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I will be back in the UK by May 9th so I spent mine yesterday.

Found an oriental cousin for my original 1886.
Perry Owens

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Could anyone let me know the size of the front sight dovetail and the height of the sight on a Browning 1886 rifle. I have just closed a deal on an 1886 but I want to order a sight set before it arrives. I want to set it up for lever action silhouette and any suggestions for a good sight combination...

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I was on the point of selling my 4-digit serial number 1886 in 40-65 because of keyholing. It slugged at 0.406 but 0.407 bullets went in sideways. Finally I got it right and everything came together into tackdriver mode. In my case it was a 0.408 Magma Engineering bullet cast in 30:1 alloy over 60 g...

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You can leave under one condition, if you promise to take one of those fine lever guns and drop a nice Red Deer or something with it, and post us some pics. If you can do that you're free to go. Will do what I can. I have a relative who farms 10 square miles of Scottish Highlands but for deer there...

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Wow, how does the 73 not get the antique in an obsolete caliber moniker? The 1873 is in 38-40.The British Home Office publishes a list of obsolete calibers based on what cartridges they consider are still commercially available. As far as I know none of the 1873 calibers are on it. The 1886 is in 4...

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Rusty wrote Will you have trouble getting permits for everything when you get home? It would be a shame to lose anything for want of proper paperwork. Everything but the Shiloh, the 1873 and the Baker are classed as antiques in obsolete calibers, which means I can import them as "curiosities or...

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Getting ready to pack my little collection ready to ship home to the UK. http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/Perry1943/Collection.jpg From the top: Shiloh Montana Roughrider, 1886 c.1887, 1873 c. 1890, Werndl, Martini Henry, Baker Rifle, Reilly sporting Snider, Rigby Snider carbine, JJ Silver Sni...

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jd45 wrote perry owens,.............NO, HE'S NOT!!! He disavowed the THEORY of evolution before he died, something that's not widely reported. No need to shout! If you are referring to the Lady Hope Letter and later derivatives I would argue that Darwin's alleged death-bed conversion to Christianity...

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Thanks a lot - now I'm convinced that I have to have a Browning 1886!
Anyone know of a standard grade 26in octagon model for sale? The SRC's look neat but I would use the rifle for lever action silhouette, not hunting.
Perry Owens

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Charles Darwin must be spinning in his grave.
Perry Owens

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Hey Hobie, I must have been ultra-lucky in my dealings with Ajax. I ordered two pairs of buffalo polymer grips for my Old Army's. They arrived in four days and fitted as good as most brands of off-the-shelf grips. I did hear that Ruger grip frames are a little more constant in dimensions than some o...

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Principal Scientist for a small group of test instrument companies based in Long Island, New York. Here's where I live in England when I am not living on Long Island http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/Perry1943/House.jpg The house is just behind the old village pond http://i49.photobucket.com/al...

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I would be very suspicious of these
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/index. ... =GO&Page=1
Though, to be fair, they do say that they could be dangerous to shoot!

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Martini Henry carbines were chambered in .577/450 and later 0.303 British. You need to be very wary when buying any martini these days as there are a lot of "Khyber Pass Specials" being brought back by troops stationed in Afghanistan. Most of these are cheap forgeries that would not be saf...

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I've been looking at those for my Marlin 1894 CB. The only problem is they don't tell how tall the sight is.
Did you measure yours?

0.365in from bottom of base to top of blade.
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I have one I bought direct from Montana Vintage Arms. This is from their web site:- A perfect compliment to the combination rear or the #130 series tang sight. Patterned after the Lyman #5 combination front sight. Allows the shooter to select a blade or hooded pinhead. Blade is nickel silver and may...

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I've been looking at those for my Marlin 1894 CB. The only problem is they don't tell how tall the sight is.
Did you measure yours?

Joe

Joe,
I will measure it when I get home tonight.
Perry Owens

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I replaced the worn down front sight on my original Winchester 1873 witha repro Lyman #21 fom Buffalo Arms:
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4422.htm
Looks period correct - in fact it is the same as the one originally fitted, and works great with a Marbles tang sight.
Perry Owens

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Andrew, They are expensive but be thankful you don't live in the UK. The asking price there for a new stainless ROA is GBP 620, that's $1222 EACH! I was lucky enough to have two mint condition examples in store there with a buyer happy to pay GBP 800 for the pair.
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Ajax buffalo polymer grips, leather by Sierra of London, England http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/Perry1943/ROA.jpg As soon as I heard that the ROA was discontinued I bought this pair NIB from a dealer on Gunsamerica for $1000. I then sold the pair I had in store in the UK for $1600. The profi...

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I have Beech sights on my original 1886 and 1873 - got them direct from MVA: http://www.montanavintagearms.com/combination.html They are not spring loaded but they don't flop around or change the point of aim. I have the blued ones but maybe the gold type would work better in hunting situations. I f...

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Gamekeeper,
If we can find a supplier I can order the stock for you and have it sent to my US address. I can then send it to you and you can pay the cash into my UK Natwest account when you receive the goods.
What a shame Precision Gun Works just burned down - they made some nice stocks.

Perry Owens

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I bought one of these dovetail cutting fixtures because I had 5 dovetails to cut on a flintlock Baker rifle kit: http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=720537 Turned out they don't work too well on large diameter thin wall barrels but should be fine on a modern barrel. The ...

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I use Midway, Buffalo Arms and Grafs. I usually find grafs have the best shipping rates.
http://www.grafs.com/
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Quote by Nath How about the right to shoot a pistol for starters. Sorry if I misunderstood but I thought you were complaining about the loss of that right. In the ancient bill of rights there is no mention of restrictions with reguard to bearing arms in self defence so from where do you obtain an au...

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Hey Nath, Yes we are on the same page in that we are both Brits and we both hate what our government is doing to our country. But let's not confuse the Monarchy with the Government since the two have been separated for many years. I consider that the Royals have done a lot to support field sports in...

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That's an 1866/77 Werndl infantry rifle. They were the first product of what is now the Steyr firearms works in Austria.Most were rechambered to 11.15 x 57mm but if yours is in the original shorter chambering it is rarer. If the rear sight has a sliding extension leaf it has been rechambered. Sight ...

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Nice to hear the Queen say a thank you to our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan http://www.youtube.com/theroyalchannel
For a brief moment I felt proud to be British - not something that happens a lot these days.
Perry Owens

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Only three at present http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/Perry1943/Cartridges.jpg 577/450 Martini Henry and 577 Snider, both from cheap Magtech 24g shotshells and 11.15 x 57 Werndl from 0.348 Winchester. Two products that ease the process for me are Tempilac for getting the annealing right and C...

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Here is the link to a guy who sells ready cast Big Lubes
http://www.whyteleatherworks.com/
Fast efficient service was what I got when I ordered some 38-40s recently.
Perry Owens

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Hobie, Always been a bit of a purist where black powder is concerned, but I must admit that, where fouling is a problem, the substitutes might reduce the problem. I was very impressed by the 777 and will get some Pyrodex. Anyone know what granulation would be good for 38-40? I have heard that Big Lu...

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My 1890-vintage Winchester 1873 has a few pits in the bore and picks up black powder fouling very quickly so I have been looking for a way to get more lube into the bore to at least keep it soft. Grease cookies are not very practical in a small case like the 38-40 but I finally happened on Big Lube ...

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J Miller wrote Do you have a pic of these spring clips you mentioned, and what diameter of tube did you buy? In England we call them Terry clips but here I think they are tool clips. The picture here shows the style I use:. I just take an empty case along to find a tube that fits inside - I think fo...

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I buy brass tubing from the local Ace Hardware, also the spring clips that allow the tube to slide up and down the wooden support. For the funnel I use a Lee powder funnel with a few turns of tape if necessary to make it a snug fit.
Perry Owens

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Maddog, Thanks for the link. Went there last month. The GC is stunning but to my mind Bryce Canyon leaves it in the dust for sheer natural beauty. LeverBob, I would love to stay but the sad truth is that it is virtually impossible for a Brit to get a green card, let alone citizenship. When I came he...

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Next June my 5-year work visa expires and I will have to return to England. During our time in the US my wife and I have taken every opportunity to travel this great country. We have been through forest, desert and mountains in 47 of the lower 48 by car, foot, ski, Jeep and ATV, We have swum in both...

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If it is a vintage black powder era 1886 it probably has the slow twist rifling intended to push a light bullet fast.Lyman 457191 and RCBS 45-300FN molds drop bullets at about 320grn in 20:1 alloy. You might make 1500fps with FFg BP if you can get 85grn in the case, but of course I am not advocating...

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I shoot cowboy action, practical rifle and vintage Winchesters. Commodore Perry Owens was the best practical cowboy levergunner I ever heard of so he gave me something to aspire to.
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