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Malamute

Kashi, Yes I recall. I bought the 86 parts from you and traded the crescent butt to Muddy Bottom for his shotgun butt, which now resides on my Browning 1886 short rifle. I still have the barrel. I would be happy to buy the 53 butt stock and fore end, and lever and tang parts from you. I have the 92 ...

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Hope they get the details smoothed out, From the picture, it's one of the best looking 22's I've seen in a long long time.

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Don, try calling Winchester.

http://www.winchesterguns.com/services/ ... .asp?ID=61

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There is one small difference in how the hammer spring seat fits the lower tang. I have the parts to convert mine to a Browning half cock hammer, and the mainspring and seat parts, just haven't had time to do it. I compared my Miroku Winchester with my Browning 92 and it looks like a fairly simple c...

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No Wait! I think it's a great idea! BTW, I just happen to have a late Winchester 1892 high grade, with nice wood, checkered, crescent butt, and straight grip stock, that I'd like to make into a shotgun butt. I would trade parts with you if it will work for both of us. I think our parts will intercha...

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Cabelas in Sydney had a pair of Kieghoff doubles a few years ago, one in 470 NE, and one in 500 NE, They were priced at about 10K, much more affordable than the H&H gun. I guess if a guy won the lottery, one of those doubles might be realistic as a bear gun. Ammo was pretty pricey tho, about $20...

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Actually, the Army did use some lever actions after the war, the Spencer. It played a major role in the Battle of Beechers Island. One of the major considerations after the war was range, and the repeaters didnt have the range that the 50-70 And 45-70 did when they were adopted, cost was another maj...

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Don, I think you don't have to straighten the lower tang, I believe it's straight on the wood side, and the curve is built up, in other words, it can be ground down to the thickness needed. If you swapped lower tangs with an '86, the tang screw hole will be in a different place since the 71 short ta...

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Glad you figured it out Joe. I also take the beam off my scale when not using it, and either cover it with a clean rag, paper towel, or an overturned plastic ammo bin. I then look at and blow off the pivot and beam before setting the beam. Another heads up. A couple times I've had the scale change s...

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Haycock, I have a Winchester Canadian Centenial rifle made in 1967, 26" barrel, full mag, all blue furniture, plain straight grain wood. It has had about 10 rounds shot thru it. Has the box and papers, including the hang tag from the lever. It's a regular half cock safety. Has the crescent butt...

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I prefer the straight grip stock for looks and handling, but the OLD Winchester PG's aren't too bad, they were not very tight.

I'd happily trade the pistol grip on my 71 for a straight.

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Something else to consider, the 30-30 in an octagon barrel rifle feels softer shooting than a carbine with the same load due to the weight. so, in other words, for a given level of recoil that you can tolerate, you can have more power. I also happen to have an octagon rifle I'd part with. I second t...

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You probably have a regular (starter) tap. You'll need to start the new threads un til the tap bottoms out, then grind the starter tip down some, tap some more, then grind the tap down some more to bottom the threads. If you have a hardwarwe or machine supply store around, go look at the middle and ...

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I agree with Terry.

I bought a Browning 92 that had a Lyman tang sight. First thing I did when I got it home and handled it some was remove the tang sight. I used the barrel sight until I could get it drilled and tapped for a receiver sight. Never looked back.

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I clean from the muzzle with a rod guide and hold the action so the top (open side) is down and no crud or solvent gets in the action. With jacketed bullets there isn't much crud to worry about. For any junk that does get in the action, a toothbrush works fine to keep it cleaned out. The military gu...

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".....and he may get a chance to try his on a grizzly near his home in Wyoming. Malamute, would that be good or bad? " I hope I never have to deal with a grizz, but the bears are getting thicker and bolder over time. I haven't had any trouble,...so far. Guess I'll cross that bridge when I ...

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I don't like advertising in general. When I had a regular cab pickup truck with space behind the front seat, I had a rack attached to the body behind the seat. For an extra cab pickup, I built a dog shelf at about shoulder level, and attached a saddle scabbard to the front of the dog shelf, it could...

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The nickel 4 3/4" Colt SAA in 44 spl I had back in the 80's. Also the same gun w/ 7 1/2" barrel that I traded off. And the Colt 45 Buntline spl. And the Colt 1911 made in 1917. And my first 29, a 6 1/2" nickel gun. And the several 1886 Winchesters I had. The first was a heavy barrel g...

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I had this problem with a Marlin 45-70. It turned out to be the lever catch spring. Mine would pop open with a loaded magazine and a slight bump anywhere to the gun, sometimes just for no aparent reason. The replacement spring fixed it. I don't know if it was a factory part or spring stock from the ...

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I agree, you would be happy with 296 or H-110. The only fickle part that I know of is, only use them in max or near max loads. They don't reduce well. They are fine in that context. I have loaded some heavy bullet loads in 44 mag and 45 Colt with 2400, and it made some good loads, but not quite to t...

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I had one many years ago. I shot it a LOT. I regret selling it and would like to find another one day. It was a Navy Arms gun. I don't know exactly who made it, but it was probably a Uberti. It was very well made. Don't have any pics. Mine was a carbine. It looked funny to me with no loading gate. I...

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The 50-110 you have from Starline is the Winchester round I believe. The Sharps verson is more like the 50-70 Govt, only longer. The rim of the Winchester round is smaller, if I recall. I'm away from home and my books. I'm surprised that Cartridges of the World doesn't have case dimensions of the tw...

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Again, you're talking factory ammo level. SAAMI pressure level for 8mm Mauser is about like 30-30, but the european commercial hunting loads and original military loads are in the 30-06 power and pressure range. In guns other than the weakest ever made for the round, and with odd bore sizes, they ar...

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"Malamute, Just a weee bit of correction if I might. The 44 Special has a SAAMI pressure level of 15,500 PSI rather than 14,000 of the .45 Colt. http://www.handloads.com/misc/saami.htm Not that 1,500 PSI is going to make much difference really. Joe" I didn't know we were limiting the discu...

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"I can't understand it either. The .44 and the .45 are both limited to 14,000 CUP in the SAA, and both shoot similiar weight bullets at similiar weight velocities. I guess the deciding factor would come down to accuracy. " That's the first I've heard of the SAA being limited in chamber pre...

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Double tap.

Was having trouble getting the message to post.

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"Just my personal opinion, but esthetically, the 86 wins hands down." I agree, and would add that feel and handling the '86 wins hands down. Just never liked the feel of the tight pistol grip and long forward comb stock of the 71. I'd modify my 71 into a straight grip in a second if I coul...

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There's 2 Winchester collectible shows in June. One is at the rec center, and one is at the High School Gym. :shock: They are usually one week apart. Try the Cody chamber of commerce web site for dates. Just thought of something. Have met Mike Hunter (regularly)at one the Winchester shows. Maybe we ...

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There's 2 Winchester collectible shows in June. One is at the rec center, and one is at the High School Gym.

They are usually one week apart.

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There are still some decent prices on stuff at the shows around here, particularly the local show. Even the big Winchester collectors shows have some deals. You can still find most common 94 Commemoratives for around $600 or so, depending on exact type. This last show a week ago I found a NIB 2nd ge...

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86er, are your scoops red? That is the old color, the new metric calibrated scoops are yellow. Red scoop No 205 = 42.5 grs 4198. red scoop No 230 = 47.5 grs 4198 IMR 4198 red scoop No 167 = 34.5 grs red scoop No 069 = 17.3 grs 296, red scoop No 108 = 27 grs 296 Red scoop No 167 = 42 grs 296 I logged...

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You will be OK setting a stud in your fore end cap. I d&t'ed the fore end cap on my Browning 86 rifle and have had no trouble with it. The guy that actually did it used an end mill of the proper size to make a perfectly flat round spot for the stud to seat down on when torqued. The hole and stud...

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What part of the country are you focusing on? If western states, I've never heard of any difference in legality between a rifle or shotgun, unless bird hunting (other than grouse). Possesion is no different. Eastern states I have no idea about. If you are considering western states, the rifle is muc...

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I pulled it in for a closer look, I see nothing inconsistant with a Winchester 94 rifle.

When did Marlin start using rounded levers? All the early Marlins I recall seeing had squared levers. This gun has a rounded lever.

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"...They are the large nickel silver blades pinched into the dovetail base. I'd like to get my hands on one of those and try it out. " Try Dixie Gun works. They have a number of similar blade type front sights. Winchester used them as well, and they were found on many early muzzle loaders....

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Cool old picture. Nice that you have old family pics of hunting.

Looks like a Winchester, as it has a magazine ring visible about 4 inches back from the muzzle. The barrel looks like a 26". My guess is an 1894, as most 92 rifles had 24" barrels.

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The 56's came into use in the early 30's, from Madis' information. I believe they were used til the 50's. I think they are the best looking and most practical of the receiver sights. I've been accumulating them for my favorite levers for some time. The "coin set" hunting knobs from current...

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I'm also a believer in the traditional Sourdough front sight. The square cut blade with the angled brass/gold face does show up well in the forest and under poor light. I've even been able to see the Sourdough in moonlight if conditions were fair. I replace all bead sights with Sourdoughs or square ...

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By chance, are you shooting with a tight sling? Shooting with a sling can change POI on some lever guns. My first thought was the fore end causing the problem. If it's tight as you say, it could be too tight and causing pressure. I for one don't mind a slight bit of play in the fore end, as I know i...

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Canadian Cowboy may be able to turn up an upper tang from an old wreck of a gun. He turns up with odd parts sometimes.

I doubt there would be any problem sending a part like that from Canada

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The power pole seems out of place to us, thinking that the gold camps were on the far flung fringes of the continent, BUT, sometimes those far flung fringe towns had modern amenities like electricity and "city water" in pipes before towns in the lower 48 did. It may have something to do wi...

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I believe the first pic is an early Marlin, an 1881 or early smaller frame. Look at the forend cap, it tapers like early Marlins, and the lower part of the receiver looks early Marlin-like.

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Anyone have any information about this gun? It is Marked "Allen Arms, Santa Fe" on the top barrel flat, and Uberti on the side of the frame. It has a rather deep high polish blue on all the appropriate parts, more like a Smith 27 or Colt python grade blue. It's a first or second Dragoon, t...

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I'm curious, how did your friend decide on Laurel?

Another point not mentioned, besides the refinery, and lack of mountains, is it is on the interstate highway, (meaning lots of traffic and out-of-towners coming thru) and shares some overflow of Billings' crime.

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