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I was at Basic Training, Fort Dix, the summer of '69 and talking to my family back home and my Dad mentioned that the local gun shop had taken in a Winchester 53 in .44-40, a solid frame. It also had a factory installed Lyman 21 receiver sight. I instructed him to take my 2nd Gen. Colt SAA in .45 do...

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Appreciate the feedback fellas. I especially was interested in the comment regarding using Reloader 7 powder. This is one of my favorites for many other calibers as well, and I have a fair supply. When the dies arrive and I have an opportunity to try out some loads, will report on the results.

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Have been at the reloading game for over sixty years but have come up against a new situation that has me confused. I have just picked up a new Ruger American Ranch rifle in 450 Bushmaster at a 'going-out-of-business' sale of one of our local gun shops. I knew little about the cartridge at the time,...

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I've heard about this practice and I have a Lefever 20 ga. Nitro special double my Dad gave to me around 1962 and which I hunted with all thru my younger years. A couple years ago I took the buttplate off and inserted a typed history of the gun and a couple early photos of me with game I had bagged ...

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I don't know about that, Sixgun. I equate this with finding a new original 1932 Ford Roadster, never ever registered or run. I can't begin to wonder what it would bring at Barret-Jackson. Certainly into seven figures. That Marshfield 1886 and such a '32 are equal in rarity in my book. I also have be...

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The original steel Lyman 66LA is for the Marlin lever guns, 336, 1894, and 1895 models. The Winchester lever models use the 66A. There is a difference in the fit of the base to the receiver, and the 66LA will fit the Winchesters, but it does not sit flush against the upper curve of the receiver. It ...

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If its a true 336A DL it will have the deluxe style burl XX walnut stocks, monte carlo, comb, and sling studs. Every one I have ever seen had gorgeous wood. The regular 336A had regular run-of-the-mill walnut.

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The 'Firearms News' magazine just had an article in their April issue, 'Looming Powder and Ammo Shortage Coming' !!! They state that most of the nitrocellulose is made in China now. That explains everything. All part of the BIG plan to shut us down. The article warns shooters to stock up if we need ...

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Its definitely a 'project' gun. Probably a '92 action and pieced together 'mongrel'! I've seen quite a few over the years and actually bought one about 40 years ago that was quite well done. Numrich Arms had for sale new Model 65 .218 Bee barrels for many years; leftover NOS acquired from Winchester.

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This gun came with a bolt mounted peep sight. Is it still there? A major point of value, it alone is worth $500. Can the buttstock be restored? The 'freckling' you mention is probably just normal 'flaking', common on the 1920s-30s Winchesters. Was the d&t for the scope mounting done professional...

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Your 64 has the standard 'deluxe' sling attachments, that utilize only their swivel/loops. They are available, but expensive. I see them asking $125. to $175. for a set!

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A year ago I shipped a deluxe engraved 1894 from New England to New Orleans. At the advice of my small town postmaster, I shipped it registered mail, very expensive. He said it was the MOST secure way to ship - bar none! The gun ended up being routed to Chicago and sat there for over a week!!! No up...

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Five years ago I picked up a excellent '94 carbine in .30-30, made 1930, with nickel steel barrel, that had a completely useless barrel from firing corrosive ammo. I sent it to JES Reboring and had him rebore it to 38-55. He did a flawless job, looks factory, accurate with cast bullets and jacketed....

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Been using this 'bubble' to downsize my collection and reap the rewards. Just turned 73 and wife has been at me for the last few years to get rid of some stuff. Bringing one or two at a time to my local dealer on consignment and we stick an ungodly price (we figure) on them and they are snatched up ...

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Watched the Mecum Car Auction last night. They had seven '69 and '70 Ford Mustang Mach 1 and Boss 302 cars come across the line in a row from the same collection. Reserve on all was $100K each. One went for $200K, several in the $170K to $195K range. Cheapest went for $115K. It was insane! The comme...

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Back in the mid-80s I attended a small gun show in northern Vermont where a dealer had a Model 71 in .45-70. It was a deluxe pre-war without bolt peep and was 100% legitimate. I looked it over closely and had a nice talk with the dealer. He had obtained it from the family of a man that had had close...

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If you have indicated the correct serial number in your post, then your rifle is not a real model 65, it is an early model 1892 that has been rebarreled. All the 'real' model 65s will have a serial number over 1 million. There are quite few of these rebarreled 1892s floating around.

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I was wondering when this subject would come up on the forum. The Henry guns to this 70-something are atrocious,clubby, Winchester/Marlin wannabees! Even the new Marlins have it all over them. My brother-in-law is manager of a large gun shop and we have discussed the matter many times. Almost all th...

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A couple years ago an acquaintence bought a lot of reloading stuff from an estate. In it was several unopened cans of WW2 surplus original BALL C powder sold by Hodgdon in the 1950s. He was leery of it and asked me if I wanted it. Having read that ball powders had an almost unlimited shelf life, I t...

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Everybodys kind of been biting at the edges of this discussion. You have to remember that Winchester had introduced the smokeless .33 WCF in 1902, in the '86 model. Remington didn't come out with the .35 Rem. until around 1908. It was a matter of Remington trying to cover the bases by bringing out t...

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Have been reading a collection of American Rifleman mags from the 1930s. Both the 22-3000 and R2-Lovell cartridges were topics of intense discussion and experimentation. The 22-3000 was based on the 25-35 case shortened and necked down, what later(1937) became the .219 Zipper for all intents and pur...

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Whoa! .32 Special is .321!!!

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You have to figure that there were only about 350,000 1st generation SAA ever made. This model revolver was subjected to more use and abuse by its owners (cowboys, ranchers, prospectors, etc.) than probably any other firearm ever made, outside of military arms. Very ,very few have come down through ...

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I also like the dove-tailed front sight, but that magazine band position should be moved forward toward the sight. It looks queer sitting back there where it would normally be if the gun had a ramp.

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Just did a bit of research on anhydrous lanolin on the net and without exception it is recognized as an outstanding rust preventative. Some mix/cut it with mineral spirits and find excellent results. One website dedicated to blades/knives says it is the best out there! Many use it on machinery, tool...

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Still wrong! Because anhydrous lanolin does NOT contain water is the point of the whole matter.

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Pillar is right! Anhydrous does not contain water, and it is important to make sure it is this and not hydrous lanolin. Use of hydrous lanolin will wreak havoc on any steel.

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I found pure anhydrous lanolin in 4 oz. containers on ebay for between $10.-$13. Must be pretty safe stuff, as they recommend it for nipple protection for nursing mothers! That 1933 article mentioned using vaseline and other vaseline-based compounds and he found it inferior to lanolin. You mention t...

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I have been browsing through my collection of old American Rifleman magazines and happened upon an article written in a 1933 issue on the subject of bore protection for rust and corrosion. The author performed a series of tests using all the then-available solutions, including plain old lanolin. The...

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Nature of the beast! No offense, but the 1964 and somewhat later vintage '94s were truly poor excuses for what had been Winchesters flagship model for 70 years. Stamped tin parts, sintered-steel receivers, birch stocks, etc, etc. All of them that I ever encountered functioned just as yours is. If th...

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I didn't believe it could happen, but I have to admit that the current crop of new Marlins are looking pretty good. Checked out a new 1895 Guide Gun (stainless w/walnut stocks) the other day and was truly impressed. Wood to metal fit was as good as the last JM guns and action cycled nice and smooth....

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I had JES rebore a near mint exterior 1930 vintage Winchester '94 in .30 WCF to .38-55 about five years ago. It had a badly corroded bore from obvious neglect and was throwing keyholes at 50 yards. Jesse had the gun for about two weeks. I had him do the rebore with original Winchester style five-gro...

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Sixgun is absolutely right! That vintage '94 carbine had the model 55 type 'shotgun' buttstock and were walnut. Gumwood went out right around WW1. Rest of gun looks good, however.

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The .22s based on the Winchester 1890, 1906, 62, 62A action are absolutely the most fun guns to shoot there are, in my opinion. Such a unique action, designed by John Browning, of course. These guns were adopted by the circus shooting galleries early on and proved to be practically indestructible, f...

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Unless the gun is a give-a-way price, I wouldn't touch it. An early '92 converted by an unknown person to .44 Mag.? The cut stock with recoil pad is another big minus. Reblued too? The gun, in my mind, is nothing more than a 'mongrel' cobbled-up thing, suitable for use as a fence post. It has no col...

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I bought my first detector, an early White, around 1970, and had a heck of a time with it. Found lots of silver coins and miscellaneous neat items; one a bronze Teddy Roosevelt medallion someone had made into a pendant and lost many, many years ago. Found dozens of spent bullets, some in the strange...

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Like soldiers on the front lines of any war, they many times discard their disliked issue weapons and pick up a preferred one on the battlefield, even one of the enemies'. I recently saw a photo taken during the Vietnam War showing a chopper picking up wounded at an LZ, and one of the door gunners w...

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My wife and I visited Pall Mall in the late 90's and was given a tour of the York homestead by one of his sons(the one given to him by the citizens of Tenn.). The home at that time was a museum dedicated to his memory. We also visited his grave site. A beautiful country! I can see why he loved it so...

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On Oct. 8, 1918, Cpl. Alvin York silenced a pack of German machine gun nests and captured 132 German soldiers in the Argonne Forest, and became an iconic symbol of the 'war to end all wars', and arguably one of the most significant military heros in American history. Detractors will point out that t...

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There are some strange things occurring in the used gun world right now. Attended a fairly major northern New England gun show a couple weeks ago and had interesting discussions with two major and long-time Winchester dealers. One had just returned from a summer-long tour of major Western shows in I...

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Note that there is no mention of it being offered in a take-down version? That was a popular option with this model.

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My paternal grandfather (1889-1984) was a railroad man (42 years) and owned a Hamilton with gold case. He was in the railroad depot 'mens' room when a soldier walked in to use the facilities, it was 1918. He struck up a conversation with my granddad and then asked him if he would be interested in bu...

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Bet your daughter appreciated that! Ugly dogs need a .223 caliber 'sleeping pill'! The cat that time, next time it could turn on a grandchild. Wouldn't have it around.

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Yeah, I'm also a BIG cynic, but this gun passes the 'smell test'. Not all the artillery models were mismatched, especially those converted by Colt. Gun's not from a 'vague source', but a long-time local resident who is not a gun guy. Gun was handed down from his wifes' family. As for value, the deal...

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Hoping there are some members more Colt knowledgeable than yours truly. After over half-a-century of Winchester collecting and trading, however, I have to admit that living in the New England area my chances of encountering many early Colt SAAs have been minimal. Anyway, one of my local small dealer...

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Interesting observation. My dealer called them the other day to inquire about availability of a 92 model. He was immediately put on hold, then disconnected, and couldn't get through again! Might be something going on.

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Thanks for the info. Kind of confirms my feelings back in the day when these 'wanna-be' Winchesters were being put together. Guess I'll stick with the pre-64 stuff, and even better, the pre-42 guns. I hate that rebounding hammer anyway, makes me think I'm shooting one of the old Stevens single-barre...

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Just got back from my local dealer and he showed me a 94 AE Trapper in .357 which he just got in. Gun is 98%+. I really liked it, but have never owned one of the angle-eject models, as I didn't consider any 94 made after '64 worth looking at. Anyway, the little rifle appeals to me, but did a little ...

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Nice 71 for sure! Theres nothing special about the peep insert. Any Lyman will fit, but if you're going to shoot it, get a Williams Twi-Light aperture. Their available with different diameter sight holes.

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Check out the new Ruger American Carbine in .450 Bushmaster too. Looked at one at my local dealers' this week, and may have to grab it. A lot of gun for less than five bills. I picked up a Ruger Gunsite Scout last year in .308 and it is a tack-driver. Removed the forward rail and mounted my scope co...

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