winchester 1886 repro
- Thread starter johnl
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Chiappa 45-70
Very nice rifle..gotta get one. I don't know much about long-guns so when you say 45-70 is that .45 Cal. with 70 grains of powder behind it??? Do you have to load your own cartridges or can you buy them.
I don't have a problem with reproductions ...they are usually in better condition and a whole lot less expensive than originals and don't loose a lot of value if you shoot them a lot.
I don't have a problem with reproductions ...they are usually in better condition and a whole lot less expensive than originals and don't loose a lot of value if you shoot them a lot.
The original Army load was 70 grains with a 500-grain slug for rifles, but there also were Carbine loads (55 grains) in the same case and with lighter bullets: 405, 350. You can still buy it, but I don't like the idea of the jacketed bullets in an old barrel: the early ones were very soft (before 1893 or so).
All the old-time cartridges were named like that: .44-40-200, .38-40-200, .32-40-165, .44-77-386, .45-120-566 and my personal favourites: .450-85-480 for the Martini-Henry and .577-65-480 for the Snider (although British ammunition was never listed like this) et cetera.
It worked.
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All the old-time cartridges were named like that: .44-40-200, .38-40-200, .32-40-165, .44-77-386, .45-120-566 and my personal favourites: .450-85-480 for the Martini-Henry and .577-65-480 for the Snider (although British ammunition was never listed like this) et cetera.
It worked.
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Bittermansbro
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- Calgary, AB
I have an original from 1894 that got a deer last year for me, however I would like one of these to take out in the crappier weather.
Where did you pick this one up johnl?
Where did you pick this one up johnl?
Island Outfitters in Victoria. They brough in two, one is left I believe. Marstar made some noise about them but haven't received any yet. Obviously an orginal would be more desireable, but getting one that has not been fingered over the years and with a nice finish is impossible, unless to want to drop 5 grand and up. No this is an cheap alternative, hell for the price, you can lose it and go out and get another
Too bad Browning doesn't re-introduce them too.
Too bad Browning doesn't re-introduce them too.
Helluva nice rifle! Would someone buy me that for Christmas? I've been a really good boy, only got one speeding ticket all year! How many dollars? Does it have the proper flat mainspring, or did they go with a coil? What calibres is it available in?
