Lets get a some lever action #### going
- Thread starter TheManInBlack
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Last week I received the latest addition to my very small collection of vintage Winchesters.
The factory records indicate the following:
Serial number applied on March 24, 1905
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 38/55
Barrel Type: Round
Trigger: Plain
Shotgun Butt, Rubber plate
4 cartridge magazine
Received in warehouse on July 10, 1905
Shipped from warehouse on July 10, 1905, Order number 15546
The Marbles tang sight is a high condition original that I installed myself (with great care, using the proper hollow ground screwdrivers). Again, with much loving care, I took it to the range and put 14 rounds into 2 & /12" at 100 yards with cast bullets (which are not properly sized to the bore, but it is all I had at the time).
The factory records indicate the following:
Serial number applied on March 24, 1905
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 38/55
Barrel Type: Round
Trigger: Plain
Shotgun Butt, Rubber plate
4 cartridge magazine
Received in warehouse on July 10, 1905
Shipped from warehouse on July 10, 1905, Order number 15546
The Marbles tang sight is a high condition original that I installed myself (with great care, using the proper hollow ground screwdrivers). Again, with much loving care, I took it to the range and put 14 rounds into 2 & /12" at 100 yards with cast bullets (which are not properly sized to the bore, but it is all I had at the time).
- Location
- Chilliwack
Top Marlin 444
Bottom 1950 336A Waffle top Never shot. 35 Remington first year of production for the 35 Remington.
Bottom 1950 336A Waffle top Never shot. 35 Remington first year of production for the 35 Remington.
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
Here's my new Winchester Model 1873 Sporter that showed up in the mail the other day....and I love 'er!
She's made by Miroku and is very well fitted and balances well. The wee beasty is in .357 magnum and
the metalwork is sweet, as is the wood. Even though the rifle is rated for factory .357 fodder, I'll only
be using mid-range power handloads with cast boolits in 'er. Why risk pounding headspace issues in
a toggle locked action, even though it's made of modern steel?
This puppy is built like a Belgian Browning and is silky smooth.
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She's made by Miroku and is very well fitted and balances well. The wee beasty is in .357 magnum and
the metalwork is sweet, as is the wood. Even though the rifle is rated for factory .357 fodder, I'll only
be using mid-range power handloads with cast boolits in 'er. Why risk pounding headspace issues in
a toggle locked action, even though it's made of modern steel?
This puppy is built like a Belgian Browning and is silky smooth.
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freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
Not to shabby, looks like the wood has some nice character in it.
okcorral1881
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East of Toronto
Nice picture TJ sudbury....canoe and rifle, two things I like!
Last week I received the latest addition to my very small collection of vintage Winchesters.
The factory records indicate the following:
Serial number applied on March 24, 1905
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 38/55
Barrel Type: Round
Trigger: Plain
Shotgun Butt, Rubber plate
4 cartridge magazine
Received in warehouse on July 10, 1905
Shipped from warehouse on July 10, 1905, Order number 15546
The Marbles tang sight is a high condition original that I installed myself (with great care, using the proper hollow ground screwdrivers). Again, with much loving care, I took it to the range and put 14 rounds into 2 & /12" at 100 yards with cast bullets (which are not properly sized to the bore, but it is all I had at the time).
Awesome condition on the 94. How do you manage a decent sight picture with the rear sight in the road.
I never could. The rear has to be removed or one of the old folding sights for me to use a tang peep.Unless the front sight has the rotating beads of different heights.
(Sheard maybe?)
I definitely prefer to remove the rear sight if I'm using a tang. I have not done that yet with this one. At 100 yards, the front sight sticks high enough above the rear sight notch that I have no problem seeing, it, but the rear semi-buckhorn sights does make it tricky.
I ran into this at one of the local shops the other day. 1940 dated Winchester 71
I was pretty ticked off to see it had the factory bolt peep, cause that meant that I had to buy it.
I would agree...you HAD to buy that rifle. Model 71s are sweet, sweet rifles. I have a nice Deluxe, but would like to have a Standard grade like this to hunt. Nice find with the 98A bolt peep.
Matt
Last week I received the latest addition to my very small collection of vintage Winchesters.
The factory records indicate the following:
Serial number applied on March 24, 1905
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 38/55
Barrel Type: Round
Trigger: Plain
Shotgun Butt, Rubber plate
4 cartridge magazine
Received in warehouse on July 10, 1905
Shipped from warehouse on July 10, 1905, Order number 15546
The Marbles tang sight is a high condition original that I installed myself (with great care, using the proper hollow ground screwdrivers). Again, with much loving care, I took it to the range and put 14 rounds into 2 & /12" at 100 yards with cast bullets (which are not properly sized to the bore, but it is all I had at the time).
I have had hands on this beauty and it is even better than these photos show, we can blame that coat of Conservator's wax I'm sure that Kirk has on there! Looks great and shoots too! Shooting with a tang sight, I like to have a Lyman No. 6 2 leaf folding rear sight in that rear blank if possible, or a blank itself once that tang sight is tuned in. Nice to have the real leaf though for back up.
Matt
Well, I have not posted one here in awhile, so may as well add to the viewing pleasure.
Here is a rifle I recently picked up. A Winchester Model 1894 in the old standby 30WCF. This gun is antique in the US as it had its serial number applied on September 17, 1897. This special order rifle was shipped out to the proud owner on October 1, 1897. This rifle was special ordered with a 2/3 magazine, plain pistol grip stock with steel shotgun buttplate, a Lyman No. 4 Hunting front sight, Lyman tang sight, and a Marbles fold down No. 95. Pretty scarce gun on its own with those features. Now, for the best part. What makes this gun super special, is that it is 1 of only 6 documented 23 inch short rifles noted in the Cody Museum records for the Model 1894. Yes, a 23 inch barrel! Standard length for this model was 26 inches. Once in a while you see a 24", a 22 or 20". Not too often you will see this. And, it gets better. This is noted - by serial number - in the published 1995 Armax study of the 1894 records at Cody, as the very first 23 inch 1894 manufactured by Winchester. Pretty cool. From my understanding, the gun was originally carried and hunted with in Upper New York State, that was where she earned her dues. This gun is also noted and photographed in the article "Winchester Model 1894 Sight 1894 - 1899" in the Winchester Collector Winter 2014 issue. That article was written by Brad Dunbar who is conducting research on the special order sights that could have been ordered and found on the Winchester Model 1894.
Here are a couple photos of the rifle:
Matt
Here is a rifle I recently picked up. A Winchester Model 1894 in the old standby 30WCF. This gun is antique in the US as it had its serial number applied on September 17, 1897. This special order rifle was shipped out to the proud owner on October 1, 1897. This rifle was special ordered with a 2/3 magazine, plain pistol grip stock with steel shotgun buttplate, a Lyman No. 4 Hunting front sight, Lyman tang sight, and a Marbles fold down No. 95. Pretty scarce gun on its own with those features. Now, for the best part. What makes this gun super special, is that it is 1 of only 6 documented 23 inch short rifles noted in the Cody Museum records for the Model 1894. Yes, a 23 inch barrel! Standard length for this model was 26 inches. Once in a while you see a 24", a 22 or 20". Not too often you will see this. And, it gets better. This is noted - by serial number - in the published 1995 Armax study of the 1894 records at Cody, as the very first 23 inch 1894 manufactured by Winchester. Pretty cool. From my understanding, the gun was originally carried and hunted with in Upper New York State, that was where she earned her dues. This gun is also noted and photographed in the article "Winchester Model 1894 Sight 1894 - 1899" in the Winchester Collector Winter 2014 issue. That article was written by Brad Dunbar who is conducting research on the special order sights that could have been ordered and found on the Winchester Model 1894.
Here are a couple photos of the rifle:
Matt
okcorral1881
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East of Toronto
Very nice......
Not illegal to go hunting with a Deluxe 71!
That is true! I shot my first moose with my Deluxe 71. Sure did the trick, and the ol' moose didn't care whether it was a deluxe or not. Lol. Just like to save the checkering on my deluxe from a pile of wear.
