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So... found an almost n.i.b. 1885 22 lr Straight grip/ with tang (apparently the tang has been deleted at some pt). Anyway beautiful rifle at a real fair price. As is was an older one (yes, still Miroku), it had a rear tang that was drilled and tapped for a tang sight. Well, Lyman, in their wisdom, have deleted that sight. So... off we go hunting for bases. Found the suggested Weavers and bought them. They say, that they may need to be shimmed. Well, if you have a 1/8" shim for the front end, I guess it may work, but that's too much shim for my liking

Next after some hunting, a fellow CGN'er and friend called me and told me that a certain shop we know may have Talleys. Yay, they had the base and rings.

Tried the base and had to mill 70 thou off one end to get it to fit properly. Put a Leup 3-9 ( they call it a rimfire but all it is, is a 50 yard parallax-free scope, actually be a great scope for a 45/70 or some such, not just r/f) and now were set.

Anyone else had probs with bases fitting an 1885 properly. FYI, I did find a Marbles Tang site but they were not able to ship to Kanukistan. Homeland Security does not trust us with such modern technology......sigh.

Anyway in the end another beautiful rifle for the gunsafe.
 
I call rubbish... unless you can provide some visual proof :). Seriously this thread is disappointing without some pictures showing off your rifle.
 
wow. Not used to being called a liar. I just thought I'd post it just to see if anyone had the issues that I had. If you'd like to call the gunsmith that did the milling ...never mind

Please delete this post in it's entirety.
 
Don't delete, it's an interesting post. I looked up the 1885 .22lr as I had not idea what it was. Wolverine has a new Taylor single shot with a 30" barrel. I'm assuming it's the same type of rifle as yours. Man that's got to be a quiet shooter with the low velocity ammo. I like the long barrel for holding steady.
 
I'm not sure he was calling you a liar,think he was interested in the pictures,everyone loves them some pictures.whay year was your made.
 
Not sure. Calling rubbish is the same .

Hush: I think the Taylor is a rolling block (not sure I'm not an internet expert as so many here are) The 1885 is a low wall falling block, different in design but similar in concept.
 
Brutus said:
Sometimes finding the exact year of manufacture can be a head scratcher. For example I own a flat spring low wall 1885 but a previous owner polished off original serial number.
Best estimate is 1900 or thereabouts.
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You have a 1900 or about 22lr.is it still serviceable.
 
That story about mad man Johnson in the 30,s I think,he had a 30 30 and 22lr,for some reason I'm thinking it was an 1885.but I have been wrong a million times before.
 
Oldly said:
That story about mad man Johnson in the 30,s I think,he had a 30 30 and 22lr,for some reason I'm thinking it was an 1885.but I have been wrong a million times before.
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That's really interesting.

Edit: I have a personal theory regards the origins of the Mad Trapper. Alaska territory was once owned by Russia back in the day. Finland and Russia had a habit of banning criminals to the wild frontier. Alaska and coastal north west BC was thier stalking grounds.
If you read any of BC Heritage series leather bound books there's a crime story 1917 East Hazelton BC an armed robbery of the bank by a gang Russian thugs.
Also a famous grizzly bear guide at Knight Inlet got in a shootout with another Russian gang robbing his fish traps. (1920s or 30s?)
Natives from Alaska and coastal BC feared them and called them "Cossackie" in reference to the violent Cossacks of the Russian Steppes. This was referenced and talked about by the natives around Kenia Peninsula of Alaska pre and post WW2. Was recorded by interview near Nome.
 
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