Joe; OK all the family folks told me to go get a big strong, young, hunter to help pack out the meat and you are at the top of the list! Tomorrow, I will call NRA Whittington Center to confirm lodging, how to get game out of back country, local meat processing plants, expected temperatures, food, et...

86er;
Ouch - and I was trying to forget those missed shots !
I did get my antelope with the first shot at over 100 yards, so maybe those exotics were just too close?

Will do.
Right now the bullet is undecided, but I am looking into it.
Also, I am recruiting a non hunting accomplice. I am giving the wife and kids the right of firt refusal and as needed, will then broaden my search.

Finally, I drew an elk hunt at Whittington Center in New Mexico! I have 5 daya in early January to get within .45-90 range of a cow elk.
So excited about this that I amy even load up something special for the hunt.

Bet those arrests slowed down the burglaries in the neighborhood!

Cash will do also - no receipt required.

That is pretty country. As a child and teenager my family vacationed at Eagles Nest, Red River, the Cimarron, the box canyon of the Rio Grande, on up in Creede and Salida Colorado.
Wonderful country. You will be glad to be back up there.

Cimarron;
Yes, and I always put a few drops of oil on those surfaces before putting it back together.

BTW, does your moniker come from the Cimarron River in New Mexico? That was one of my training trout fishing streams many years ago.

That is a very reasonable price for an over under. Do you have any pictures?

My Winchester/Miroku 1886 takedown .45-90 seems to be plenty accurate. It is still like new, but I doubt that I will live long enough to shoot it enough to make the TD connection loose. I have read that the Winchester TD can be adjusted if it does ever loosen up, but I will not worry about that unti...

Good shooting and look forward to seeing pics of rifle.

86er; My pre-64 Winchester featherweight .308 must be well broken in, as the 3 position safety works easily. The only time it was difficult to operate was when it had sand in it and a good cleaning took care of that. I like the control the 3 position provides and have learned to take it off quietly ...

All is OK here in Dallas, but the gulf coast has taken a lot of wind and rain.
Thanks for asking.

Rimfire;
Thanks for sharing the information and pictures of your beautiful rifle.

Rimfire;
By all means, tell us about your Turnbull gun, with pictures if possible.

Try a Google search and you should find several load sites.

Also, there is a great article on the 1886 .45-90 by Mike Venturino with loads - also on the Internet. I found that and a great deal more when I first bought my 86 in 45-90. Since I do not black powder in mine, I do not remember the loads.

Rimfire, you have a great moniker ! I have collected Gun Digest for many years, so Krause Pubs has me on their mailing list for all new book announcements. I always order the the new GD as soon as it is announced. Also, I do subscribe to the Gun Digest (nee Gun List) publication. Also, try Amazon.co...

DB;
Congrats - you and Griff running loose around the country - maybe more than we can take.
Have fun and take a camera so we can share in some of the sights that you see.

Kim;
Another colorful and workable solution is to have Lever make you a custom leather sling that suits your rifle.
Check this out at his web site
http://www.levergunleather.com/

Beside, it is fun to browse all the nice leather goods he offers!

Thanks for the tip! I will pick this one up today.

So what are a few beaver chaws to a real hunting rifle? My Marbles tang sight does the same thing on my 1886, so I bought a small leather bag with a pull string to keep over the sight when not hunting. This bag must be soft and pliable(not thick, stiff leather) or it will not stay on well. There may...

TerryWieland's article "Restored to Life" features Doug Turnbulls work on two old Winchesters, a 1900 1886 and a 1910 1894. This is a good read with before and after color photos and a lot of background on the original manufacturing techniques. Enjoy
crs

If I remember corerectly, 86er has a slick scout scope mount on his 1886 .45-70. He did some customization on it himself. This may have been documented on the Levergunners.com forum, but 86er can fill you in easily.
CRS

My approach is usually to douse the area with insecticide from a hose sprayer that will spray out 15 to 20 feet. This has worked well on such critters in the weeds, bushes, trees, and ground. It is NEVER a good idea to attempt to physically destroy suspected nest areas without a premptive insecticid...

You are correct, mine is a takedown, which makes it easy to clean the chamber and barrel. Some folks have complained about the 9.5 pound weight, but it holds steady, shoots straight, and has no discernible recoil in the field. WRT handloads, last year I did extensive research on .45-90 loads on bull...

Congratulations ! A good school - my wife graduated there back when it was MSCW.

Hello Kim;
You are welcome and I hope the information was interesting and useful.
Can you describe your 1886 rifle? You saw the picture of mine, is your like that or what?
Regards. crs