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gary rice

Oh that is kewl, i like the color case.

gary rice

Im sure no expert either and never actually made a stock but ive bought several semi finished and so called 90% inletted stocks from treebone carving and precision gunworks. In every case ive left the wood just a little proud to the metal and havent had any negative comments so its not too noticable...

gary rice

Cant disagree with any of the above. I first bought a marlin 1895 cowboy and love it, this romantic affair went on for about 3 years while all the time eyeing a browning 1886.. A few months ago I gave up and bought one, havent divorced the cowboy but boy do i love the browning, you will too.

gary rice

I got my Marlin last year. Not only has it become my favorite rifle and go to hunter but it has also gotten me into handloading and cast boolits. I'm thinking about picking up another lever but keep flip flopping between a pistol cartridge or 30-30. Im looking for somthing smaller the my 22ich 1895...

gary rice

My first try at TSXs got me a group 9" above the target at 100 yds. My Lyman 21 and 56 sights are as low as they can be set, but the groups remain almost 4" high. That makes me dead on to 250 yds, but Winchesters can't wear scopes. That would be an unforgivable transgression. :) Yeah that...

gary rice

Is your 1895 scoped? If not i'd be very interested as to how high that 300 tsx will fly at 100 yds and if youre able to lower your rear sight enough, thats the problem I had with mine.

gary rice

Yeah this is very interesting to me. At first i thought i wouldnt screw with it now im changing my mind. who knows i might get a batch of cast bullets that wont chamber then ill be ticked off.

gary rice

Brownings have no "lead" and your bullet is crushing up against the lands. You can do one of three things---have a gunsmith open up the lead---seat your bullets in and use a Lee factory crimp to make your own crimp groove---or shorten the cases enough so you can crimp in the groove.------...

gary rice

Brownings have no "lead" and your bullet is crushing up against the lands. You can do one of three things---have a gunsmith open up the lead---seat your bullets in and use a Lee factory crimp to make your own crimp groove---or shorten the cases enough so you can crimp in the groove.------...

gary rice

Anyone use rig? the best stuff ive ever found to stop rust.

gary rice

She indicated to me and per my conversations with Bryan that the total cost would be 85 bucks. He's going to send me an invoice detailing the work so that I know exactly what he's doing. He even told me that hi might even mount the buttplate for me. He wished that he had the rifle so that his fitte...

gary rice

Need a little help here, the speer 405 grain bullet chambers fine in my marlin rifles but my newly aquired 1886 browning while trying to close the lever, well the lever will not close all the way with this bullet. The bullets were seated to a col of 2.540. I got home from the range today and made up...

gary rice

Hey Mike, is the cost of duplication $85? I talked to george over at treebone and he wanted close to $1000 so if this is the case thats a deal and a half. Lemme know.

gary rice

A gentleman at the range today was gracious enough to let me sit behind his 50 BMG and pull the trigger some. Oh boy! What a hoot! Words can't describe it to any worthy degree. I never would have imagined that kind of horsepower with the kick of a 12 ga field load. Now I find myself looking at vari...

gary rice

what a cutie, looks sleepy too.

gary rice

just like hobbie and some others said crimp right over the shoulder, i used to do alot of those in 357 mag and 44 mag.

gary rice

Every year the wife asks what she can get me for a Christmas present. Usually I tell her to get me a die set. This year will be a set of dies for 45-70 to load ammo for my Marlin 1895. I am in the process of looking into what is the right powder to by to use in moderate to heavy loads with 300 to 3...

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1886 wrote:http://www.midwestgunworks.com/merchant ... de=C-018-4

thanks 1886, I called them this morning and was told they dont stock it anymore.

gary rice

J Miller wrote:Gary,

My first choice would be to call Browning and order the screws from them.

Joe

Ahh didnt think of that one; thanks Joe.

gary rice

Anyone know who might carry these? I called midwest gunworks and they dont. I just want them on hand in case i ever want to remove the tang sight and go back to original.

gary rice

J Miller wrote:For those of us who long for the simpler times when life was quiet and peaceful. Sort of.

http://www.tipi.com/index.html

joe

Looks good to me.

gary rice

gorgeous.. glad you had a good time.

gary rice

Our annual summer family trip to our cabin in PA was fantastic as usual! We got in about 20 minutes before the storms hit. just enough time to get the water on and the trucks unloaded. Rained all afternoon but who cared. We weren't at work! Next morining it cleared and we went for a nice hike. http...

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I'm starting to work on fitting and refinishing my 86's stocks. I have a Browning fore end, and Win/Miroku butt. I started on the butt stock. I'm using "citristrip" stripper, and its only slightly softening the finish. Is there a way to strip it without having to scrape it aggressively to...

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two bit okie wrote:this is a pic of my 1969 mod 94.

It doesnt look like any walnut that I have ever seen. and I cannot id the wood.

Any help appreciated

Maybe birch?

gary rice

A couple of years ago there was a lengthy discussion of sources of rough finished replacement stocks for Winchester 71 rifles. I have never had great luck with the search function here. can anybody help out? thanks! I think treebone is the best. George will go out of his way to help. ive bought 4 f...

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The answer for the first question is for the most part yes. No, without some wood work, answers the second. Most stock replicators say the the metal on the Miroku guns is different than the originals. I have not tried to put original 1886 stocks on Miroku guns, but maybe it's time to try. I have ch...

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ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE MIROKU 1886'S. IS THE WOOD ON THESE TWO GUNS INTERCHANGEBLE? FURTHERMORE WILL MODERN CUT WOOD FOR THE WINCHESTERS THAT COME FROM OTHER SOURCES LIKE TREEBONE CARVING FIT THE MIROKUS?

gary rice

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST.

gary rice

The magazine ring helps holds the mag tube to the barrel. It's simple dovetailed to the barrel (as opposed to the rotating dovetail of the original Winchesters). There isn't any real reason to take the ring off of the barrel unless you don't plan to put it back on. The mag tube will slide out of th...

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The rifles aren't threaded into the receiver, the carbines are. The cap screw threads into the barrel, not just a projecting tip. No pin in the magazine ring on the Brownings. When you pull the tube, don't twist it back and forth, it may leave a zig-zag scratch in the tube from a burr. Try to pull ...

gary rice

Don't the Browning rifles have threaded mag tubes like the Miroku/Winchesters? I know that the carbines have screw in tubes, why not the rifles? I'll wager that if you remove the screw in the mag end and pull the cap, put a small screwdriver through the tube and turn it counter clockwise it'll come...

gary rice

Forgive my ignorance but how do you remove the magazine tube from the browning 1886 rifle? I see two screws in the forearm cap and the magazine plug screw which obviously need to be removed, looks like some hanger near the muzzele connecting the tube to the barrel that has me baffled.

gary rice

BlaineG wrote:Pledge will fill in the scratches and make it beautiful...also protect it pretty good

Pledge, no kidding? ill try it tomorrow.

gary rice

Mike D. wrote:Remove the stock, strip the nasty finish off, then redo it with a good stain and hand rubbed tung oil.

haha thanks Mike but im trying to avoid all that work. i just refinished two other stocks and im tired.

gary rice

Try some automotive rubbing compound or if they are very light scratches the less aggressive clear coat polishing compound. If that finish is a matt finish both of the compounds above will polish it to a somewhat gloss finish. thanks, the finish is kind of a satin finish not the high gloss. the scr...

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C. Cash wrote:Gotcha Gary. Bump to the top for our wood finish gurus. Is it kind of like the high gloss Remington type finishes?

Chris, actually its the grade 1 finish not the high gloss. Glad its not high gloss as it would probably be more of a problem.

gary rice

yep its global warming alright.

gary rice

C. Cash wrote:Hi Gary,

Do mean on metal that has had the finish worn off and is now brown? If so, I would think you could just keep handling it and it would rebrown.

Hi Chris, no its actually in the forearm. sorry i wasnt very specific.

gary rice

what do you guys do to remove light scratches from these browning finishes. this is obviously not an oil finish. I was thinking of lightly buffing it then apply some oil but not sure if it would be compatible or not.

gary rice

The 1886 action will handle lengths up to the 45-90 (2.88"). Some of the guns that werent originally chambered in the longer rounds may need a little cleaning up in the frame where the nose of the bullet rubs when going in the gate, but once in, will feed just fine. You can use that length to ...

gary rice

One more question re= the browning 1886. Is this rifle capable of handling longer cartridges than my marlin 1895? I keep them to about 2.545 max.

gary rice

thats a little bit out of my reach.

gary rice

I have never taken a solid frame 1886 apart for "cleaning". It just isn't necessary or practical. All cleaning can be accomplished with the action open. TDs, on the other hand, are really a piece of cake. In ten seconds they are broken down for a thorough "wash".:) Thanks Mike, ...

gary rice

How far do you guys usually go as far as takedown for general cleaning? Doesnt look like a piece of cake like my 1895 cowboy.

gary rice

Thanks everyone, sounds like i can safely rev this up a little. I love my cowboy but dont want to put too much strain on it, on either gun for that matter but want to be able to push a 400 grain bullet at 1800fps pretty consistantly and not wear out the gun.

gary rice

Back in I think??? 1970 I bought the first 1895 Marlin in the state. When I got it it was with the intention of using it for bear so I sent a letter to Elmer. He said that the new Marlin was stronger than the M1886 but that the best load for either of them was a 400 grain bullet pushed by IMR 3031 ...

gary rice

Just bought a used in like new condition browning 1886 45-70 rifle. Ive heard different opinions on the action strength verses the marlin 1895. Those who have this rifle either browning or winchester, can you give me the skinny on this? I keep my marlin loads to about 30000 cup and no higher althoug...

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mod71alaska wrote:For a stock refinish I agree with you, Gary. The right oil finish can be brought to an impressive high gloss. I was addressing a gloss spot repair, which I think was Eagle's need short of refinishing his Browning stock.

Of course. i only mentioned refinish because he too mentioned it.

gary rice

Believe it or not you can come close to the browning high gloss finish with an oil finish. ive done it on 2 marlin rifles. seems like more guys dont like it than do but i do on mine. just did a frineds guide gun but the wood was a little lighter in color so i cut it back to more of a satin look. i t...

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