Talking with the gunsmith today, the dovetail edges were filed square. We talked it over and decided to silver solder the hanger onto the barrel. The bore is too good to discard the barrel.
Thanks guys!
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- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1886 TD mag hanger help
- Replies: 3
- Views: 210
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1886 TD mag hanger help
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1886 TD mag hanger help
Picked up this old 86 years ago and had it in the safe. It's getting refinished and it looks like the hanger dovetail was wallowed out enough that it hasn't enough metal left to ping. Any ideas? I don't want to restore it, just get it back into hunting shape. I haven't come across a replacement barr...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ah ... well .... oh nevermind ...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 352
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1098
Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
Nice shot and the rifle is outstanding!
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another Mike Rhinehart article
- Replies: 1
- Views: 294
Re: Another Mike Rhinehart article
Now that was excellent!
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 gets it done again!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11294
Re: 30-30 gets it done again!
Beautiful Winchester and a great hunt
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hornady 50-110 die set
- Replies: 0
- Views: 382
Hornady 50-110 die set
Hey Guys, this morning Turnbull had 4 sets of Hornady custom 50-110 dies https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/gun ... 0-hornady/
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- Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got the China virus... again
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1918
Re: Got the Big C... again
Hope you get through it quickly. Got my gallbladder removed Monday... wife tested positive Wednesday and I tested positive today. First time for us both. So far just feels like bad allergies.
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PACO
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2133
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PACO
Happy Birthday Sir! Been a real pleasure hanging out here and rereading your book.
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday To Jkbrea
- Replies: 5
- Views: 317
Re: Happy Birthday To Jkbrea
Happy Birthday Jim!
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is a pretty cool shooter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 980
Re: This is a pretty cool shooter
That would do just fine!
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Support Group
- Replies: 6
- Views: 303
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 41 years
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1038
Re: 41 years
Congratulations! It sure makes the journey better.
- Tue May 16, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Old Man - A Wilderness Encounter
- Replies: 13
- Views: 673
Re: The Old Man - A Wilderness Encounter
One of my favorite stories.
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paco
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1319
Re: Paco
I'm in the same club. Shoot equally poorly with either hand.
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RIP Raquel Welch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 726
Re: RIP Raquel Welch
...and Hannie Caulder. Hard to believe she's gone and we're that old.
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday To Fordwannabe
- Replies: 4
- Views: 291
Re: Happy Birthday To Fordwannabe
Happy Birthday! Hope it was a good one.
- Sat Dec 17, 2022 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fitz Special
- Replies: 9
- Views: 639
Re: Fitz Special
They shoot alright. This is from 7 yds. The spread is from shooting as quickly as I could. I need to get them out more often.
- Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fitz Special
- Replies: 9
- Views: 639
Re: Fitz Special
I still don't see how Fitz pocket carried those cut down New Services. I had Andy Horvath work over a pair of abused ones and thin the trigger guards but I don't even think that's needed. Had the itch...
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I lost three pounds...!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 486
Re: I lost three pounds...!!!
Didn't you walk funny without it Doc?
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Semi decent !
- Replies: 2
- Views: 383
Re: Semi decent !
Nice! I've got an old MS model 1903 with 6 notches carved in the bottom of the butt stock.
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Henry Rant
- Replies: 10
- Views: 706
Re: Old Henry Rant
Yeah, up to that point it was ok... attention to historic detail is frequently not a priority in Hollyweird.
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Initiation To A Tree Stand
- Replies: 14
- Views: 705
Re: Initiation To A Tree Stand
Excellent!
- Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How refreshing!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 480
Re: How refreshing!
Thanks Guys. I'll miss my hunting buddies but I won't miss hunting the Mojave. I've got family with land around Tulsa but we're too far away. Not necessarily a bad thing. Best of luck Tutt! Thanks Rockrat, I'll check out the OKC gun club wait list.
- Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How refreshing!
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- Views: 480
How refreshing!
Sold the house in San Diego and moved back home to Oklahoma in July. Haven't seen 1 BLM yard sign since and folks are friendly. Now just need to find out where everyone's going to shoot their old Winchesters.
- Thu Sep 22, 2022 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A sound lesson!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 702
Re: A sound lesson!
Love it! Can't wait to send it to my niece and imagine the eye rolls.
- Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2386
Re: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Sweet!
- Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What happened?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 377
Re: What happened?
That's weird. Nice looking rifle, saw it posted elsewhere.
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 4:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday To Pitchy
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1097
Re: Happy Birthday To Pitchy
Have a good one!
- Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday To jkbrea
- Replies: 4
- Views: 329
Re: Happy Birthday To jkbrea
Hope it was a good one Jim!
- Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Residential rabbits....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1569
Re: Residential rabbits....
Excellent! Thanks for posting Nath.
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 40-60 wcf Fan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1238
Re: 40-60 wcf Fan
Beautiful rifle! Now I need to read up on the 40-60.
- Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun logic
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2047
Re: Gun logic
I like it!
- Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday To Dusty Texian
- Replies: 4
- Views: 341
Re: Happy Birthday To Dusty Texian
Happy Birthday DT! Hope you're keeping those '76 Winchesters busy!
- Sat May 21, 2022 12:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wyoming Sight Drifter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1007
Re: Wyoming Sight Drifter
Small and handy. I'm always loosing tools to my wife so I ordered 2.
- Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tell me about your .44 Special
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3491
Re: Tell me about your .44 Special
Just the one, wish it was original... Shipped to San Francisco in 1913 as a 32wcf. 1st gen Russian and S&W 44 barrel and cylinder fitted later.
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 358 win
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1718
Re: 358 win
http://socalgun.com/used-guns.html
They don't have photos up but it's a 99F.
From their used guns page...
Savage 99F Classic lever action in .358Win. Blue receiver hardwood stock. Brass cartridge counter. 1600.00
It was still there yesterday.
They don't have photos up but it's a 99F.
From their used guns page...
Savage 99F Classic lever action in .358Win. Blue receiver hardwood stock. Brass cartridge counter. 1600.00
It was still there yesterday.
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 358 win
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1718
Re: 358 win
The LGS has a Savage 99 in 358 but they're asking $1600.
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New old Garand stock.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 730
Re: New old Garand stock.
Nice! That's one of my bucket list guns.
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tom Mix on a Henderson motorcycle
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2126
Re: Tom Mix on a Henderson motorcycle
That's awesome!
- Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Question for the Mannlicher Schoenauer owners
- Replies: 4
- Views: 629
Re: Question for the Mannlicher Schoenauer owners
Thanks Guys, I may have to go with the Parker Hale sight then. Haven't seen an original lyman 36-MS in about 10 years.
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Question for the Mannlicher Schoenauer owners
- Replies: 4
- Views: 629
Question for the Mannlicher Schoenauer owners
Picked up a well-hunted model 1903 carbine and I've been wanting to mount a peep sight. I've had a couple of mannlichers and over the years picked up a couple of lyman no. 36 swing away peep sights, MS-24 and MS-50. It looks like the MS-24 replaces the bolt release like the earlier version just with...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sad news about our comrade M.M. Wright
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3254
Re: Sad news about our comrade M.M. Wright
Very sad news indeed, always enjoyed his input and the conversations we had on my 1873 src.
- Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Deer Hunt With the Model 71 Winchester
- Replies: 5
- Views: 734
Re: Deer Hunt With the Model 71 Winchester
Love that story and the way it's told!
- Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pour yourself a "sammich"
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1016
Re: Pour yourself a "sammich"
It's a local favorite here in San Diego. If you're not careful though you can easily drink more than you should, it's that good.
- Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Night Ride
- Replies: 10
- Views: 785
Re: Night Ride
That's a nice memory Jim!
- Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3122
Re: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express
What are your thoughts on the usefulness of that Freund rear sight Shrapnel?
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 50-100-450 twist rate questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 357
Re: 50-100-450 twist rate questions
Thanks Doc, I'll dig those up.
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 50-100-450 twist rate questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 357
50-100-450 twist rate questions
Hey Guys, can you point me to anything that would explain how fast a 450gr barnes original or similar bullet could expect to be driven in a barrel with 1 in 36" twist? I know that Winchester originally started with a 1 in 48" twist for the 50-100-450 and later changed it but I'd like to un...
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3122
Re: Winchester 1876 In 50 Express
I'd like to be around when both of those take meat. Beautiful!