Something wrong with your beater I think the front barrel band is too far back on the barrel. Should be on front side of front sight
Meanea
Meanea
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Lets get a some lever action #### going
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I suspect you're right. As you've pointed it out, I just took a close look at the area, and there is definitely a faint wear mark, ahead of the front sight, that appears to have been from the original placement of the barrel band.
Good eye, Meanea!
As to why someone would move it to behind the front sight, I have no idea. I kind of like the look of it, though! On the plus side, it doesn't appear to affect its functioning in any way, so I guess it's not a big deal. Sure won't affect its value any, that's for sure!!
Good eye, Meanea!
As to why someone would move it to behind the front sight, I have no idea. I kind of like the look of it, though! On the plus side, it doesn't appear to affect its functioning in any way, so I guess it's not a big deal. Sure won't affect its value any, that's for sure!!
okcorral1881
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This one's for Matt 74........
okcorral1881
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That's all for now, I know you like old ammo boxes....you need some of those orange and red labels in your collection........
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Love the 1893, I so want one!
Here this will help get things back on track...
.243 Savage 99F with Bushnell 1.5-6X scope and .358 Browning BLR with Burris FastFire red dot on a picatinny rail. Weaver K1 scope in Leupold QRW rings on bottom.
.243 Savage 99F with Bushnell 1.5-6X scope and .358 Browning BLR with Burris FastFire red dot on a picatinny rail. Weaver K1 scope in Leupold QRW rings on bottom.
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mr00jimbo, beauty guns. I've been in thinking of getting rid of my Rossi 92 with either a new Win 92 or trying to find a Marlin 1894 CB. You have both, any preference of one over the other?
Freddyfour,
Thank-you for the compliment.
I like them both for different purposes.
The Winchester: Outstanding fit and finish. The bluing is beautiful. You have to clean it from the muzzle unless you're good at disassembling it (I'm not). When handling the gun at home, it feels like the hammer on the Winchester is stiffer when you go to #### it. This is likely due to the heavy rebounding hammer design. Some people don't like the manual safety, and their grip can accidentally actual it. I personally have never had a problem with it so I just ignore it. It throws brass pretty far so it'd be hard to gather all of your brass with it.
If you load pretty insane loads, the Winchester is apparently the stronger action.
The Marlin: Sweet gun, a bit front-heavy with the octagonal barrel. It can fit one less round than the Winchester despite them being 20" barrels. So 9 rounds of 357...or 10 of .38. Winchester holds an honest 10 of .44 mag in the tube.
I enjoy the fact that I can field strip it and take clean it from the action. It's easy to take the Marlin apart, which is a big plus. I purchased a lever screw so that you can take the lever off with just a coin instead of a specialized screwdriver. So I can literally field strip it with just a coin. Brass ejects way more reliably and nowhere near as far, which is good for handloaders and those who like to keep their brass.
It's much easier with the solid top design to mount a peep sight on top of the receiver.
The Marlin also has a shotgun-style butt pad that's flat as opposed to the curved steel on the Winchester, so it's easier to put a recoil pad on the Marlin...though the Winchester's is very comfortable and my 5'2" girlfriend can shoot it.
The Marlin has a cross-bolt safety, which some people do not care for. Doesn't bother me since I'm right handed.
One thing with the Marlin...apparently if you use it a lot, the sharp edge of the lever can wear a mark into the carrier and eventually cause it to jam. This can be fixed with some welding or taking it to a competent gunsmith, which is what I did.
I think the Marlin has the smoother action with less resistance. Though the Winchester's is quite smooth when you're levering it.
Thank-you for the compliment.
I like them both for different purposes.
The Winchester: Outstanding fit and finish. The bluing is beautiful. You have to clean it from the muzzle unless you're good at disassembling it (I'm not). When handling the gun at home, it feels like the hammer on the Winchester is stiffer when you go to #### it. This is likely due to the heavy rebounding hammer design. Some people don't like the manual safety, and their grip can accidentally actual it. I personally have never had a problem with it so I just ignore it. It throws brass pretty far so it'd be hard to gather all of your brass with it.
If you load pretty insane loads, the Winchester is apparently the stronger action.
The Marlin: Sweet gun, a bit front-heavy with the octagonal barrel. It can fit one less round than the Winchester despite them being 20" barrels. So 9 rounds of 357...or 10 of .38. Winchester holds an honest 10 of .44 mag in the tube.
I enjoy the fact that I can field strip it and take clean it from the action. It's easy to take the Marlin apart, which is a big plus. I purchased a lever screw so that you can take the lever off with just a coin instead of a specialized screwdriver. So I can literally field strip it with just a coin. Brass ejects way more reliably and nowhere near as far, which is good for handloaders and those who like to keep their brass.
It's much easier with the solid top design to mount a peep sight on top of the receiver.
The Marlin also has a shotgun-style butt pad that's flat as opposed to the curved steel on the Winchester, so it's easier to put a recoil pad on the Marlin...though the Winchester's is very comfortable and my 5'2" girlfriend can shoot it.
The Marlin has a cross-bolt safety, which some people do not care for. Doesn't bother me since I'm right handed.
One thing with the Marlin...apparently if you use it a lot, the sharp edge of the lever can wear a mark into the carrier and eventually cause it to jam. This can be fixed with some welding or taking it to a competent gunsmith, which is what I did.
I think the Marlin has the smoother action with less resistance. Though the Winchester's is quite smooth when you're levering it.
Got my first lever today... only had my license for about a year now and always loved lever guns.
Maybe it was all the westerns I watched as a kid with my dad or maybe it was the 32 special in his cabinet... anyways those guns are long gone unfortunately and theres nothing I can do about it now... nothing even close to my old mans winchester but I fell in love with the marlin 1895 sbl and well I got it in the mail today... cant wait to throw some 45-70 down range.. I've heard its the only govt you can trust nowadays lol next I want a scabbard of some kind so I can keep it on my back while in the bush... and thinking maybe going with a silver/stainless leupold scope of some kind.. maybe later, I really like the ghost ring on this thing...
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Maybe it was all the westerns I watched as a kid with my dad or maybe it was the 32 special in his cabinet... anyways those guns are long gone unfortunately and theres nothing I can do about it now... nothing even close to my old mans winchester but I fell in love with the marlin 1895 sbl and well I got it in the mail today... cant wait to throw some 45-70 down range.. I've heard its the only govt you can trust nowadays lol next I want a scabbard of some kind so I can keep it on my back while in the bush... and thinking maybe going with a silver/stainless leupold scope of some kind.. maybe later, I really like the ghost ring on this thing...
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Pardon the ignorance, but what is this? I love it!
Had this one belching out the Goex this afternoon
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Looks like Its a winchester model 1887 maybe not though I think there is some knock offs out there
Here's one of mine I'll add to the list here:
Winchester 1873 . . 44 WCF . . DOM 1891 . . This 1873 Winchester has an excellent bore, for an old black powder gun. . Not sure if it shows on the picture, but the buttstock has lots of dark fiddleback. . This one is in real nice condition. . Everything is there including the cleaning rod in the butt.
Not sure if I've showed this one before, if not, here it is . . Winchester 1886 . . 45-90 . . DOM 1889
Winchester 1873 . . 44 WCF . . DOM 1891 . . This 1873 Winchester has an excellent bore, for an old black powder gun. . Not sure if it shows on the picture, but the buttstock has lots of dark fiddleback. . This one is in real nice condition. . Everything is there including the cleaning rod in the butt.
Not sure if I've showed this one before, if not, here it is . . Winchester 1886 . . 45-90 . . DOM 1889
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