meatgrinder
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Am I the only one worked up about this one. I'll be saving up, $1300 is a long ways off.
Reissue of the Browning B-78
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Pudelpointer
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Any idea what the cartridge offerings will be?
A 22 Hornet might loosen my wallet some.
A 22 Hornet might loosen my wallet some.
meatgrinder
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Check out the Browning site, I think it's from 243 to 300 win mag. I'm so pumped.
Forget the traditional calibers unfortunately.
223 22-250 243 25-06 270 30.06 7mm Rem mag 300 Win mag
I have a B78 in .45-70 and it's quite splendid except for the absence of an upper tang and the inability to easily install decent iron sights.
Why all the excitement over the Browning versions when Winchester has the 1885 in 45-70 and low walls too. From what I've read the Brownings insides are more complicated and the Winchesters have a tang and better cartridge offerings.
Because most versions of the full tang Winchester 1885 are more than twice the cost.
How can they be bringing out a single shot rifle and not have one single rimmed cartridge option? Surely, they could at least do .22 Hornet, .30-40 Krag, and .45-70.
I'll be more excited when they offer it in .219 Donaldson Wasp or .225 Winchester.
I'll be more excited when they offer it in .219 Donaldson Wasp or .225 Winchester.
How do you figure, the MSR on the new Winchesters is less than the B78's.
Jeez hasn't anyone noticed the new Winchester 1885's
High Wall: 45-70, 45-90, 405 Win
Low Wall: 22 Hornet, .223, 22-50, .243
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They are going to be making them in the WSM line, too!
Might have to pick up a 325WSM
I thought you were going to point out that the Winchester 1885 is available in the true King, both Senior and Junior: .300 H&H and .375 H&H.
Oh wait, the short mags will have an advantage with a shorter action.
I have noticed the Winchesters, but that still doesn't let Browning off the hook for marketing fail. If both are being made by Miroku in Japan, there is no reason they can't offer both in some of the same calibres.
As an aside, Winchester should offer the Traditional Hunter version with a shotgun butt plate rather than a curved one for the benefit of those who actually shoot their rifles.
Don't the WSM suffer from bolt thrust issues, especially so in single shot rifles? Besides it's just not right to chamber them in the more modern cartridges, only rimmed classics should be allowed.
Bolt thrust issues?
You've been reading too much Terry Wieland
