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Little Bill

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I may catch some flack for this one. I know how some folks feel about Commemorative rifles and their collector value. I bought a Buffalo Bill about 10 years ago. It has been shot and had a few scratches so it wasn't pristine. It was the rifle version and I hated it. I only bought it because it was $225. Too long and front heavy. It wasn't worth much and nobody wanted to trade for a shorty.

So what's a guy to do? Stand it in the corner for 10 years and wish it was shorter. Until today. I chopped it to 16.75". It's tiny. Here it is with my Red Ryder for scale. Still have to cut the front sight dovetail and a few other details but not too much left. Hope to shoot it this weekend.
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Re: Little Bill

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Take a gun, no longer really collectible, and turn it from something you didn't use into something you will use and enjoy.

Seems like a good plan to me! :D
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My thoughts exactly. It feels so much better now. Much handier and lighter. It should be a great little pig gun.
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No issue here.
A few years ago, I was looking for a later 94 Trapper in 30-30. Prices were stupid. I found a NIB Legendary Lawmen at a Cabelas in Nebraska for a reasonable price. When I had it shipped here, I saw the serial number was 25.

Yup.....shoots great.

While I wouldn't chop an old one that was original, I wouldn't let what you did bother you a bit. Now you have a handy rifle you will actually use.
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Looks great to me! Now shoot the heck out of it!
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Ida done the very same thing. I mean I would have had it done. Not much of a metal Smith. Looks good.
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Despite the supposed limited edition of it, it was not in demand for anything other than the fact it is a shooter. Good on you for turning it into something useful.
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Re: Little Bill

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Many many years from now on a gun forum someone's going to ask if Winchester ever made the Buffalo Bill commemorative model with a 16" barrel... :lol:
Nice job and now you have ANOTHER shooter... 8)
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Re: Little Bill

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Got it all done and reassembled. I think it turned out nice. I added a Williams gallows type peep sight and I got the super tall file-to-fit brass Skinner front sight. Sighting in will take some trial and error.

I put the parts I removed in the pic for reference.

Can't wait to shoot some pigs.
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Re: Little Bill

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Nicely done!!! And I don't think of short rifles as brush guns. I prefer the balance of a short levergun and almost all of mine have 16 inch barrels for a reason, I can get them pointed where I want from the seat of a patrol car, Jeep or pickup. The shorter sight radius has not seemed to handicap me in any way.
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Looks useful in the brush, and should still be good for less tight spaces.
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Re: Little Bill

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It looks good. Nice work!
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:mrgreen: !.
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Look forward to seeing how it shoots.
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Re: Little Bill

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OOOOO, that's pretty! Shorter than I would like, but it WILL get the job done. 8)
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Button Buck Bill? Lol.

Nicely done ✔
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Re: Little Bill

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THAT'S a beauty. sure to be a great skiff gun, field gun.

i've wanted to shorten my guide gun to that length, but the crazy thing shoots so Good the way it is, i'm skeerd to chop it . . . :lol:

if anyone could mess up that gun it would be me



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