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Member Pshort bought this Browning 86 carbine new a while back and I`ve been drooling over it since he showed it to me.
So being the great guy he is he thought I should have it and allowed me to do some trading with him and come to an agreement and I now own it.
I have the rifle version also that I bought new in 86, both are going to and have been shooters and I love them both.
Thanks Paul.
We have been on the road again and the same continuing messed up life but are home again for a while anyway so can log in more.
I stood where Billy Dixon took the famous 1,500 yard shot in Tx the other day and will post pics in another thread.
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Thanks Pete, don`t have the yardage here to try a shot like that but I do have the rifle for it, a Quigley Sharps.
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Thanks Hobie, it`s a little heavy but a heck of a lot lighter than the rifle for carrying compared to my Marlin Cowboy.
It came with a Marbles tang sight also but I removed it for now and might put it on my 76.
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Always consult an expert first.
Because I Can, and Have
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USAF-72-76
God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
Old Savage wrote:BTW, the Barlow sits on my desk as the general use office knife. Last opened a package from Sixgun.
glad ya get use out of it.
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tman wrote:Great gun, I got one. Barrell is 2" too long.
Thanks tman
Haven`t shot it much, seeing the ladder sight is not adjustable for elevation I was pleased to find out it shot a couple inch high at 50 yards using my handload
Right on at 100 yards.
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Now that's really nice, Pitchy. Congrats for getting it. Have an idea you're gonna love it. I have a fondness for the Browning repros. Never saw one that didn't have great fit and finish.
My Browing Model 71 was really a great rifle. Probably shouldn't have sold it, but couldn't find suitable game in my neck of the woods to justify keeping it. The buyer will, however, as he hunts the mountains and high desert country of New Mexico. More opportunity to go after bigger game there than here.
"If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them." - Basuto proverb.
Thanks bro, after deer season is over I`ll shoot a video shooting it.
Because I Can, and Have
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God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
"If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them." - Basuto proverb.
Because I Can, and Have
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USAF-72-76
God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
Pitchy, in my books, that is the most desirable modern 1886. No tang safety, no rebounding hammer and in a carbine version. Looks like yours has some nice figuring on the buttstock. I have one as well. It is the only modern gun I refuse to part with.
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Always consult an expert first.
Those things will take quite a load. I shot about a thousands rounds through one using all kinds of cast bullets and finally settled on a mess of RL7 and a 375 cast bullet. Give the gun to my son and he busted a couple of elk with it with that 375 NEI GC at 1700.------6
1st. Gen. Colt SAA’s, 1878 D.A.45 and a 38-55 Marlin TD
glad ya get use out of it. 
