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Mike D.

The person who did the job also lowered the little ramp on the barrel to the correct height for the caliber. Little attention to details like that make all the difference. You can see the difference in ramps in the attached photo. The top barrel is a .33 W.C.F and the ramp is much taller. :) http://...

Mike D.

Jack, I use my .33s often, but need some TSX bullets for them. The time has come to cut down some of their .338 210 or 225 grainers to FN shape.

Mike D.

Original barrel bored to .40 caliber with what appears to be 1 in 22" twist. Now, I gotta get me some proper jacketed bullets of .406-.408 diameter. Maybe I can get Barnes to make some .406 TSXs. Well, a guy can dream, can't he?

Mike D.

No can do. Photo resized but keep getting "invalid URL" message. Too complicated and not worth the effort.

Mike D.

Not original, it was a .33 but bored to .40-82 recently.

Mike D.

I decided to change the tltle from "Call me crazy, but..." The gun did come today via USPS and it is exactly as described, a fun fantasy rifle that I won't have to worry about traipsing around the country and devaluing. There are no doubts that it will be a fine shooter. http://i2.photobuc...

Mike D.

I have everything on my iMac, but can't, or don't know how to, resize it down to microscopic size to fit this forum.

Mike D.

The gun arrived an hour ago. It is exactly as it was described and it should be a fine shooter. The barrel is dead on 24" original nickle steel, except for the caliber of course. My chances of finding an original .40-82 LW are somewhere between slim and none. Now, as soon as time allows I'll te...

Mike D.

Too bad the acceptable level is so PUNY. I can't do it either, so no avatar pic.

Mike D.

Mike D...No you do not have to apply for a tag to be eligible to purchase a left over tag, or an over the counter tag. If you appply and are not successful and you select the left over draw instead of a refund you can get drawn before the lefft over tags go on sale to the public. However, you can s...

Mike D.

Some folks are just natural born whiners and have their "sensitivity meter" set way too low. Like Hobie says, pay attention and read every word. If you are offended by content here it's your own fault. I'm pretty thick skinned and have not ever read anything that even remotely be considere...

Mike D.

Sixgun wrote:In Colorado, where I hunt, the bull tags are unlimited. I just stop in the CF&G when I get there and plug down 5+ C-Notes and walk out.----------------Sixgun

You still have to apply by April 1 if you want a mule deer or cow elk tag in CO.

Mike D.

I've been on hand when Sugar Pines larger that that were felled. One sawyer and the tree would fall on the pin he set where he wanted it dropped. Up north there are redwood stumps that are over 10' in diameter that have springboard holes remaining after more than 100 yrs. No chain saws, just two men...

Mike D.

All of the bucks run over to Mt Rose before the opener.

Mike D.

I update every time a new version becomes available. My platform is a newer iMac and I'm currently using FF 10.0.2.

Mike D.

Good luck to you and your friend in finding some ammo for that 40-82. I still haven't found any for my Winchester 1886, and I have been looking for a while. Simple to make the brass from Starline .45-90 cases. Lube and run through .40-82 sizing die. You can also get correctly headstamped brass from...

Mike D.

Even a .33 will cycle a .45-90 into the chamber but only so far, of course.

Mike D.

Shorter length cartridge, but I don't believe that any changes would be needed to insure proper feed and function. Most 86s will accept any cartridge, except the .50s, and cycle them through the action.

Mike D.

. The seller seemed like a rally nice guy, most Mainers are. . Yknow, i've experienced that same thing while working with folks from Maine on the phone ! -- I really need to visit the far north east sometime , Anyway --- beautiful rifle - i hope it turns out as good in person as it looked in the pi...

Mike D.

Looks Good Mike. I like that seller "will ship to California". On the PMO's, If You buy what I buy You don't have to worry about it. :arrow: :wink: So do You still get to go Hunting ? What was the other Gun ? did You post it ? Perry My huntin' partner isn't interested in going after geese...

Mike D.

I spoke to the seller by airline this morning and he will ship the rifle as soon as the PMOs arrive. Crazy PO won't sell a MO higher than $1000. You must pay for 2 of them to get the right amount.

Mike D.

My .33 W.C.F. 1886s have 24" barrels and they are hunted often. The rest of 'em have 22" and they are used plenty, too. all guns get some shooting/hunting action.

Mike D.

I can't make it, now broke with two guns in one week.

Where's the late goose season? We had such a lousy duck year that I only went out twice. New spot outside of Yuba City next year. I'm done with the east side of Sutter Co.

Mike D.

...there was a nicely redone 1886 on GB this morning and I just had to do it. The gun was originally a FM .33 W.C.F., but has been rebored and rechambered to .40-82 W.C.F. Since my plan was to do exactly that with one of my parts guns I thought, what the heck. The price was right so I stabbed the BI...

Mike D.

Thanks for the show, Nath. Well done, mate.

Mike D.

Yes, excellent work. I am afraid to even attempt a partially shaped sock, let alone a blank. A rapid taper pencil thin octagon barrel would be the cat's butt.

Mike D.

60s and 70s here in N. CA.

Mike D.

That is the box used by Winchester, 1939-46. After that was the red and yellow box which lasted from late '46 until the cartridge was dropped from the line in '55. Now, my .33 collection is completed.
Yes, the WHV .45-90 is high $$$. I need it go along my 1906 ELTD in that caliber.

Mike D.

This should do it for my collection of .33 Winchester ammunition. Arrived today from RTG collectibles. Next is the uber rare yellow box .45-90 WHV.

Mike D.

Thanks Gunsmith. I checked case head size for 348 and 33 and thought they were the same. I may be mistaken here though. I have often heard the 1886 is weaker than the 71. Since it is the same design is this due to metallurgy? I am not concerned with brass....I'll find some eventually or make it lik...

Mike D.

ALL .33 caliber 1886s are RIFLES, period, end of story. They are listed in catalogs as "Rifle, 33 caliber". Factory letters will reflect this. It's incorrect to call them Extra Lightweights, Lightweights, et al. The The term Extra Lightweight refers to the 22" barreled .45-70, and occ...

Mike D.

The new Non-Winchester 94s should be $299, tops. They are loose pieces of junk with the world's worst triggers, not to mention the other lawyer induced devices.

Mike D.

Junk. Spend your money on a pre-war '94.

Mike D.

No, just lung cancer.

Mike D.

Most dealers purposefully use the oldest date of manufacture list that they can find. It enhances their guns in the eyes of buyers and gives them the ability to claim ignorance when the buyer tries to letter their antique or first year gun and finds out that it is not. It's all a game to them, with ...

Mike D.

It is a non issue with me. too.

Mike D.

Yes, it's a straight up swap.

Mike D.

I have been loading and shooting the .38-56 for years. All of the information supplied to you is exactly what you need. One thing I would suggest is to stay clear of Bertram Brass. The quality is inferior and the case neck and taper are incorrect.

Mike D.

I have a bunch of Winchesters and shoot the hades out of 'em. SRCs and shotgun butt Lightweights seem to kick me the least, even with loads far heavier than the Hornadys. Sending a 300 grain bullet at nearly 2500 FPS out of the 22" barrel of a 1906 vintage '86 .45-90 will seriously get your att...

Mike D.

A value cannot be determined without seeing the gun. 40-65 is not a particularly scarce caliber for the 1886; there were almost 18000 of them made. Condition, of course, is everything. If it is a pre-1896 gun the sight is a later addition. If the gun was ordered with the Lyman 21 it will have that i...

Mike D.

Nice job on the old Lyman 56A installation, Bill. I'm going to drill my carbine for a NIB Lyman 21N that's laying around in my sight stuff. I love old sights and try to stockpile a few for use when needed. Too bad that the Miroku Winchester ELs are drilled too low to install a Lyman 56 or mine would...

Mike D.

Yes, they do come up for sale on occasion but bring a very high price. Plan on spending a minimum of $500 to get a mint condition one. I recently sold a complete 71 bolt with 98A peep for $700.

Mike D.

Bert is a friend if mine and is very knowledgeable about Winchesters and their ACTUAL value. Personally, I can't see $30K for any 1894, but what do I know. It is a fantastic rifle and it is easy to see where a collector who "needs" the gun to add to his collection will go that distance to ...

Mike D.

Thanks for the nice replies. I'm taking ma to the eye doctor on Monday morning. She's gonna have her eyes dilated and won't be able to drive herself. I'll get a killer lunch out of the deal; she's still one heck of a great cook. She had the members of her bridge club over yesterday and made lunch an...

Mike D.

Each of us "kids" received this photo on Christmas Eve. It's our parents on their 1st date in 1942. Dad was a young lieutenant, training at Camp Claiborne, near Alexandria, Louisiana, where mom lived. She was still a teenager and a MoPac telegrapher when they first met at the station. Dad ...

Mike D.

I always enjoy seeing WWII warbirds in action. My mother's brother was a USMC pilot and an ACE in the Pacific, downing at least 7 Japanese aircraft. He flew Corsairs off of carriers and land bases. He also flew the old Corsair in the beginning of the Korean "Conflict", but switched to F-84...

Mike D.

I have driven Oregon Trail hard cast bullets to over 2200 FPS with no leading issues whatsoever. Too bad that they are no longer allowed in the areas where the Condor might some day soar.

Mike D.

Sorry, I don't buy that one. If cancer was already in my body for 6-8 yrs I'd be dust by now. We all know that certain chemotherapies reduce white and/or red cells, but the protocols do work. It's a delicate balance between effecting the blood too negatively and killing the aberrant cells. I have no...

Mike D.

Is there a creek nearby?

Mike D.

could buy two pair of my old S&W K Frame Hand Ejector 32-20 revolvers for that money!
True, but it wouldn't be an SAA .

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