Check around for a better deal. That's pretty high for a refinished rifle. Can be had much cheaper in my area, Pacific NW.

I have an orginal in 45-75. I didn't go looking for, it just kind of fell into my lap. I had always thought I would want the 45-60 because of the brass issue but the 45-75 turned out to be a piece of cake. Bought Lee dies for right around $30 and got the brass from Buffalo Arms. Yeah they were a lit...

The most expensive gun is the non-shooter antique that some rich loon is willing to spend too much money on.... :roll: (genuine provinanced historical pieces excepted...) Thank those rich loons for preserving cool pieces of history. If they were cheap some bone head would drill and tap them so they...

No used guns? If I was that way I would have to of been born in 1879 to own my Winchester 76.

I would say he's worth every penny. You take his job, hours, travel time and responsibility to the NRA members and I think you'll soon find that he earns every bit of that. Given the same responsibilities in aother corporation of the same size and scope he most likely woul be making much more. IMHO.

kimwcook wrote:Kesselrings in Burlington, WA. They're so packed that you can't hardly turn around if there's more than two of you in the store. They have a ton of 1886's hanging from the trusses.

DJ's Sport and Loan in Bothell then Kesselrings.

Kesselrings in Burlington, WA. They're so packed that you can't hardly turn around if there's more than two of you in the store. They have a ton of 1886's hanging from the trusses. Yeah, but you can't buy em!! They're just hanging up there to give you a kink in the neck and drool on your shirt. :cry:

BlaineCGarverakaTubbyTuba wrote:Excellent!

(you took direct delivery at your home...no FFL?)

That's one I would never ask other than in private message.

PaperPatch wrote:History shows us that....since the age of gunpowder this world has been ruled with iron sights. We live in interesting times.

Hmmmm, then I wonder what that thing is sitting atop of the weapons used by US forces is, iron sight in a tube?

(x-3)*(x^6-2x^3+1)=0 OK, now for us calculus / algebra / trig impaired persons translate that gibberish into 1+1= 2. I've tried to sell things several times on this forum. Each time I've posted the items at what I've paid for them. Never trying to make any profit, just trying to break even. Sometim...

no way a person can have too many, not posssible. my wife might think so, but not me.

SRC model 73 in 44-40 is not an every day find. You've done well. Let us know how it shoots.

keep the nice ones. They are the hardest to replace when you get back on you feet.

Kim and Craig are spot on. Just follow their advice and you'll be alright. One extra thing I might say is that anytime you let somebody else handle the pistol, explain the bit about taking the hammer to full cock before letting it down. I've done this to everyone that's handled mine and not a soul f...

Can't speak for anyone else but I use from 25.5 to 26.5 of AA5744 with 1/2 sheet of TP for a filler. I top this with a 260 gr bullet from an orginal Winchester mold. Bullet is cast at 30-1. Depending on the bullet and brass, if you have a hard time chambering the round, simply remove the decap pin p...

sobenk wrote:

To make bold statements one way or the other is ridiculous. IMHO

and to make ridiculous statements one way or the other is bold.

ridiculous statements are just ridiculouse statements, nothing more.

If you are shooting at a prairie dog at 450 yards iron sights are of little value, an elk or deer at 200 they work just fine. It all depends on the type of shooting you do. To make bold statements one way or the other is ridiculous. IMHO

1/2" group at a 100yds? hey, you already found your load. most scoped hunting rifles won't do that. good shooting and good post.

some are tools and some are history. you didn't hurt the value or the history.

Nice! I love range reports. Does that load have a similar pressure curve to black powder? This is a light load at about 1350FPS. I've gone as high as 28.5. but didn't like the recoil. It didn't really hurt to shoot but it was enough that I thought it might be a little hard on 119 year old wood, I d...

This is my grandson with the rifle. The picture makes the finish on the stock and metal look better than it actually is but the bore is excellent. X ring on the targets is 1.5 inches wide.

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Here are the last 3 targets that I shot with my Winchester Model 1886 in 45-90. Rifle was manufactured in 1888. The load I used was 27.0gr of 5744 with 1/2 sheet of toilet paper filler topped with a Lyman 300gr gas check bullet cast at 30-1, actual weight of bullet, lube and gas check is really clos...

looks like he is wearing a nice warm blue parka