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I'm going to sell my 1986 FXRD as soon as I can get my act together to advertise her. Got her i n 1988 with 12,000 miles on her. I added all of the Screaming Eagle performance gear and that made my bike a very competent canyon cruiser. It leans better than the FLHs and has a some guts. I just don't ...

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Well, folks - She is finally shootable! It has been a long road traveled. My checkering was less than stellar during the final "turn" but it will work. I love the look of this Browning Miroku 1986 run made into a pistol grip stock with none of the later Winny baggage. Next I need to work o...

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Now I'm starting the really hardest part of this project.

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Pitchy, Ive got some of those 450 grain BearTooth Pile Driver bullets I'm waiting to try out. Suspect they will kick back a bit. Can't wait.

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Nice Coleman, but they hurt my eyes in the woods. I like Beeswax mo betta:

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And just to make it hard on yourself, you choose a beautiful, but intricate checkering motif.................Yikes! Yep. You got that right. The typical angular patter would have been mucho easier. I strive to challenge me-self. Hence the motif you noticed. I will attempt it, make a few boo boos, b...

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Gotta catch up: First thank you all for your gracious comments on my project. That keeps me going in this somewhat unknown territory. RIMFIRE@ rbertalotto: Mike's charges can be found on his website. http://www.hunterrestorations.com/pricing.html KirkD: Mike did them himself and they are pretty. I h...

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Got my parts back from Mike Hunter, Hunter Restorations, and I'm extremely happy with the CCH. Very nice colors. Now I will put the rifle back together and mount it in the checkering cradle. If you ever contemplate doing "stuff'" to an 1886 whether real Winny or Browning(Miroku) Talk with ...

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Do you know what the factory wood would look like if a person removed the finish and put tung oil or something similar on it. Yes. Take a look at the first picture of this thread. The upper rifle is my Winchester (Miroku) 1885 single shot in 45-90. It had an epoxy finish. I stripped it off with som...

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I still need to put on a couple more thin coats of Tru-Oil. I took these pictures to show the color of the wood compared to the original epoxy finished Browning forestock.

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I think I'm perhaps missing something... ...Or I'm confused where I got it. I'll check my home computer for the emails I sent and see if I can track down if MGW is the place. The schematic for the Browning 1886 at MGW definetly shows the multi piece FP. I know I tied at Numrich but they were out of...

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This is similar (but not exactly) to what the upper firing pin looked like before I worked it over. http://homesteadfirearms.com/parts/shopcart/cartimages/product/740.jpg But it came from http://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/ctgy/C-023 (Midwest Gun Works) P070102 - Firing Pin M-1886 & M-71 &...

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[quote= Did not someone make a solid replacement?[/quote]
Well I gues this is a "solid" replacement with some fitting.

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If you want to remove the multi-piece firing pin from the 86, I believe you could either aquire a replacement firing pin from an old style 86 or 71, modifying the tip if needed to fit your bolt, or just have one made to fit your bolt. I have a Browning 92 one piece firing pin I'm going to put in a ...

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... without getting folds or wrinkles in it? Terry It was quite PITA. I heated up only the general area that I wanted to shape using an acetylene torch with a 0-0 tip. I had a 1/2" drive 6" extension that I used to bend the lever. After it was red enough (and that is a judgement call), I ...

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Do some reading up on Acraglass. If you are careful and follow the directions and use the release agent properly it will fix your loose forend. Google "Acraglass" and "bedding a barrel" or something like that.

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Pitchy wrote:. Can ya put some wood oil on it ?
Thanks

they come from the factory with an epoxy finish so I don't think you can get much moisture content in the wood. Maybe bedding it to the barrel with acraglass might tighten it up a bit.

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hfcable wrote: The browning 1886s don't have the tang safety or rebounding hammer. They were made in the 1980s so if u want to do a project they may be the best choice-if you can find one!

That is why it took me so long to find my 1886.

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hfCable,

That is a fine looking '86. What is the story with your front sight. does it twist off? I ordered a MVA Combination front sight after I did not win a Gunbroker auction for an old Lyman Beech.

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Thanks Steve! I used to be on the same base of the Rocky Mountains as you but now I'm on the other one

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You guys crack me up as you are as anxious as I am. I work at the Los Alamos National Lab during the work week (2 hours from home) and so I don't have access to the gun stuff in my garage until the weekend. I'm in the process of putting on multiple coats of 50-50 tru oil and Mineral spirits to fill ...

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Hey, removing the barrel wasw a Lary Potterfield thing. I watched and copied. Thanks Larry!

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I got home from Los Alamos yesterday, excited to make more progress on my 1886. I filed and sanded the heated and reformed lever and then removed the receiver from the barrel so I could send off the parts to Mike Hunter for color case hardening treatment. Meanwhile filling pores with multiple coats ...

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I love my 39. That stock has some big warts and does not do the action any favors.

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marlinman93, You are probably spot-on for that kind of finish. It takes less time to filkl pores and gives a perfect flat surface for finishing. However there is that thing banging around in the back of my mind about opaque fillers whether silica or sanding slurry. I remember those being compared to...

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milton wrote:the wood finish had a depth to it that I don't see anymore.

milton, that is what I'm looking for

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the sanding dust fills in the pores and makes a surface that is flawless. Folks I really appreciate all of you guys posting your go-to finish. The point I was trying to make is NOT filling the pores with opaque sanding-dust-slurry and oil, but filling it with just an oil leaving the pores deep and ...

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I worked on the wood today after taking a couple days off work with some kind of upper respiratory cold thingy. I sanded and wiskered this open pored Claro Walnut stock al the way up to 1200 grit. It shined like a bone except for the pores. So, I'm looking for a way to get close to that old Winchest...

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Still working on the wood but took time off to convert the straight grip lever to a pistol grip lever. Got the torch out and heated the lever in several critical spots to make it fit. I was surprised at how "not so easy" it was. This was a try and fit operation - not for the faint of heart...

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I'm wondering if there are any of you guys that have found the Holy Grail of stock finishing protocols. I have used BLO, Tru Oil, Linspeed and lately "Tried and True" varnish for my rifle projects. They have all worked OK and in a few cases better than OK. I've done the library and interne...

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After our Cowboy Fast Draw club match, I got a some more stock work done on my 1886 project. Starting to shape the buttstock. I have inletted and acra-glassed the upper and lower tangs. _KJE4287.jpg rough shaping here. See the rasper marks. Must be careful. _KJE4288.jpg Flute _KJE4293.jpg Other flut...

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Griff, my wife told me I better keep doing woodwork because I bought all the tools

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I recently purchased one of those 1986 Miroku productions of the 1886 Winchester in 45-70 with the straight stock, full length magazine and full octagon barrel. I internet shopped for many months to find this particular version. When I received it, I was tickled to see that it was almost brand spank...

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That is a beautiful piece of history Mike. I hope it does well for you. Can you tell us about this sight and why its better than a tang sight like the Marbles. Curious minds and all that.

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I think the main reason I am trying to understand the purpose of the multipiece rear section of the Browning firing pin is the fact that in order for everything to work as intended with this particular design, the mainspring must be overly strong to light up the primer. Even with the bolt rails and ...

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Firefuzz, like your 92s, my Browning has a full-cut half cock notch.

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All that the inertia firing pin is good for is misfires. I'm replacing the bolt on my Browning carbine with an original bolt from a .33 WCF 1886 Winchester. Totally reliable and certainly not a hazard. Mike, "misfires" ...Figured that before I posted. I am wondering if there is a replacem...

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What is the function of the rear section of the firing pin that is spring loaded? It seems that the spring takes a lot of the energy out of the hammer strike requiring a heavier main spring which causes other functioning stiffness issues. With the firing pin locked in place by the lever and the leve...

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I have two new springs coming from MGW for my Browning 1886. I cut the original one a wee bit too short during my action smoothing exercise and it won't light off my primers. I think it is a combination of the inertia firing pin structure and mainspring pressure. Does anyone have the magic formula t...

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Also the breachblock installation is tricky, you must push in the ejector and the firing pin at the same time to create room for the installation of the breachblock pin, otherwise the ejector and firing pin will not be “Trapped” in the breachblock. I have been working on my 1886 a lot lately and I ...

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I have three Uberti Cattlemans in 45LC and I'm happy with them. The price was good and I don't mind doing some 'smithing to slick up the internals, replace springs and dress them with nice grips. They were NOT slick as purchased but OK. the timing was nearly perfect and only required a wee bit of st...

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Throating reamers are't hard to come by. Some bullets have narrower noses and go iunto the rifling also. But, as I mentioned, if you have bullets that work for you. The old govt type 500 gr bullets chambered fine in my 86's seated to max length in an 86. I have a few various bullets with the crimp ...

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BTW, in the 86 action, you can load 45-70 with the bullets seated out to 90 length and not have the brass and chambering expense, if you have any bullets that work in that fashion. There's a fair bit of unused dead space at the end of a round in an 86 action chambered in 45-70. 500 gr bullets can s...

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My Browning 1886 in .45-70 can shoot black powder loads. No problem. I can get the 405 grainers to just about 1500fps by using 3F Goex. I don't understand why you say your Browning 1886 can only use modern powders? I did not mean what I wrote. :D I meant to write that I bought this rifle to shoot a...

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If your loading black powder, that's a no-brainer. If we are using modern powders, why would a 45-90 chamber be better? I'm wrestling with this decision for my Browning 1886 which will only shoot modern powders. It looks like you can pound your shoulder plenty good with a 45-70.

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I bought a pair of this Uberti Laser Engraved model in 4.75" last year and put new grips on to replace the black plastic ones. They shoot fine and bear up well under Cowboy Fast Draw competition after being tuned up. http://cardinalpointphoto.com/ken/guns/Uberti%20engraved.jpg new grips in the ...

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Nope not a chamber cast - the impact method

http://www.texas-mac.com/Making_a_Chamb ... ssion.html

This works better in falling block style actions. It is difficult to get a lever action back open. I recomend using Cerrosafe instead.

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This a new-to-me rifle and I have not made up any rounds yet. So, I don't know the answer. I have ordered several different kinds of bullets both cast and jacketed to check it out.

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Like the "Chamber and Cartridge Dimensions" link on the Leverguns home page... here is a pictorial representation of the 1986 Browning production run of the 1886 Winny - 26 octagon barrel. I made this today with short brass and soft lead and it was a bear to unchamber. This is definetly a ...

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I just picked up my new to me-1986 made Browning model 1886 from my FFL buddy. I searched long and hard for this particular version. For a 24 year old rifle, it looks brand spanky new. I wont bore you with pics until I restock it and get all of the other work done. But, the straight grip stock has a...

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