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Thankyou very much for your responses. After reading what you had to say I rang my dealer and committed to buying it. Now we wait for the Australian registry paperwork to get sorted and I will pick it up in about two weeks. Will let you know what I think when I get it. Thanks again for the responses...

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What say you Gentlemen?
Should I buy one?
Just had a look at one in 357 at my local dealers today and it looked lovely.
Anyone had personal experience with one?
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Put me down for an 1895 Winchester.
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Very nice collection of marlins there.
You will love the 444.
Must make some more time to use mine.
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Obviously the bow and arrow is better! How could you even think of anything but the bow!!!! I cannot believe anyone would even think of the 10-22. You cannot kill vampires with a 10-22 because you can no longer by silver rim fire ammunition. LOL Let's talk about the big issues - like the 9422 verses...

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Thanks for the detailed report.
Interesting topic and great detail in the photo's.
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Nice guns there Dusty.
I have a heavy barrelled 1873, but the barrel is not a 28"
Mine is a Daisy marked rifle - because I am an Australian I like the Australian import mark.
How many of these things have you got?
Keep posting pictures until you run out.
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Thanks for the responses guys. This gun is at a well known dealers shop here in Sydney - Lawrence Ordinance He specialises in military firearms. Told me he sourced it in the US. His price is $7500 Australian, about $7000 US. He says he has some room to move if I am interested. I just think that I wi...

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What value would you guys put on a mint 1873 musket with correct bayonet? The bayonet has no serial number on it. The gun has all original blue and the wood is great. Bore is bright and shiney. The cleaning rod is missing. Is there anything to look out for on these guns? I would like to hear what yo...

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That is lovely.
You did a very nice job and that is such a great calibre to have an 1895 in.
I am jealous.
Well done.
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I Everyone, I seem to recall a post within the last year about a cheap Endoscope someone bought off E-bay and used it as an electronic borescope. A little searching has revealed quite cheap units that run from a USB port and put images onto your laptop. BUT. Does anyone have any info on one that is ...

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He posts on the Marlin owners forum.
Check under unusual or obsolete calibres and then 38-55 and you will find him.
He is still shooting 38-55's at long ranges.
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I love that rifle and the history that goes with it.
Unfortunately I did not get any of my Fathers or Grandfathers firearms.
You are a lucky man to have that old rifle and I am happy to see you treating it with the love and respect it deserves.
I love your work.
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Well I am way out of my league here. Most of the animals you guys have eaten do not exist in Australia. But I have eaten Echidna (google it) Killed by an Aboriginal mate of mine. He used a stick, because in certain parts of Australia traditional owners (Aboriginals) are permitted to hunt protected a...

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I can tell you that I would have been happy to buy that for what you paid.

What a neat old action. As compact as a Martini but with an exposed hammer. I love it.

If you get sick of it just send it out to me in Sydney.

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Hey Nicnac, nice looking 32-40. Have you previously posted pics of your 25-35? I have a 1940 25-35 carbine but have not been able to pick up a rifle yet. As Conductor says, lots of the Winchesters down here have button mags. Maybe because the button mag rifles swing smoothly. Possibly Australians ar...

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Well I am in the same boat as you were in YESTERDAY!
I have never shot a squirrel and have never tasted a squirrell, hell, I do not even know how to spell squirrel!
Come to think of it, there are no squirrels in Australia.
Get out there and have a god time, eat something you shot and enjoy life.
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My apolagies, I did not realise the shooting was in NZ where wallabies are a real pest. The biggest damage Kangaroos do to most people is get dazzled by their headlights and end up as an expensive hood ornament. For farmers, the competition for grazing is what creates the biggest problem. As was pre...

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Regardless of how many Kangaroos (or Wallabies, as pictured) are on a persons land - they are a protected species. If you kill one you risk seizure of your equipment, including firearms, camping gear and motor vehicle and then being charged under law. You need to have tags issued by government depar...

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Sorry for the OT posting - BUT. My wife and I are looking into a lifestyle change. We are thinking about leaving Australia and heading out to live in a country where the cost of living is much lower and I could pretty much retire. So Australia is really right in the middle of Asia, so we have had a ...

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Hi,
Does anyone know if I can buy a calibre reducer from 410 to 22 Hornet or something similar?
I have had a bit of a search, but just keep coming up with 410 to 22lr.
I am sure that someone makes something like this.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
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Rather than sand the wood, I have used paint stripper to remove the old finish, rubbing with nothing harsher than steel wool. Steam out dents by placing a damp cloth over the stock and ironing it with your wife's clothes iron. (she has since given me my own iron) Repeat this process until you have g...

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Nate,
What a brilliant piece of backyard gunsmithing advise!
Brilliant way to check for obvious headspacing issues.
I will sure try to remember that tip.
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I cannot believe that no one has chimed in with a "my 39 is better than any 9422" comment.
We must all be getting more tolerant in our old age.

By the way - I have some 39's, an 1897 and a 9422 and love them all.
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I cannot refute your logic Sir.
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Well, It is hard to be exactly right without really handling your 1894. BUT my call is that it has been refinished before. From your pic of the front wood there seems to be reflection coming from a pretty deep ding / gouge in the timber and that would lead me to believe that it has been refinished o...

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"Outstanding shooting. Get you a case of beer for that one"

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"there will be a resurrection of the righteous" John 5:28,29

Sorry for your loss>

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Nice job on that stock repair.
I have one I need to do as well.
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Well Well Well,
Well done.
You took on a very difficult project and seem to have pulled it off nicely.
Time to 'fess up - are you a gun smith????
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Gidday Pitchie. Everyone over here in Australia thought that[u] you [/u]were dead!!!! Sorry to hear that you mate passed away. Glad to see you back on the forum and entering a new chapter in your life. My good wife and I have been married now for 29 years, how long have you guys been together? Hope ...

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Hi Griff,

Here is a pic of the projectile and loaded rounds.

Pretty standard stuff.

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Hi All, I have just been up in the hills about four hours drive West of Sydney doing a little hunting. Took my 1886 in 45-70 out for a walk and shot this feral goat. Range was only about 50m. Took him through the front shoulders and then the projectile went through the head of a small goat (unseen b...

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Hi All, Does anyone know of an adjustable rear sight I could fit to my M6 It shoots really low with the factory sight I do not want to file down the front sight as these things are almost collectable now and I do not want to mess with it This one is not drilled and tapped for a weaver rail, so I can...

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Hit him in the right shoulder and found a big chunk of the projectile under the skin of his left shoulder when skinning him.

Sixgun - Nath has too big of a head start for me to ever catch up.

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Hi Dan, Welcome to the site. I am in Australia, so what your gun would be worth over here is irrelevant really. Have to agree with earlier replies that condition is everything in old Winchesters. I would love to see some pics of yours though. They are hard to find here in 25-20 as most 1892's that t...

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I recently spent a few days out West of Sydney doing some shooting. I have to confess that most of it was done with my 7-08 bolt action - but I did manage to shoot this dog fox with my Marlin 39. We had shot some Feral Goats so when I butchered them I left a little pile of offal down behind a dam ab...

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Hi and welcome. Looks like a single set trigger there. Does the mag tube have two barrel bands??? That looks like a beautiful old 1873 with a couple of special order features. You are a lucky man to have that rifle. NOW, we need to know what calibre and we NEED a range report with LOTS of photo's. P...

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Very, very nice.

Hey your pics are good, but not as good as that little Marlin.

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+1 to JFE's comments. Apparently Australia is the only country in the world to have a population of feral camels. All of the early explorers to central Australia used camels. The Afghan handlers staid on and used camels to supply remote cattle stations well into the 1900's. Queensland Police used ca...

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Hi everyone. I am trying to help out a mate from my pistol club who wants to re barrel his Marlin 1897. We are chasing a 24" Octagonal barrel in 22LR. Businesses like Numrich have the barrel listed but will not post outside of the USA. The barrel can be sent to a non shooting friend in the US a...

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I wanted that gun badly, but the whole process of getting it to Australia was so complicated it just had to stay over there with you guys.
You are a lucky man to own such a nice old Marlin.
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Similar problem in Australia.
If any of you Ozzie Levergunners are reading then contact Rob Spittles at Mudgee in NSW.
He will do amazing work on old guns, but you have to wait in line for his services.
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You are punching above your weight.
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Welcome back Pitchy.
It feels good to have you around again.
Keep up the great projects.
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That's the sort of thing you would run into a burning house to save isn't it.
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Very nice.
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I have been away for a few weeks and missed something huge.
Come back Pitchy.
If these Dam Yankies have offended you then just send posts to us poor Colonials out here in Australia.
We need to know what sort of projects you are working on.
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Sorry to ask but I do live in Australia and have absolutely no idea - so, how big is a Roadrunner? The pics make him look smaller than I imagined, but I have only got a certain cartoon to base my assumptions on. I laugh when people come to Australia and expect to see Kangaroos jumping around Pitt St...

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You Sir, are a braver man than I am - taking on a dishwasher is no easy task

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