i would start with the winchester repro as it has the ...

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Harold, When did you buy that rifle, in 1952? :D For a rifle with all those special order features, you could easily add a "0" after that $335, even with the d&t 'ed receiver. Funny thing, with most of us "older" guncranks, our favorite rifles have nothing to do with conditi...

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that bullet hole? wouldn't that have had to hurt? maybe not for long though.

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those are nice, especially like the adjustable sights....i bet it is a shooter!

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that front sight is hard to see in my picture with the red dot on the red blanket, so here a few more; they came in various sizes of white dots, red dots, and brass beads:

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I got this rifle for $335.00 years ago, chip out of buttstock needed repair then light refinishing to blend it in, also has a stable crack near the tang...in a way it is a sort of beater i guess: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000151.jpg it is a semi-deluxe checkered,half octagon...

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Hobie wrote:S&W made a .22 Jet but the case design was problematic. Didn't Taurus do the gun in a .218 Bee as well?

yes, they did make a 218 bee and maybe they still do? and sometimes you will see conversion done on a saa type gun and other double actions...
would be fun to play with wouldn't it.

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we only have the nearly extinct arctic python, which is white and has scales that resemble the fur on a polar bear; they are very hard to see in the snow.
i have stumbled over them while skiing of walking but they are always gone by the time you get up and look for them.

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Uberti is making replicas in 38/357 & 45 colt saw some at the Shot shows.May be others making them also. i'd like to try their 357; local shop had 5 uberti 45s with case hardening,beautiful, but they returned all of them to the distributor as none of the 5 were reliable feeders; i'll bet the 35...

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more of those sights

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