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I bought a carousel gun rack to put in the corner of the gun room. It has 12 slots, but the rifles are held in the rack with rubber fingers that rub the barrel when you put them into or take them out of the rack. So I decided to get some rare earth magnets and put them in the rack to hold the guns i...

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I sold Duane my Burgess takedown rifle in 44 WCF. It is probably one of the most scarce rifles in existence. After languishing in my save for decades, I decided to sell it. Talking to Duane during the sale, he invited me to his shop to see the records he had just gotten from Dick Labowski. He built ...

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Got it finished…

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I shot a 7 foot grizzly when I was a kid when grizzlies were just another bear in Montana. It was killing livestock and I shot it between the eyes with a 25-35…

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Going through my safes a few months ago, I realized I have a bunch of cool old stuff I haven’t done anything with in years. So I selected a few guns and put them up for sale. Friday I went to Utah and picked up a nice Corvette… https://i.postimg.cc/V5PwHm5F/IMG-7887.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Ssjmngwc...

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full length mags are awesome, any reason why some high caliber guns have button mags? Most deluxe rifles were not considered “deluxe” when they were ordered. They were ordered with special features that we now consider deluxe. Many of those “deluxe” rifles have button magazines and it isn’t limited...

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You didn’t miss much. It gets worse each time I go…

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shiloh505 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:47 am Looks great! You just need a a large, soft recliner to sit in.

I had to special order a hide-a-bed that will go in the room and function as both a couch and spare bed if we have company. It should be here soon…

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Still fine tuning it. Added a bookshelf and other shelves for pictures…

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full length mags are awesome, any reason why some high caliber guns have button mags? Most deluxe rifles were not considered “deluxe” when they were ordered. They were ordered with special features that we now consider deluxe. Many of those “deluxe” rifles have button magazines and it isn’t limited...

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Shrapnel's excellent post about Cooper and Bozmen Mt got Me looking around. It seems the brick building in the picture is still standing and is being restored. I also found this article about Mr. Cooper and His Life. Great Story. https://bozemanmagazine.com/articles/2018/12/31/103067-the-lasting-le...

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Got the wall finished, next is book shelves and furnishings…

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Still plugging away on the last wall…

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Nicely done and a talented daughter to help you get there. I have seen through the years that you have an impressive collections of firearms and this is a very fitting display for them. Hope the rest of the room, lays out as you wish, as the remodel continues. Thanks, here is the Winchester corner…...

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2 of the Sharps have Walter Cooper stamps on the barrel and the third has A.D. McAusland stamped on the barrel. The picture is Bozeman Main Street in 1870 and the brick building under construction on the right is the store that Cooper is building and moves into in 1872. All 3 of those Sharps were sh...

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We remodeled our house earlier this year and I wanted to take a small bed room that we were able to vacate and turn it into a western/man cave and gun room. My daughter is a real genius in this kind of work and she told me how to prep and change the one wall for the rustic look of corrugated metal a...

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Hunting mule deer with my grandson and an original 1870’s Sharps…

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It isn't much of a show, but I will probably go to find some treasure I don't already have. I also have a half dozen old lever guns I am trying to sell, I may take some over there...

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This is for Sixgun. He likes my lever actions and especially this one. It is a model 1886 50-100–450 with 14 special order features…

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Nice buck and what a piece of Iron that is . 8) It was shipped to Bozeman in 1877 to J.G. DOW, a banker that fronted for Walter Cooper who was in financial straits with Sharps. Then it ended up in Miles City and rebarreled by A.D. McAusland. I am shooting 265 grain grease groove bullets with except...

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samsi wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:10 am Fun stuff, 40-70?

40-90 bottleneck

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I’ve had this gun for quite awhile and spent time and money trying to get it to shoot paper patch bullets. After giving up on that, I have some 40 caliber bullets I shoot in my 40-65’s and tried those. Holy $hit, I could shoot gophers with it. I wanted to kill a deer with it this fall and got a nice...

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I’ve had this Sharps for years and finally found a smokeless load that shoots great. I need to kill something with it this fall…

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So far this year… https://i.postimg.cc/CxGwn0YP/IMG-6362.jpg Beautiful gun, birds, and photography. What kind of birds are those? We don't have any grouse around here, occasionally we have quail, but have fallen off quite a bit since I was a kid. Ruffed Grouse. I’ve even busting a bunch this fall, ...

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So far this year…

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Mike is gone now, Yvonne texted me he is at peace. It has been a restless couple weeks hoping and praying for medical assistance to get him back on track. This time it just wasn’t meant to be. He left the world a better place and I can testify to his great personality and truthful writing on many su...

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Nothing says vintage like a 1873 or a low wall…

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I guess you could call these big and little comparing rifles to handguns. These are all 38-40…

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This is what you get when a vacuum salesman designs a gun... :lol: :lol: :lol: I must admit that when I think of the .30-30, I picture the Winchester 94, the new Uberti is a right handsome piece. And lacks the tang safety. https://www.ubertireplicas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/f_sx.jpg Look at t...

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Pat C wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:23 pm Certainly an unusual configuration , I guess I missed it no mention of barrel length ?

The barrel is 22 inches...

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Both "Guns" Magzine and "Winchester Collectors" magazines have articles on some nice original lever action rifles. First is a 50-100-450 I got last year and posted it here. There was even a clown on this site that called it a fake, even though I posted a letter with it. Well It i...

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This is what you get when a vacuum salesman designs a gun...

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Dillon 650, Dillon 550, Rockchucker for rifle/pistol and 3 other presses for shotgun. No matter how hard I try, I can never get all my empties loaded…

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It looks like there is a brass medallion on the bottom of the forearm.? Is it inscribed ? Has this one been lettered? The more I look at it the more questions I have. Bad AZZ Cool. 8) . Yes, it is all in the letter. Here is a copy from the original ledger entry when the gun was made. Line 36 with 1...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:52 am Now might be the time.

My approval came back in 14 days. I have heard of applications being approved in four days.

My approval just came, less than a week…

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While all of you are not going, this is some of what I picked up in the last month or so… https://i.postimg.cc/cLcxTHkn/IMG-3905.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/B6R4t1bd/IMG-4075.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/SxQJhHDt/IMG_3673.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sgzfpSmz/IMG-4090.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/wBCq7rQz/IMG_3677...

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The rifle will b featured in the Spring edition of Winchester Collectors magazine...

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While I was escaping the cold weather in Montana, I hit all the collectors shows I could find. I went to Las Vegas in January and Durant, Oklahoma in February and got a couple nice Model 1894’s in 25-35 and 32-40 in takedown configurations. I shot them both and they shoot great. I did even shoot a g...

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I took a tour through the southwest and Texas and took my Winchester 50 along. I was hoping to get a chance at a pig and it happened. We were in a stand, set to stay well into the night, but luckily, I had a pig show up in daylight at 155 yards and I waited until he was facing me, so i could put a b...

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1903-A3 and M1 Garand. They have proven themselves over a million times…

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You need to update your information on shipping firearms through UPS or FedEx, as they both require shipping from a licensed dealer to another licensed dealer with an account at UPS and printed labels from a UPS business account. UPS and FedEx are not gun friendly and should be avoided. USPS will sh...

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Birds of all kinds in Montana. A vintage shotgun makes the hunt even better… https://i.postimg.cc/g0Q5MP9h/IMG-2368.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sxGm3Zjj/IMG-2378.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/rmvQ83Xs/IMG_8586.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/jjxjmNNZ/109_0911.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/76pY1fdy/IMG_2220.jpg https://...

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My first car was a heavily used Mustang Mach 1 that I bought for $600. :D That engine was incredible. Of course it sucked gas like there was no tomorrow, and I was trying to fill it during the oil embargo of the '70's making barely $2/hr. I swear the gas gauge fell if I even looked at the gas pedal...

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Never knew that…….your a pretty smart guy, like really smart…….so smart it’s the first time in 16 years you quoted me……..(you just wanted to show the guys I was wrong about something...🤪…..ooooo, I’ll get him!..🤪)…..our forklifts at work always had issues………. Well, thanks for letting us know that……...

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I’m not sure of what he is trying to accomplish. The 50-110 is an express cartridge, designed for a 300 grain bullet and how he gets the gun to shoot 600 grain bullets at the velocity he is, there are some serious pressure issues. I can’t tell if that is an original 1886 or a converted modern 1886 w...

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I took it out shooting, and got these 2 groups at 200 yards. The lower three were shot first, then a small adjustment on the sight to raise it to the upper 2. With that Beech front sight, the whole silhouette is covered at that distance…

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Although it is not a lever gun, it is a great specimen from another era. When America was still enamored with guns and shooting, this was a beautiful target rifle that was used, but still taken care of. It is a 40-50 Sharps Bottleneck with a tang peep sight and a Beeches front sight… https://i.posti...

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I just looked at this Roller and am somewhat tempted by it. It is a gorgeous gun in incredible original condition, chambered in 40-50 Sharps bottleneck. I have never been much of a rolling block fan, but this is hard to pass on… https://i.postimg.cc/kgP5XtyK/IMG-1817.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VLC68FX...

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