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About 20 years ago I bought a Winchester Model 1886 in 45/70 from a local gun shop. It had JUST come in and was being placed on consignment by a young couple from eastern Washington, a little west of Spokane. It had been his great grandfathers rifle and had been in the family a very long time and pe...

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Michael, sent a private message with serial number.

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Went to gunshow Sunday in Colby Ks. They had a good number of good to very good lever guns. Found this little 92 in 32-20 takedown for a very reasonable price so sprung for it. Finish has a lot brown in it when out in bright sunlit, the bore rates an 8 and the wood is very good. Hope I can get the p...

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One more time before I die I want to drive a "three on a tree", the old three speed on the steering colunm. Believe the last time I drove one was in the mid 70's.

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Don't use ANY TP with 5744. This powder has a high nitro content and was designed to be easily ignited without any filler of any kind. Your risking ka-boom. Talk to the reps from Accurate Arms and they will tell you the same thing they told me 10 years ago.----6 Have shot lots of loads with the TP ...

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I used 23.5 of AA5744 with 1/4 sheet of TP placed on top of the powder topped with a 260gr soft lead bullet. Just curious, did you ever try it without the TP? Granted I don't have a ton of experience with AA5744 but when I was using it in very large cases (i.e. 416 Rigby) it didn't seem to be bothe...

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I used 23.5 of AA5744 with 1/4 sheet of TP placed on top of the powder topped with a 260gr soft lead bullet. Very accurate and a mild recoil. The only problem I encountered reloading for the 40-82 is that the necks of some of the new brass was to thick. Check your loaded rounds for neck size. Mine w...

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Hello Win 40-82, Thanks for the additional photos and also ignore my last PM. Too much sun down here in Belize!! Your rifle was actually manufactured during 1918 not 1917. One thing which is very unique is the style of 2 line barrel address found on the gun. That style was commonly used much earlie...

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win40-82, I have a Winchester 1892 rifle in 32wcf made in 1917 and it is 695 rifles older than your 38-40 and does not have the finish yours has. I bought it from my uncle in the early 1950's for 15.00 dollars. It is still my favorite rifle. The serial number is 846077. Why don't you post a photo o...

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JOHNNY WACKO wrote:1917

Yes, the year my dad was born.

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Sixgun wrote:That's it! I've had enough! Yes, it has come to that time!

Your Excellency, Mr. 40-82,

Can I have it?

Your very good friend,
Mr. Peon Sixgun

Only if I can double my money

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twobit, here are the photos that you wanted. Hope it helps your research.

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Hello, Can I please get the serial number of your rifle so that I can add it into a research survey I am working on for this gun. You can read a bit about it here: http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=606355 Based on the style of the upper tang stamp the rifle is far beyond the serial num...

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casastahle wrote:That's one hot looking vintage 92
Do you have any history on her

No history on it. The gentleman that I bought it from said he has had it 15 or so years and didn't even know why he brought it to the show to sell. His mistake, my good fortune.

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Its been a long since I've posted here, sort have been out of the lever gun world but got re-interested this weekend with the purchase of a Model 1892 in 38-40. The rifle was made in 1917 and sports wicked looking stock with a half round & half octagon barrel that is standard length with a full ...

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Kirk, all of those early, and later, smokeless cartridges were loaded to relative BP pressures of the day. Even the High Velocity loads were of low enough pressure to be used in the rifles the cartridge was chambered for. I like to read the early catalogs, too, all of which are nicely reproduced. :...

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Win4082---Thanks! Thats really cool using an original mould. Those original moulds get hot, don't they? I wrapped leather around a few that I have. Are you using smokeless or black?---------Sixgun They do get a little warm but I what I do is make 5 with one mold, set it aside, then go to another mo...

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The 45-90 manf. 1889, the 40-65 in 1891 and the 40-82 was made in 1887 and has a single set trigger and a 28inch barrel. All are shooting home cast bullets. Bullets of the 40-65 and the 40-82 are cast using an original Winchester 40-65 mold. For the 45-90 I use either a 325 or 350 grain gas check mo...

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A friend of mine is out visiting me in N.E. Colorado and we've been doing a little prarie dog shooting. I shoot mostly wilcat calibers in 17 and 20 caliber. One afternoon we go kind of bored so started trying to harvest the little critters with our model 1886 rifles in 40-65 and 40-82. I managed to ...

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Thanks for all of the kind comments. These 2 young men are real good people, both seem to have their heads screwed on right. I really had no complaints about how much ammo they shot, I enjoyed every moment. However, feeding them was another item. Man can they ever pack it away. We have 9 grand kids,...

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Two of my grandsons came and spent the week with my wife and I. The older boy at 20, in the Navy sweat shirt is leaving for boot camp the 25th of May. The other one is 19 and a music major at Chadron State College in Neb and is wearing the CSC sweat shirt. The weather was real crappy but we managed ...

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Great rifle! Just the way I love them, not so pretty you can't shoot it yet lots of life left. Have fun - you and the rifle deserve it.

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I understand....I'm talking about the WWII and before models......even some of the later ones were not up to snuff: witness the success of Wilson putting out GewGawed pieces :P Wilson, Clark and others make great stuff but I wouldn't want to take one to war. They may be accurate but I think if you ...

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I grew up in the late fifties and sixties reading about qurky, orginal spec 1911s and what you had to do to make them reliable. The ones used in the Pre-Model 92 era were improved....Hobie, you should know that. All the ones made these days, even the "GI Models" are improved. I've had no ...

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Don't think I would dump the pistol for a 32WCF no matter the condition, maybe for a 44-40 or 38-40.

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Some how the venison just taste better when harvested with an old Winchester. My grandson came for a visit this weedend and we had our favorite breakfast, backstrap, eggs, bisquits and gravy.

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Good show! Cast bullet and good shooting did the job with minimal meat damage. Looks like a large doe. Reckon what she weighs? I thought she was kind of big but have no idea of the weight. I gave up guessing weight years ago when I tried to guess what my wife weighed. Still have a scar from that on...

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I put my doe tag and that I drew and my Winchester Model 1886 in 45-90 (mgf 1888) to good use on opening day. I shot this mulie from 107 yards (according to my Leica range finder) with a home cast 350 grain gas check bullet on top of 27.0 grains of 5744 with a half sheet of TP on top of the powder. ...

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This year I plan on using my Model 1876 (mgf 1879) using the same bullet. Only have one tag this year though. Picture below is of my 76. If anybody is in need of an orginal Winchester mid range sight marked "76" the one on the rifle is available along with proper screws for $750 plus shipp...

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These 2 white tail does were taken at 100 and 110 yards with an orginal 1886 (mgf 1887) with a soft lead 350 gr gas check with 26.5gr of 5744 at 1350fps in 45-90. Bang flop, bang flop. Nothing more than that is needed.

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I think you should get the Post Of The Year Award, loved it.

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That rifle kind of reminds me of my father when he was about 60. A little rough in spots but still solid and could keep working right in there with the young guys all day long. Great find.

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Its a super deal!!! Just buy it. Dillon will help you through any problems. Life warranty, if its broke just send it back. Doesn't have to be orignal owner. With the 1050 you can load 100 rounds every 10 min. without any problem. The 650 takes a little longer. If you don't want to keep them they'll ...

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perhaps someone wanted to have several barrels to use with the same reciever? possible perhaps. very interesting rifle though. It being a 40-70 and a 50 Express which are 2 of the rarest calibers. good history.

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Sure love the looks of a Randall, believe the Bowie is a number 12. http://www.randallknives.com/

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That rifle is just screaming "give me a checkered hammer and I'd be PERFECT". Goooooooooood looking rifle.

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Other than the wood they are both the same. Having worked "hunter sight in days" for the last 15 years I've seen and shot a great number of them. Of all of those I never saw a failure to feed or extract. It seems that they all shot well enough, 1.0" to 2.0" groups at 100 yards. M...

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Not only do I like the rifles I also like the art on the wall. In paticular the one with the 3 Indians by Howard Terpning called Long Shot.

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Have used Kroil for the past few years and have not found any problems with it. There hasn't been any negative effects to metal or wood.

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Many years ago my young sons and I used to run around the house shooting each other with the guns that shot the little sucktion cup darts. We had a ball. My grandson (16) often has airsoft gun fights with his neighbor kids with eye protection REQUIRED and best done with long sleeve heavy shirts. Mos...

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win40-82, I read it more as a knock on the bad guys driving. But there is some places you shouldn't take a crown vic. Yes, the guy's driving was substanialy sub par; he had twice the clearance of that patrol car. I was glad to hear at the end that he was caught. The fire was gradual but uncontrolab...

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They chased a quad-cab Dodge down gravel road doing 70+ and then went out into the woods. Sadly the guy in the truck couldn't get away from the crown-vic even bobbing thru the trees :roll: . :D Just wondering what you meant by "sadly the guy in the truck couldn't get away" Is it you don't...

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The winning bid was $4102.00. A little short of what I thought could be high bid but not bad for a rifle that you couldn't hold and inspect. If it was a good price will depend on an accurate description of the bore. If it was accurated then not a bad price. The seller had a very good rating so hope ...

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At $1795 opening bid he is right at the top of value, at least in my opionion. Having said that they have never gone down in value. If you want one to use watch for the standard rifle or carbine. If you never plan on selling then by all means go ahead and get the high grade and have fun. I have a ca...

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Kirk, you're right on with the time line of when the prices started to jump. Ones that I thought were to high at $2500 are now $4000+. At the Vegas show it nothing to see them in the $10,000 and up range. Two years ago I turned one down very similar to this one for $2700, the bad part about it was I...

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That "P" appears to be in the location of the upper tang screw. The screw probably has some dirt in it or the slot is a bit chewed up.

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The real value with this rifle is the bore. IF the bore is as good as he says it is then I can see it in the mid $4000 range. Finding an 86 that has good finish, which this one seems to have, and an excellent bore are hard to come by. Rifles like this one can be shot a lot and not have to worry abou...

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getitdone1, the main difference in them to me is the field of veiw. When I want to get a good look at something I get a good rest. There are a lot of good glasses out there and certainly cheaper but I would have been dollars ahead if I had bought these years ago! You're exactly right. The money I w...

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While at the Las Vegas gun show last weekend I found a pair of used Swarovski SLC 10X42 for $849 which I believe did not sell. The table belonged to First Stop Guns in Rapid City SD. They were in excellent condition. I looked them over pretty well as I was thinking about trading in my 8X30 toward th...

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I and 2 other buddies took in the gun show over the weekend. It took 2 days to see all of the tables. It wasn't that there were so many tables but EVERY table had great stuff on it. I've never seen so many Henry rifles in one place. It was a feast for the eyes, so many great lever guns. Winchester, ...

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