Browning 1886 SRC Made It – Thanks DennisB!

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Browning 1886 SRC Made It – Thanks DennisB!

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Dennis is a great guy to deal with, it sure is nice dealing with friends from this forum.
The Browning is a fantastic quality reproduction of the Winchester, at least compared to my model 71.
I told Dennis that I have to quite buying rifles in such good shape, I’m starting to feel guilty shooting them.
Here are a few pics I just took, I really like this one!

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Nice!
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Post by Ysabel Kid »

Gosh is that beautiful!!! Congrats to you both - I love seeing these "kept in the family" here!!! :D
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Very nice, congratulations. Cabela's here in Ft Worth has one, appears to be NIB, for $1299.

As a lover of big bore lever guns, it's tempting, but not at $1299.
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Just wait until you get a Foolproof on her! :wink:

That 5-shot group in the 10 ring was shot at 100 yards (the rest are sighters or other loads).
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Post by salvo »

Thanks guys, it is a good thing keeping them in the family.
Hobie I was googling info on the Browning 1886 and your "Shooting with Hobie" report is bookmarked :D
http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2006/ ... 6-src.html
I was just hoping you would have written more! Not much info out there.

I am trying to find a PDF manual or if someone could copy one for me?
Do thay disassemble like a Model 92?
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Post by DennisB »

Thanks for the kind words Scott.

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Salvo
Nice rifle. Your's and mine could be bookend's! Are you installing a receiver sight? SteveB had a lot of info on his website about the 1886 he was doing. Good luck.
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salvo wrote:Thanks guys, it is a good thing keeping them in the family.
Hobie I was googling info on the Browning 1886 and your "Shooting with Hobie" report is bookmarked :D
http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2006/ ... 6-src.html
I was just hoping you would have written more! Not much info out there.

I am trying to find a PDF manual or if someone could copy one for me?
Do thay disassemble like a Model 92?
If you go to the Browning site you can order the manual for free. They send you a photocopy. I got mine.

Prices (asking) at gun shows (the only place you can find one but, it seems you can always find one) are now up to $1199.
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Post by Grizz »

Scott,

I don't have a manual but I have some diagrams:

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I believe the Browning has some extra gizmos in there, not sure if it's exactly the same as the Winchesters, but it definately has a higher parts count than the 1892s..,

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Post by 1886 »

Way cool. I am looking for one too. Congrats. 1886.
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Post by salvo »

Thanks Grizz, I found one with the Browning part numbers too. Looks like the firing pin has been lawyered up!

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Even Bigger!
http://midwestgunworks.com/html/model_1 ... ematic.htm

Hobie, I sent Browning my info for a manual, thanks for the link.
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marlin shooter wrote:Salvo
Nice rifle. Your's and mine could be bookend's! Are you installing a receiver sight? SteveB had a lot of info on his website about the 1886 he was doing. Good luck.
Karl
I have not decided yet, have you? Pictures? :D
I'll try the stock ladder sight, what problems have you guys had with the ladder sight other than the very fine sight picture?
Also do you have a link to SteveB web site?
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Salvo,

You can see the FP in the pic of my rifle.
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