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Very interesting. Thanks for the pics.

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Tycer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:04 pm Cheers sir. Someday I would love to shake your hand.

Well, if you (or any other lever gunner) are ever up here, the welcome mat is out! Thank you again, all, for those birthday wishes.

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JerryB wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:18 am HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRK, is Sam going again??

Jerry, it’s just my wife and me this time.

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Hey thanks!! 64 times around the sun, launching trip #65 today. Celebrating by driving 6 hours into the northern wilds for a week. Looking forward to the sound of the Loons at night, fishing for Smallmouth Bass, and the mist rising off the water in the morning.

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Pete44ru wrote: ↑Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:48 pmNice to see you posting, Kirk - Please stay healthy. .

Thanks. It seems that I have been just swamped for the past year or so, otherwise I would post more often.

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Most of the sources in books or online, including George Madis, are quite badly off when it comes to early Model 1894 production. For example, I owned a Model 1894 38-55 that Madis said was made in 1896. The actual, original Winchester records showed that it was received in the Winchester warehouse ...

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Off topic......The English make some of the world's most durable but ugly military weapons but their double barreled shotguns are unsurpassed in any category...that's a nice looking double Nath!---6 For sure. Maybe we should see if we could do a Purdy “group buy” for members of the forum, providing...

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Someday, I hope to pay a visit to Sixgun. Of course, I'd let him know ahead of time so he didn't see this disreputable fellow coming down the driveway and I ended up trying to dodge through a hailstorm of cast bullets. I think one of my nephews lives at your end of the state, Sixgun. If I ever pay h...

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Well Pitchy, yours and my beliefs are probably pretty similar, but even if they weren't, you would not offend me. In fact, I can't think of anyone on this board that would offend me. I might not agree with everyone, but I don't get offended. I must say, Pitchy, that you are one of the most interesti...

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I'm starting to wonder if spring is coming this year. Just checked the forecast and it has rain or snow every day for the foreseeable future (i.e., for the next week at least), with temperatures way below normal and rising and falling around the freezing mark.

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This is one of the most fascinating threads I've seen in a long time.

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Nice work on your glass knapping, Pitchy. Keep us posted on how it goes. I tried it as a kid, but it always broke on me.

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Glad to hear it is something that can be fixed up with antibiotics. That is a relief!

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Paladin, PM sent.

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Kirk, for your family I would be willing to part with an Old 1895 I got in 1984 on a trade for machinegun parts. Paladin, I just saw this. That is the perfect 1895 in my mind, especially with the Ballard rifling. Thank you for your offer. I'll send you a PM when I get back home from church. I teach...

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Thanks for all the input men. I sure appreciate it. .45Colt, I had one of those Marlin CL 32-20 on order as soon as I saw they were going to produce one way back in the late 80's. I waited up here in Canada for a year and finally cancelled my order, with regret. It seems like it has turned out to be...

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Thanks for the feedback thus far, men. Much appreciated.

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Just saw this, Pitchy. I'm praying for sure bro.

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One of my boys really likes the Marlin 1895 SBL 45-70 and asked me if it is a good rifle. I love the old Marlins, but I heard there were serious quality control issues more recently. Have these issues been resolved? If my son buys this, is he going to buy a good quality Marlin 45-70? To clarify, it ...

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I wonder if that copper front sight blade was fashioned from a US Indian Head penny...... :?: I was wondering something similar myself. The length of the blade makes it too long for a standard sized penny, but this Winchester is a Canadian one, and we used "Large Cents" up until 1920 (see...

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Carlsen Highway wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:20 am Deeply impressed with both of those. The deluxe version - I have never seen a period 1894 rifle of such class.

I think what does it for me is the straight grip. The deluxe pistol grips are nice, but for me there is something extra fine about the straight grip in fancy wood with checkering.

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Great old photos Pitchy!!

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I've had a couple 98% 38-55's but sold them because they just didn't seem to have much history to them. These, I like because they've done some work. Now to hunt down a nice 38-40.

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Glad you fellows are enjoying these old vintage rifles. I would not want to be without a 38-55.

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Over the past month or so, I've picked up two vintage 38-55's. I bought both of these for the purpose of shooting and hunting, so did not want a high-condition rifle. I've not had these two to the range yet, and plan to wait until it warms up a bit. The first is full octagon Model 1894 in a solid 80...

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Some very nice cap guns here .... nicer than anything I saw or heard of when I was a kid. We had cap guns, but not as nice as these Nichols kind.

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Nice work, Pitchy. To get everything to work like that is not easy at all, at least for me. It wouldn't surprise me, though, if you whipped that up in a day or so. It would probably take me a week.

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By gum, that big wheelbarrow with the spoked wheel is a nice one! (The little one is even nicer, but is a bit small for my backyard work

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I enjoyed that video. That is a beaut of a classic rifle. I know what you are saying about that front sight being hard to see at our age.

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Cheers, Pitchy. We are spending a quiet evening tonight. I'm chowing down on some pasta and meat sauce, and then it is time to put my feet up. Spent the day on a couple different carpentry jobs. Hope your evening is pleasant and you get a good sound sleep tonight.

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Very nice work! Pitchy is a good man, and very talented.

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Four things about using bear spray I have gathered from accounts and watching a video where it was used on a Grizzly: 1. Two hikers here in Canada were badly mauled by a Grizzly. While the bear was working over one of them, the other one emptied their entire can of bear spray into the bears face. Di...

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And the measurements are very similar. My very first 45-70 was a Marlin 1895 made back in the 80's when they were excellent rifles. I regret selling it now; it was a beautiful rifle in fit and finish, as well as accuracy. When the Browning 1886 SRC was announced, I sold my Marlin to acquire the fun...

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Old Savage, those are both beautiful 45-70's.

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I drilled and tapped the Browning myself, taking great care to get it exactly centred. I must have lucked out because I didn't even need any shims to centre the tang sight. Original 1886's were already drilled and tapped for a tang sight.

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A beauty! And with a special order length barrel as well. If I recall correctly, Starline makes 45-90 brass, if not Captech. I'll look forward to a range report when it works out to shoot that classic rifle. You are very fortunate to have the original, factory installed tang sight. Mine has a period...

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As usual, Nath, I enjoyed these photos. I think a big part of it is knowing that they were taken in England. There are details of plants and foliage, not to mention rabbit species, that are different an interesting.

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Correction Kirk.....my cans of 4198 may be burgundy and not brown as I posted. I cannot tell the difference between brown and any other color that's close to it.....yea, I'm blind in one eye and color blind in the other. :D ----6 I am pretty bad as well. My wife just rolls her eyes at my feeble gra...

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Very interesting. It sounds like there may have been significant water or moisture in the can to cause that degree of rust and corrosion. I still have two 1-pound red (dark Burgundy?) cans of IMR 4198, but it still smells fresh in there.

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Glad you gents enjoyed the report. What I found surprising is that the average velocities were the same for both the carbine and the longer-barrelled rifle. Sixgun: My original comparison of the old and new IMR 4198 was done with my 38-55. There was about a five minute gap between firing the two set...

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I enjoyed those photos, Nath. What do you use to host the photos you post?

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This has been an unusually busy summer and I've been away a lot, so there hasn't been much time spent at the range. I plan to rectify that before the snow flies. Today I brought my two 45-70's over to the range to try out some loads I made using some ancient IMR 4198 powder. I brought my chronograph...

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I would be sorely tempted to purchase it and send it off to Hunter Restorations for a complete rebuild, including CC and Octagon barrel in the caliber of choice, and extra fancy wood. Mind you, this would not be done for free, but the end result would be gorgeous. I had a beater rebuilt by Mike seve...

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BlaineG wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:29 am Happy Birthday, Kirk.....Post some pics after your trip, please.

I'll try to remember to do that, Blaine. Hopefully, I'll have some good ones, including some Smallmouth caught on my new fly rod.

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Thanks, guys! 63 years old now. I'm leaving tomorrow morning for two weeks at a remote location in the northern wilderness where there is little or no cellphone service, so I might be out of touch for a while. Looking forward to some time away from civilization, loon calls in the night, and Smallmou...

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Thank you for that report. I especially enjoyed the photos .... makes it easier to imagine what it is like.

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I have to give a tip of the hat to Sixgun as well. He helped me acquire a nice antique sixgun a while back for another friend of mine. Again, Sixgun, a big thank you.

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I like your hi-tech method of adjusting the elevation on your shotgun!!

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KirkD......(or others)... Do you find any shorter brass life using the Lee FCD on the notoriously thin-walked 32-20 cases than when you use other types of crimp...? I crimp the brass onto the forward driving band of the cast bullet, so there is much less reduction in brass neck diameter than when i...

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Here is another report from GunsAmerica. https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/canadi ... is-forces/

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