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- Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1950
Re: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
Dang...the ammo can still be found....... Look here, pay attention Captain Rube......no brag, fact....I know what I'm talking about so DONT let anyone BS you into robbing you of your gun. Yes, the 1903 was available in different platings. It was not a great seller due to the special ammo......MANY ...
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1950
Re: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
My landlord has one his father used in the 1st WW with the RFC, (the British government bought loads of them and millions of rounds of ammo for training), because it wasn't working right he took it to a local gunsmith who tried it with .22 LR and gave up, I told him it took different ammo and he sa...
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1950
Re: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
Rube...that's an interesting gun.....I see parts (trigger and some internals) that were not supposed to be nickeled....not nickeled.....wood to metal fit is appropriate so,it's not as if someone took a beater and renickeled it. The rear barrel sight looks to be nickeled and that's what throws it of...
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got The 1886 Deluxe Out
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2810
Re: Got The 1886 Deluxe Out
Beautiful rifles guys.
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1950
Re: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
A few more photos.
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1950
Not Lever but need Winchester 1903 help
First, please forgive me that this is not a lever. I just know you guys have lots of knowledge on other guns also so I thought I would ask. I recently aquired a Winchester Model 1903 that appears to have a nickel finish. The gun was made around 1919 with a serial number of 1023** The letterning and ...
- Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday To BigMuddy, Rube Burrows
- Replies: 4
- Views: 736
Re: Happy Birthday To BigMuddy, Rube Burrows
Just went and double checked and ooops......my goof.
I had the day and the month mixed up and had my bday as 12/2 instead of 2/12. Sorry about that guys.
I had the day and the month mixed up and had my bday as 12/2 instead of 2/12. Sorry about that guys.
- Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday To BigMuddy, Rube Burrows
- Replies: 4
- Views: 736
Re: Happy Birthday To BigMuddy, Rube Burrows
This was just brought to my attention. While I appreciate the notion, my birthday is Feb 12.
- Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leather Rifle Saddle Scabbard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2046
Re: Leather Rifle Saddle Scabbard
Thanks for all the comments guys. I have been doing leather work for a little over a year. Picked it up during the pandemic as a way to have something to do and it turned into a little side money gig also since people started wanting things made. Still lots to learn but I have really taken to it and...
- Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leather Rifle Saddle Scabbard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2046
Re: Leather Rifle Saddle Scabbard
Thank you but my B-Day is in Feb.
- Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leather Rifle Saddle Scabbard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2046
Leather Rifle Saddle Scabbard
Hey everyone. Been pretty busy lately but just thought I would show ya'll the rifle saddle scabbard that I just finished up since its made for a lever gun.
- Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Re: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Appreciate it.
- Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Re: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Your welcome Rube and thank you...when I like someone I'll give em the shirt off my back.......let's not talk about the alternative as some people need to "sleep with the fish". :D Yes, I agree on getting something old back into running condition as a labor of love.........like Pitchy, I ...
- Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
- Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Re: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Rube, A few times a year someone comes up with a "post of substance". Yours is one of the best and one I enjoyed immensely. Very tedious work that few have the patience or the craftsmanship for and I take it that it was a "labor of love" on your part. Your belt would be a real e...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Re: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Excellent Rube. Very, very excellent. I had the pleasure of spending a day in the saddle on the J-S. Did you know the south fence of the corrals is the border fence? The cussed horse I had borrowed actually tore a post out of the shed where I tied him. Well, it made a memory. Thanks and goodness. I...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Re: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Thank you all. It was a fun project and one that I just kind of backed into. Started out with a facination of the original John Slaughter photo because his 1887 was so prominant. Then I just assumed that he had a canvas Mills style belt on. Thought that for years. In the Packing Iron book it is even...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Re: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Great job of restoration, well done :mrgreen: those type of cartridge belts are often found in the UK usually made of spring steel. I have used them in the past but once carelessly scratched my stock on an empty shell holder. They are quick to use and hold the shells securely. Sometimes I see a row...
- Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Re: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Thank you. It was a fun thing to work on.
- Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2576
Fun Project 1800s Cartridge Belt Restoration
Just recently finished restoring a Pooler & Jones Boss Shotshell Cartridge belt. Feel free to check out the link for full details.
Also recreated a historic photo of John Slaughter while I was at it.
https://jwheeler331.blogspot.com/2021/1 ... e.html?m=1
Also recreated a historic photo of John Slaughter while I was at it.
https://jwheeler331.blogspot.com/2021/1 ... e.html?m=1
- Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
- Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
Re: Winchester 1887
I am pretty sure all the Winchester Model 1887 shotguns were pre-smokeless. The Winchester Model 1901 lever action shotgun was made for smokeless powder, but is only available in 10 guage. If you want 12 guage, you have to go with the Model 1887. That's my understanding anyway. By the way, the 1887...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
Re: Winchester 1887
Ray Newman wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:36 pm Nice looking shotgun and one you don't see too often.Most that I have seen are well used and some were well abused. Good score on your part! My M1887 left the factory in 1888 and still has the "short" black powder shells chamber.
Thanks. This one is a pre-smokeless one also.
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
Re: Winchester 1887
Thanks y’all.
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
Re: Winchester 1887
gamekeeper wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:55 pm Congratulations Rube, that looks almost like new.... obviously well loved....
Thanks. It will be well loved for many more years to come.
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
Re: Winchester 1887
Rube, that one looks really nice. Is it a 12 or a 10? I used to watch some of the boys do the SASS thing a dozen years ago, and one guy had an 87 in 10 gauge that he campaigned on the shotgun stage. He only loaded with black powder, and oh, my, what a wonderful boom when he lit it off. This one is ...
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1887
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1909
Winchester 1887
Well I finally picked myself up another Winchester 1887. This time an original. I had one of the clones and liked it but ended up trading it for something else. I have been wanting an original and seen this one for sale and decided I had to have it. I am looking forward to loading up some shells for...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Colt Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1628
Re: Colt Question
Rube, I was telling you the negatives of the 1877 Colt.......on the positive side they are cool and full of history......don't let my negativity keep you from your quest of acquiring a cool gun........just don't think your going to have a gun that you can shoot until the cows come home like you can...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Colt Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1628
Re: Colt Question
Unless your mechanically inclined stay away from these guns......even if you luck onto a fine example it won't be fine if you start shooting it to any degree......I've had em and in the few I've had, I had a beauty in 41 that looked like it was used for one box of ammo......after just a hundred or ...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Colt Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1628
Re: Colt Question
No doubt about that. Maybe he’ll just adopt me.gamekeeper wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:34 pm Six-gun is the guy to ask, he probably has a safe full...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Colt Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1628
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Colt Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1628
Re: Colt Question
Always a day late and a dollar short.M. M. Wright wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:10 pm +1 on the Colt Forum. You should have caught me about a month ago. Had a really nice 1877 in .41 but I sold it.
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mammoth Molar
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3016
Re: Mammoth Molar
I normally like the Mammoth Ivory over the molar due to the layered lines but these are fine. Looking forward to seeing them fitted.
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Colt Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1628
Colt Question
I know this is a lever gun group but there are lots that collect other stuff also. I don't own any older Colt revolvers but have always wanted a model 1877 Thunderer or possibly a Lightning. Are there any groups out there with buy/sell pages or other places I can look. I have been looking at Gunbrok...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RIP Charly Pride
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1776
Re: RIP Charly Pride
Def. one of the greats. RIP Mr. Pride.
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 85
- Views: 10974
Re: 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters'
I have a Miroku 73 Winchester and its a fine shooting well made smooth right out of the box 73. Shoots great and looks great. The quality is much better out of the box than Uberti. I have a Uberti 73 that out of the box was a little stiff so I had it smoothed up. It works well and looks good. I have...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engraved Colt Navy.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1275
Re: Engraved Colt Navy.
What a wonderful old Colt.
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1681
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1681
Re: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
Thanks for posting. Hadn't heard of him before. Cool song. It always makes me a little sad to read about the guys that lived through the changing times at the close of the 19th century. One of the most celebrated ways of life (even if brutally hard) coming to an end. Guess there's some of that goin...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1681
Re: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
Cool story and a Cool song, I like it too.... 8) "When the Cowboys was King". Yeah. This song is just full of nostalgia. When he says..... "When I first saw Montana, I knew I would love her" I get chills. I just sit and think about what all he is doing in the song and it really ...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1681
Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
I am sure some of you here may know the story of Bob Fudge. I had never heard of him till recently. A music artist named Colter Wall who is Canadian and sings a folk style of country music usually has a song titled Bob Fudge. I gave it a listen and have prob. listened to it 100 times since. I like t...
- Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1873 Winchester iron receivers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3212
Re: 1873 Winchester iron receivers
Seems like a solid buy. I see way worse at much higher prices around here.
- Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ramping up for a New Project
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1005
Re: Ramping up for a New Project
New guns are always fun. You'll hear no naysaying from me.
Good luck in the new venture.
Good luck in the new venture.
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 1:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger Buys Marlin
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2749
Re: Ruger Buys Marlin
I see that JJE Capital Holdings, LLC was the successful bidder for AAC(Advanced Armaments Corp). This is of interest to me because I own a Element2 suppressor made by AAC that I use with my Ruger 22/45 MKIV Lite and my Marlin 795. I don't know much about JJE but hopefully they will continue to put ...
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My holy grail of leverguns
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4050
Re: My holy grail of leverguns
That is pretty cool.
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Gun Room
- Replies: 7882
- Views: 409684
Re: The Gun Room
Well...good news and bad news...... The trooper showed up and I presented the story and the picture proof. I asked him what the procedure was and he said they will call the owner of the car up and have them come in for an interview. Here's the problem...if they keep their mouth shut and refuse to c...
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Gun Room
- Replies: 7882
- Views: 409684
Re: The Gun Room
I have no idea how dat happened.......I quoted myself......yea, I could delete it but I like attention to my stupidity......(throws off "the others"........).....they say things that they think I don't understand........ ....works, for real...I've used it for many years on people at work,...