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Hey guys,

There’s plenty of writings by the old ivory hunters and their accounts, but are there similar historic accounts (books) about hunters in America using lever guns?

Thanks!

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Drawdown wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:56 pm 20231019_165050.jpg

That’s interesting. Seems he thought it just fine for the times.
Also didn’t know he owned a Bullard.

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Not gunna happen but what cartridge would you choose, if having to go with original ballistics?

I think .45-75 because the 350gr bullets going to have better penetration than the 300gr .50-95’s.

Next question is would you, if you could?

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oldebear1950 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:57 pm Has any one had any experience with the Cimarron 1886 in 45-70. I am considering buy one but would like some kind of input first, as they are not inexpensive

Is that an uberti?

I’ve shot a Pedersoli 1886, CCH, was beautiful. They’re a weighty rifle.

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HAHHAHAHAHHAHHA Oh man you guys haven’t seen australia prices for powder lately, it’ll make you appreciate your prices :D AR2205, 1lb(ish), about $60 4 years ago. Is SELLING for $500 now for the same amount, and that’s secondhand albeit unopened. How about trailboss? 3lb for $800? https://usedguns.c...

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It happened, woo!

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Nevermind about it anyways. Was told they’d put my name on it and it ended up sold to someone else so ah well. Sometimes one must simply act... I've failed to follow that advice a few times myself... but, when I've followed it, I've very, very seldom regretted it! I did. Called up and was told it h...

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Nevermind about it anyways. Was told they’d put my name on it and it ended up sold to someone else so ah well.

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I think it may just refer to the action - r = ? But LA = lever action. The bolt actions in the ad are listed as RBA, so seems right.

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First up - what’s the RLA part mean?

Second - May be getting one

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There’s an amazing dementia movie - “The Father” (2020).
“June Again” is also good.

It’s a heck of a scary disease. Wife works in aged care. Am sorry to all who go through it.

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Reminds me - a friends son recently went on a school excursion to an observatory. He was like “I dunno why they bothered, there’s a big star they can see all day”

Gotta love Gods blessings each day

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Don’t talk about 95’s to me.. 4 years ago I passed on a .405 with the express sights in .405 for $2k AUD (about $1600USD at the time) and I’ve regretted it ever since :oops: Would love a 348 but they’re rare here. Any 1886 is on the list. I’d love a 1895 in .35WCF though, probably choose it over a ....

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at 1 point the " lowly " 25-20 killed the long standing whitetail record buck. To be fair, that guy shot that buck like eight or nine times. On the other hand, although I certainly don't need another caliber to reload, I keep hearing the .25-20's siren song. With my mighty 10 rounds of ex...

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It's a great caliber! One of my favorites. It'll take small game handily and at 1 point the " lowly " 25-20 killed the long standing whitetail record buck. Yeah, if you do research online you’d think it couldn’t kill a mouse! :lol: If it shoots ok I’ll try and see what I can bag with it :)

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Well, I picked up levergun number 2. Got my first 14 years ago (Erma werke eg73, German copy of a winchester 9422m in .22wmr) and only just now starting to get a real interest in then (well, starting to do something about the interest). It’s a Winchester 1892, made 1912. In the mightiest caliber, of...

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Not getting one, but curious - would you go 18 or 22” barrel option if ordering one? I like the look of both fairly equally, but with slight lean towards 22”.

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Agreed, love the 1881. How strong an action are they? Can they do smokeless trapdoor loads?

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Erma EG73 (German copy of a 9422M) in .22 magnum. It’s shot a couple hares, but mostly a few hundred cans :mrgreen: It’s also my only levergun, although I did just purchase a 92 in 25-20. A friends giving me a sack of cast 80gr bullets, I’ve got some 2205 powder. Someone on another forum had dies li...

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What does this conversion require, other than a new barrel?

Just pondering a future fun gun.

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If the price is right I would buy it. You can always add the 375 later. You just don't come across a 356 very often. Very much agree with this! And I agree on the raised comb, I really don't like it on a 94. Does the 356 in question have a crossbolt safety? If not, buy it YESTERDAY. Even if it does...

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TedH wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:55 am If the price is right I would buy it. You can always add the 375 later. You just don't come across a 356 very often.

It's $1350 AUD ($906.50USD)

Thinking of putting the money towards thermal gear but yeah, this is the first .356 i've come across.

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Hey guys, come across a 356 winnie in a gunshop.

Serial number is AE174**

I sort of wanted it but it doesn’t have the rear sight and I’m not a fan of the raised comb on the stock. Personally would rather a .375W anyway but the 356 is an interested cartridge.

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Asthetically my all time favourite rifles. Congratulations.

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Thanks, appreciate it

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Mate I love Bullard. Can you please share pics of yours?

Cheers,
Troy.

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Thanks for the answers. I just assumed it was “if this gun was stolen at some point I don’t want the owner recognising the number and wanting it back”. Which is pretty dodgy lol.

Anyways, cheers lads

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Always wondered this.

In regards to firearm serial numbers, whenever an American posts there number in a forum it’s always like 12**

Whilst on the Australian forums I’m on we just go 1234

Don’t bother hiding it etc. So my question is - why do people hide the number?

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its impressive what the alaskan can do. I think the 535 grain woodleigh was made for the 500 jeffery though,... factory velocity was 2400fps. Same calibre as the 500 nitro of course and they can interchange bullets but 500 nitro's traditional loads were 2150fps with the 570grain and 600 grain bulle...

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Me too.

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PETER'S HANDLE APPEARS TO - PETER RICHARDS He has done some hunt report posts, so you should be able to find them. Possibly a post search for author? Does a Port McQuarrie sound familiar? Some where on the south east coast. Enjoy. I’ll definitely search out those reports. Port Macquarie is a bit fa...

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I'd have to argue about the Marlin 336 action's strength vs. the Winchester 1894. Even the 1894 had it's frame beefed up a bunch to handle the .375 Winchester. But the 336 version called the ".375 Marlin" was not beefed up at all to handle the same cartridge. So I'd assume Marlin felt it ...

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Since you live "down under", you should make it a point to meet Peter Richards, one of our members. Peter has a world class collection of lever guns and hunts big stuff with his 1895 Winchester .405. He was over here a few times and I enjoyed hunting with him back then. What’s his handle ...

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EG73, Understood. I was just trying to point out a simple path to a Big-Boomer for taking BIG game. Enjoy your quest. We do have water buffalo over here though, and camel, wild cattle, horses, donkeys. But they’re all a fair hike from me. Just got bored with firearms, and then I remembered lever gu...

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In today’s age does anyone “need” a .50?
Technically a BHA in .500 S&W is more powerful than an original .50-110. (Which is also on the wish list!)

It’s more just a want

Though ideally I’d rather an original 1886 with the express sites in .50-110.

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Well, with the huge prices commanded for an original .50-110 (or .50-100), anyone have experience in taking a new .45-70 Winchester 1886 and having it converted to .50-110? Simple process or a loooot of work involved? I’ve seen loads for a 500-525gr bullet at 2000-2200fps, yikes! (For modern guns, n...

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Excellent suggestion.

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20" Barrel, 325 Swift A Frame gives MV of 2,189 and ME of 3,458 ftlbs. Is that a mild, standard or hot load for the .500 S&W? Honestly it doesn't sound that impressive if that is out of a rifle. The old .405 Winchester will push a 300 grain bullet at 2200fps out of a 22 inch barrel with le...

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Just to add to all the stuff in this thread about what so many people are like nowadays...it’s what they’re all lacking, and it’s one word.

Respect.

They have no respect for others. People can’t bite their tongues anymore and everyone has to have their say.. need to learn to get over themselves..

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It seems most threads I’ve read on the Uberti copy’s of the 1876 when in .50-95 have oversized (.515) bores, or out of round.

Did they correct that? What do they measure now? How’s quality nowadays?

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The BHA 89 in .500 S&W seems to get glowing reviews. Another rifle on the “id love to own” list...

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That is a faaaat Fox!

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Come on Doc.....there obviously was other issues going on with this babe.....do you remember when John Lennon was murdered and there was a rash of suicides immediately afterwards? ----6 I saw people offering/recommending counselling and what not after Clinton lost.. people need a life.. And the com...

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rossim92 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:31 pmvalue?

Most I see online are 1-3k

Mind you, there are also some exceptional ones..

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detai ... e-44-evans

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPBIHRLYr4

And this.

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Any sticks, leaves etc from trimming the plants in my garden goes in the incinerator. I also burn paper and cardboard products. Keeps the nutrients from my yard in my yard when I scatter the ash instead of removing it/plant material.

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Yet another thread, ah well, keeps the conversations flowing.. Who’s got an Evans? I love how they look personally, but haven’t seen one in person.. wouldn’t mind getting one of the newer models. Be a different deer rifle.. anyway, who has one, who shoots it? Smokeless or black only? Oh, and feel fr...

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Thanks for the responses. I’ve had a look at those Henry Long Rangers. Look to be a nice rifle!

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I’m australia, we’re way too far gone to ever hope or getting back what we lost. This is new to NZ though. Yes, the government only take. The problem here is we don’t have a constitution to protect us, we don’t have an organisation like the NRA. We have the SSAA but they submit to the governments ev...

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It initially looked like they were going to do decent laws that still gave a fair bit of freedom. Instead it seems you guys are getting pineappled as hard as we did in Australia... I’m sorry to hear this, NZ was once so respected in firearms communities.

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