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I like the hyphen

The 38-55 just sounds cool.

I have one.... Winchester Model 94 made in 1902

I just LOVE old guns!

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My Great Grandfather's name was Quartus

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Nice lookin' gun Oly and a great picture!

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This world is serious enough as it is..... boolits is fine in my vocabulary

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Bob- go out amd shoot all those rounds off SLOWLY and enjoy! Instant gratification CAN be therapeutic

Then worry about reloading them when the high wears off!

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I should have qouted from my first thread on this project. I stated then that I had NO intention to deceive or misrepresent this gun in any way. All of the Italian roll marks are on the gun. I did this solely for MY enjoyment and yes, I am proud of the way it turned out. I can sort of understand why...

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The reason I did this is because I like the looks of weathered old guns. I have seen so many pictures of 1858 Piettas and Ubertis and they all look the same with the shiney dark finish and I wanted something different. I also have 3 old Winchester '94s that have a great patina on them and would neve...

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Took some good advice from you guys and "antiqued" the grips on my Uberti Remington 1858. Had trouble with my flash, so here are two pictures: one highlighting the grips and one highlighting the gun. Someday I am going to learn how to take really good pictures :D http://i248.photobucket.co...

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This really scares me because this could be US(A) in a few more years the way things are heading. WAKE UP AMERICA

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Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out how to age the grips. I tried rubbing some dark axle grease and dirt into them but it didn't take. I could just stain them darker.... anyone have any better ideas? I'm all ears (or eyes in this case)

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Rube- the finish on your Winchester looks great! That is what I wanted my revolver to look like. For now I'm content with the look but may try some browning solution on it this spring. Too cold right now to do it outside

Thanks for the compliments

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By golly you're right- it IS a levergun

Owned by great grandpa Uberti!

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Sorry this isn't a lever gun but I thought someone might like to see my first attempt at antiquing a firearm.This is a Pietta 1858 Remington cap and ball revolver that I stripped with white vinegar (works great by the way) and then used Van's cold blue on it. After buffing with fine steel wool, this...

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Sorry about the title guys , I should have called it Antiquing a Revolver

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AdkJack- that's exactly the type of finish I'm looking for! Those guns look great!!
I'll look into Dixie's product.

BTW- what part of NY are you from? I'm in northern ny (Norwood) near Potsdam.

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Thanks, I found the thread. Sounds like I better re-think how I want to do this!

Did anyone see the episode on American guns where they antiqued a gun with coffee grounds? I wonder if that really works?

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I have a Pietta 1858 Remington cap and ball revolver that I would like to antique. First off let me say this is for my own enjoyment, not to fool anyone :D I plan on stripping off the factory bluing with white vinegar, then applying a coat of Van's gun blue and then Birchwood Casey Plum Brown. Anyon...

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Thanks. I think I'm going to wait until I can afford the Marbles sight!

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Thanks guys. Hightime- is that a Marbles or a Lyman sight on your '73?

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I was thinking I could use the tang sight for longer range shooting and have a folding rear sight for shorter distances. That may not be practical

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Yeah, I may have to revise my shooting style

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I still haven't decided if I am going to put a Marbles tang sight on my new Cimarron 1873 rifle. For those of you that use a tang sight, does the sight interfere with where you put your thumb? I would think that it would be in the way, especially when folded down (I'm thinking of also having a foldi...

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Thanks for all the compliments on the gun! I DO have a great wife and kids!! I will be shooting the rifle with the stock sights for a while, but my 56 year old eyes are screaming for a peep sight :lol: I have a Lyman peep sight on my '94 32 Special and it makes a world of difference. From what I hav...

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My birthday present from my wife and kids is a Cimarron 1873 Short Rifle in 357 magnum: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/rick57_02/Winchester3.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/rick57_02/Winchester1.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/rick57_02/Winchester2.jpg Love the gu...

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Yeah, I take offense to that remark. My cheap comment was ment to be humorous, but I don't consider not wanting to waste good brass as being foolish either. I am just trying to find out the right way to reload for this rifle and thought I was on a class act board. I have received a lot of good infor...

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Thinner brass is not an option because I am cheap!!! I have about 60 empty 38-55 cases that are in good shape and would like to use them if I can. I just ran my dummy cartridge into the resizer die again putting just a little pressure on it as suggested. The dummy round will now chamber! I'm now won...

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Thanks Pokey, I'll give that a try. I did try to run it through the resizer die but felt it would get stuck so I chickened out. I'll try it a little at a time and check the chambering between tries. Good advice.

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Finally got around to loading up a dummy round with a .379 bullet and Imperial (CIL) brass. It won't chamber in my '94! Thanks Tom for sending me some .379s and saving me from buying a bunch that I can't use! I measured a factory jacketed round that chambers fine against my test round and there is a...

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Thanks for the offer BenT. I'll keep the offer in mind!

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Thanks again everyone and thanks to fordwannabe for the soon to be delivered bullet samples!

I'm going to load up a couple of .379s in both my Winchester and CIL brass and make sure there are no chambering issues. I'll let you know how it comes out.

Rick

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Thanks for the heads up on the brass issue. I have Winchester and CIL brass. May be a problem with .379 lead? How does one go about slugging the chamber? I have heard of this but can't figure out how it is done :? I need to find a place that would sell me just a few bullets. I really hate to buy a g...

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I am going to reload some rounds just to plink with and don't want to take a chance on ruining the bore with hot jacketed rounds. Somewhere I read that 8 or 9 grains of Unique under a 255 gr lead bullet makes a good "cowboy" load. I am still open for suggestions but do have some Unique set...

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Just got done slugging the barrel of my Winchester 38-55 1894 (made in 1902). The land grooves in the slug measure .3745 and the slug diameter measures .3785. My questions for the experts are: Does the rifling appear worn? .004 inches sound right? Which bullet diameter should I order for reloading: ...

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Thanks again for all the compliments. I just now noticed that I spelled Winchester wrong in the title of this thread

I'm surprised that no one called me out on that one. I guess all you guys are real gentlemen

Joe: Yes that quilt sure feels good this winter on the bed!

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Thanks for the replies! I failed to mention that the 38-55 has been in the family since the 1940's also. There has always been a friendly "fight" between my older brothers and myself as to who really owns the gun. You know... "Dad bought it for me; yeah but it was given to me when I w...

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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg193/rick57_02/Winchesters.jpg Top is my 38-55 made in 1902. It is a full length/full magazine rifle, round barrel with a browning patina. Overall condition is excellent. Next is a 30-30 carbine made in 1941. It was my wife's Grandfathers and is well used! I can'...

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I paid $325 for my 10-8 a couple of years ago. Bluing is almost perfect and it's a 4 inch. Make him an offer of 275. You could always meet in the middle!

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I'll take some pictures of my Winchesters this weekend and post them

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Wow! Thanks for all the replies. I'm on a few other forums but have never gotten so many replies in such a short time. All of your pictures are great and only make me want one even more. The only trouble is that I am getting ready to retire in 2 months and the wife is nervous about the finances! It ...

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Hi everyone, new guy here. I am considering buying a Uberti Winchester 1873 rifle. I do not shoot cowboy action (actually none around here to my knowledge) but just want to plink. I have been looking at the standard rifle in 44-40 caliber. My local gunshop has two in stock, a 20" one and I beli...

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