Browning 1886 Hi Grade Carbine 45/70
- Thread starter Prophet River
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Yup. Was in their Gun library in Marysville north of Seattle a couple of years ago jonesing over a few rifles and a couple of pistols, even with the exchange rate, import fees GST etc a couple were still cheaper than up here. The salesman was very friendly and accommodating until he found out I was Canadian. I told him about Prophet River and IRUNGUNs etc. He say yes yes I knows guns can be legally exported from the states but not from Cabelas, wtf. He said it was a corporate policy no firearms outside USA. He mentioned he had a couple German guys with deep pockets wanting to buy a couple used Blasers, again same story.
I think it stemmed from when Midway USA got dinged for exporting scopes without paperwork. I guess Cabelas and other vendors didn’t want the hassle and only sell stateside. Anyway check out Gun Broker, Guns America (if you can get through) etc for the Browning 1886. If one pops up, get a hold of Clay. Good luck with your quest. If successful post pics lol.
Yea funny thing is, they would just be sending it to an ffl who would take care of the paperwork! Ha, and oddly enough they advertise it on Guns International!!!
I'm gonna try to find a friend in the U.S. and possibly work it through them to get it out of Cabelas hands.
You can buy guns from Cabelas no problem. You don't need to tell them where they are going. Contact Borderview Logistics. They are an American FFL who will buy it for you, then export it. Not super cheap, but if it's something special it's worth it. Today I was shooting a Wyoming Armory highwall that came from Cabelas via Borderview.
Chris.
Chris.
Same same and both made by Miroku plant in Japan, I have both. Fit and finish by grade is the same. Except Browning doesn’t have that stupid dreaded tang safety and rebounding hammer. One could delete the rebounding hammer and safety on the Winchester and cover the tang safety slot with a rear aperture sight.
yup just slip on over and get one
I had the Browning version once upon a time and foolishly sold it. I now have a Winchester-branded one that is every bit as well-made and -finished, more accurate, and has a very nice adjustable tang sight that is relieved on the bottom to allow the safety to remain in place. It's no longer as accessible, but that's a plus in my book. Haven't had it "on safe" in the 10 or 15 years I've owned the gun, and there's no way it will be accidentally knocked into the on position.
I believe the sight is a Marbles, not sure. I also don't know if the sight is/was a production item, or if it was modified to its current state; the gun itself has had several other mods done to it to make it more practical as a hunter, and perhaps this sight is one of them. I do know that if the gun were stolen today, I'd start looking for another tomorrow and would start researching the sight to replace it as well.
