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Pat C

Yeah that's pretty excessive. Too proud is not always a good thing. Winchester had a tolerance on wood fit of 1/64" .
Usually just enough to catch a finger nail to almost flush.
They are doing this to speed up production "one size fit all"

Easy fix though if desired .

Pat C

Well somebody finally bought that Navy Colt ,it went through couple cycles ending no bids until someone either accepted this fact or didn't realize it. I almost sent the seller an email stating hiw ridiculous it was and that's why they had no bids . I guess crow would have been what's for dinner had...

Pat C

Nice buck ! Been watching them last week or so seen several already chasing does in my yard and in my travels.

Pat C

Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:18 pm Like Jim and others, I don't need to buy from someone who isn't interested in my business. If you make it harder to buy from you than the law requires, you don't want my business.

I agree

Pat C

I found out the receivers,internals,and barrels are all forged steel . With this in mind one can expect to pay a premium over any foreign arms. Only critique I would give is I don't like the Marlin style checkering and I do not like later fat forend wood. Option for plain wood and bone charcoal colo...

Pat C

I thought I read the receiver and barrel were made from forgings ? If that is true that in itself explain some of the extra cost .
Most companies have been using investment castings to reduce cost and machining time.

Pat C

Occasionally people remove the staples on 1892,1873 SRC . Especially if some form of restoration or maybe a damaged or cut staple. The older staples passed through receiver and were almost swaged a little inside . A 1/8 punch carefully placed through spring cover screw hole will tap the legs out. Bu...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:02 pm Then there are the FFLs who will not accept a long gun except from another dealer.

That's why I never fooled with C&R. Lots of dealers will not honor it. It was great buying surplus guns back in the day ,now not so much.

Pat C

I've run into this before, and fortunately my FFL dealer wont play the stupid game! As he told me, "Just because some others are ignorant doesn't mean I have to be too." He's always just handed the guns to me when they came in, and shook my hand. No paperwork, and no further ignorance. Th...

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Was considering purchase of a Colt 1851 Navy online dealer. Tell me it must go to FFL as it has a serial . I tell him they all have serials ,it's a non firearm .Proof of age is all he needs. No company policy no exceptions, what a load of BS . So then I call my FFL I use for transfers he tells me if...

Pat C

11.4 MB is to big of file here , largest file I've ever loaded here was 1.6 MB
You need to reduce size to try to be in the KB range.
Easy on a smart phone to take pictures then edit to reduce file size.

No idea what MiB is ?

Pat C

I thought I read tge receivers and barrels were made from forgings?

Pat C

I'd rather have the Ruger any day but thinking price may not get the sales for them .

Pat C

Well what do you people think of the new Ruger Marlin 1894's at $1k -$1200 ???

Pat C

All those spin off model. ,53,55, 64,65,71 were all a last ditch effort to increase slumping sales of the parent models ,1886,1892,1894

They took some of the more popular extra cost options and made these new models . Rapid taper barrels, short mag tubes,pistol grips etc.

Pat C

Great story !!

Pat C

The Russian capture German K98 rifles were some of the last great deals of the last 25 years or so. Early 2000's you could buy on for $99-$200 depending on whether markings were peened out. Pristine RC now going for $800-$1000 . Probably will never be any more imported. I remember Empire Arms saying...

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I had a second K98 barreled action DOU , had planned to custom build a shooter .Had all of its evil Nazi markings peened out. But ended up selling it . Wish now I would have kept it.

Pat C

Not bedded but it fits like a glove in the laminate stock .
I'm going to pick up some 8mm match PPU ammo and see what it will do soon . It's was likely captured at the beginning of the war.

Pat C

Anybody here like K98 mausers ? Not really a collector but I like it.Started as a Russian capture barreled action from Coles and I added a red glue laminate stock . To make a dandy shooter grade rifle. I've had it for 10 years and never shot it. Plan to get some 8mm match to try soon.The bore and me...

Pat C

The 1894 is one of my favorite rifles or at least up to the last of the long wood carbines. After that the desire greatly diminished for me. The Japanese copies albeit well done just don't do anything for me. I sure wish they could again make them stateside. But I know that ain't gonna happen. I pul...

Pat C

They tried stocking elk in the east back in 50-60's between farmers crops being destroyed and disease from whitetail last ones died out in late 70's . As of late they are coming up from Kentucky and Cherokee NC .Just a matter of time .

Pat C

I mis my terrier mix ,he passed back in February was 18 years old. We had him for over 17 and was like loosing a child .
He was same an excellent watch dog .

Pat C

Might have been only thing left was grip frame

Pat C

We all know and here of Bubba , well I finally found a signed work by him . Almost like finding a lost Rembrant.

Butt of a revolver grip frame.

Pat C

I checked the Mckrakin research library for original prints for the .22 and didn't find anything you need .They come up on ebay from time to time.

Pat C

I thought Federal was the occupying contractor for Lake City Army Amunition Plant. That's where the 7.62 NATO comes out of .

Pat C

A lot of the earlier steels were not quite what can be made today. But back then almost every single piece was made from a forging which greatly added to the strength of each component where they may have lacked in metallurgy and heat treatment.

Pat C

Everything about the Winchester 1886 is larger than its baby brother the 1892. 1886 locking bars are longer,wider,and thicker.And profiles are different . 1886 also has a channel milled in its sides.

Pat C

Nice, anouther bolt action shotgun .My first hunts as a kid were with my Dad and my H&R Topper model 58 20 GA slugs.
Never connected with a deer but I hope the memories with my Dad taking me will not leave me.

Pat C

Well pattern pretty good at 20 yards just left of zero.

Pat C

You can see the model 20 pump in this add.

Pat C

Funny memory I have of thexold 16 GA. Back in the 90's my Wife and I went up to the cabin on Friday evening so I could hunt turkeys on Saturday morning. Was sitting there calling a gobbler up when I could see my Father N Law driving up the mountain road . I ended up taking the gobbler and while clea...

Pat C

Recently picked up a vintage J.C. Higgins bolt action shotgun that's marked 12 gauge on the left side and 16 gauge on the right. The model 20 - 12 GA is actually a pump shotgun , apparently the wrong barrel was placed in the stamping machine . It's not a model 20 . And is defintaly a 16 Gauge. My Fa...

Pat C

I'll try it, tried about about everything else shy of a steel baracade box. They climb over the deck gate pull tge lids off galvanize cans and make a mess. Back in May had one 175-200 lbs I opened door and he ran and jumped off high end like a flying squirrel 12 ft up ,bever phased it.

Pat C

Those rascals I like to watch them but they cause me a lot of grief getting in my trash and bird feeder.

Pat C

Old CADA Gun Journal from early 90's.

Pat C

Nice, one of these days I'm going to get another 39 with octagon barrel and S style grip.Theycare so pricey now.$$$$

Pat C

My Brother n law got it at a realtor convention. Now my sister has it again . Second time in a year for them.

Pat C

They do make sight dovetail guides from hardened steel ,harder than files. And are just about goof proof . Fairly inexpensive as well. I've cut a few by hand using actual sight base dovetail file . They work excellent having only one live side other two are smooth. Most of the barrels I do today I u...

Pat C

Looks like a warble

Pat C

For me it's gotta be blued steel the painted alloy does not do anything for me. Single six I've had a number of over the years and I keep coming back. First .22 pistol I learned to shoot on.
In 70's

Pat C

The Flat backed .22LR came out during the new model era ,but not until later .Engineers realized that the transfer bar illuminated the need for the groove. All this probably doesn't mean doodle squat for a gun intended to shoot. Just an observation that needs checking to verify safety. I think gener...

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Bob , Thank you for sharing some of your family history. I'm assuming the old homeplace seen in this photo is no longer standing ? Seems like the old double dovetail log cabin was sided later on .

Pat C

Old model single six .22LR Have the FP groove, 22 WMR is flat. Based on mis matched serials sounds like both cylinders are not original to gun. New model 22LR do not have firing pin channel because of the transfer bar. As long as timing worked out and no excessive slop or barrel cylinder gap sounds ...

Pat C

What does the ratchet side look like on both? ..22 LR should have firing pin groove and WMR flat backed.

Pat C

Interesting neither cylinder match frame or each other?

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Inspired by post on Colt Forum, figured this was a good place for this as well. Courtesy of Virginia Historical society.

Pat C

Beautiful. You can't beat them.

Pat C

Yeah ,it's of the highest collector quality. Good thing I'm not a collector

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