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In his 4 page letter, Munden states the guns serial number to be 20208... Everything else shows 20202. It was a very interesting read and some really nice pics. Sammy was a pretty good western actor. Are there any actors left that can make a decent western anymore? Sure miss John, Roy, Gene and all ...

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With all the talk on here about 92's, I passed up on one on gun broker this evening... Cimarron 1892 .45 Colt Lever Action Takedown NICE http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=285255696 It sold for $590.01. Might have pursued it further if it had been a 38-40 or 44-40. Think I goofed, p...

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Thats was really a good shot... I forgot about watching for the eclipse since we had rain all night and till about 3 today...
But probably wouldn't have seen to much here in wi. Thanks for posting.

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Somebody said that after 1900 all 1894 rifles were nickle steel...Problem is I don't remember who said that. So it is just hear-say at this point for me. All the guns I desire to have 38-55, 32-40, 25-35 in Winchester 1894. 44-40, 38-40, 32-20, 25-20 in the model 1892 50-110, 45-90, 45-70, 40-82, 40...

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that 99 looks just like my 243... I have hunted with that rifle for many years and is very accurate. Love that thing, lost count on how many deer that has shot in the last 30 years.
Dad hunted with a 99C in 308 and he shot a bunch too... And could unload his faster.

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boy, thats ome tuff stuff... Could one use that for a gun barrel? That would be awsome to see the cartridge in the chamber and then watch the flash... LOL

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Now just for talk about gas, alcohol, tractor fuel and water. Dad worked with a threashing crew for several years and back then you counted pennies and true gasolene was expensive. low grade gas was full of lead to where it would foul the plugs. tractor fuel was so low burning point that you had to ...

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Did ya have to go an grind up ol sixgun?
Never seen the stuff, what it taste like? old bullets and lead or feel like you got shot in the guts...?
have to keep an eye open next time I get in the store.

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It would always be the next one to the last one bought... Just wish I could put my hands on an 1886 takedown with 28" octagon barrel, trigger set, with origional globe front sight and origional 3 leaf rear or elevator sight in a 40-82 cal. and sporting a tang peep... Now that ain't asking for t...

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JDL, I just looked in my LYMAN 43rd edition at the 32-40 load... It had what I thought was gray highlighting, numbers very visible through it, thought that was the choice the former owner of the book had used... Thank you for the warning, I am drawing a line through it now so no one ever confuses it...

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Wow! This thread sure has lots of useful info...Thank you Shasta for the time spent for the writeups and pics.... Thank you w30wcf for your help and input so shasta had good reults to write about.
And a big thanks for info that helps others that read this.

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"A "duh moment" happened to me in choosing my first wife. I think that no matter what you paid you got off cheap! :wink: " Women... Hobie, Sorry to hear of that DUH moment of yours... Your right about getting off cheap in comparison... and in this case, I can spend some time with...

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I know you guys love pictures so here are a few of the Marlin Glenfield 36G And of a Revelation 200 They are not much more than rust buckets... with nice and bright micro groove barrels and neither says micro groove on them. http://allis-chalmers.com/forum/uploads/242/2guns_002as.JPG http://allis-ch...

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well, that guy should know not to do that again ... but some never learn from their previous mistakes...

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Sarge's post reminded me thinking about 'what would happen if a 32 WS was Acklinized?'.
Should have made an improvement there.
Well if you acklinize your thutty-thutty, it will be done and you still can use either bullets in it...

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Thats what I thought...wood looks like its for round barrel. Took it 'apart' last night, it was tight fitting. Once it broke loose, then it was not quite as bad. Now that leads to next question... Being the forward half has been changed, and the caliber goes with the barrel, I wonder what configurat...

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Just brought home a Winchester 1894 SN. 430850, take down 26" round barrel. I am curious about its markings, On the top tang it says MODEL 1894 WINCHESTER TRADE MARK . On the barrel it says - WINCHESTER -MODEL 94-30-WCF- and - WINCHESTER PROOF STEEL - On my Savage take down, it has correspondin...

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Hah! I didn't think I was alone in having them 'Duh" moments.... :lol: Redhawk is close, " Well, we don't know what he paid !"... I can tell you this, if that gun hadn't cast her spell on me so I couldn't read 'glenfield' on it, I wouldn't have paid as much. :lol: :lol: She isn't cher...

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I had watched a Marlin on an auction for nearly 5 days. It was calling me... I looked at it many, many times, read the model number of 36G and still kept looking at it, Was this different than the 36A-DL... Yea it was... but it didn't register in the brain how it was different... Looked even more. T...

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Pete, please toss my name in,
an if I win, I will even pay for shipping!

Ah, Did you give the Easter Bunny a proper an fitting burial?

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Its about hightime you listen up here hightime, I's just 70 miles south of ya and I am crawling in my truck and comin ta give ya a whoopin for that there first post... And ya, your a little to late for " Is it too late to say I'm sorry ?" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Dang ya got me ...

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don't them poachers make the best DNR law enforcement agents around? We had three I know of in this area that got caught doing illegal things. they were told they had two choices, throwed in jail or work for them...

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lately when I bid on ebay, I'll get all signed in an waiting for the last 30 seconds and have gotten to confirm bid and the ~censored~ :evil: "you have just signed out" sign will jump up in the screen, an I did no such thing ...***'s! Then I can't get signed in fast enough and it sends you...

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Pitchy, I have been saying the same thing since the seventies when computors were getting more involved in everything.... It just a matter of time. " no one will be able to buy or sell without the mark " That you shouldn't need to worry about if the rapture hour happens,, in a twinkle of t...

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Yup, theres lot of guys probably drooling all over their key boards this evening, me included... Wish I could do just some simple engraving ... That is EYE-POPPING beautiful, WOW!!!

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Thank you for the information, 3855, Off of other scources the serial number was for the year 1898. But Cody records shows the date as serial number applied in 11-15-1901... That alone was interesting. Then 1 1/2 months later it gets into the warehouse...and five months later is shipped out. 30 cali...

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Ok, I read a bunch of thoughts and yup make some of them plans ahead of time. Got a few stories for all of ya. An old lady's obituary showed up in the paper and it gave where the funeral was to be held. Many people showed up and when they got inside the door, they were met by the old lady herself Ev...

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Well fellas, I sent an email to Cody museum and I recieved a call today from Dan. A very pleasant fellow to talk to. He sent me to archives and the gal said that I would have to have a letter to find out the caliber... But if a person has the $150 membership, They could access up to ?40 files on lin...

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Flint, - I took the numbers out of the Lyman reloading handbook 43rd edition. Ray, - I don't thing the guides have been changed,.. Whyy would someone put in thicker guides? I do notice that the screws both have just enough head sticking above the guides that a sharp knife will just catch the edge of...

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Dealers... there are all kinds for sure. When I need to use an FFL, I go another 6 miles down the road to a fellow that really wants you as a customer, not as 'another sucka to rip off' over the time, I bet the tightwad pawnshop con artist has lost thousands of dollars to the fellow down the road......

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The crux of all this is, 1. If this is just an old generic 1894 as in 30WCF makings, (hundreds of thousands sold), It is not worth the letter... But 2. if its another rarer old 1894 (such as special build 25-35), then the letter would be worth something and I would be more incessed in restoring it t...

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You guys always want pictures so I will give it a try. Here is the gun with the rebarrel.
Still wonder if it had a smaller diameter shell since the 30-30 casings are tight between the rails while coming up in the reciever.

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Hi, I have been doing a little bit of searching on the net and I find that Cody has the records for the Winchesters. ... but want $60 for a authenticated letter. - I have a rebarreled 1894 Whinchester serial number of 132337 with a (40's or 50's) military barrel and the chamber accepts the 30-30 amm...

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Holy SMOKES!!! :o :o :o I didn't know I have been in the presence here on this board with one of the great ones... like '86er' and others. I know that theres many on here with talents ten times,,, no, hundred times greater at doing things then some ol cuss like me. Building guns, special collections...

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where's that lever gun wall clock? I would like to see that...

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I have a 3 year old 464 with the pistol grip and walnut package 41020, Been used, but since I gotten this one, I haven't shot it yet. It seems like its pretty smooth action, has angle ejection sorta like the 94 has. My comments on it so far are... After getting this, I have a few things I am not use...

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Nice rifle. Bought and sold one rifle, and bought a Ruger with two cylinders and traded it for a 22BLR. But have given away several guns to the nephews. Thats it. ... And I still keep watching for good quality cheap junk that are older than the '60's, and that is getting rare to find, seems they all...

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I seen an 1886 model rifle that had the model 1886 stamped on the upper tang and the serial number underneath. But it does not say anything on the barrel or tang on who made it. It appears to be fairly new...( in the last 30 or less years I would think). It got me to wondering , How do you tell the ...

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" relieve the front of the loading gate to allow the easier loading of the longer cartridge " I was looking at pics of 45-70 and 45-90 on the web and tried comparing loading gates and I didn't see any difference between them. Are the manufactored 45-90 gates just look the same but got diff...

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Griff, Any place to see these sights that are reproduced today?

CB, I would trade you reguler sight for that one even up. LOL

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Gone done went back into 2nd childhood

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Ok, guys, what kind of a finish does european type blueing give? What is the stuff worth if its worth anything by the gallon? Or best just take parts to the bluers? mmm, Are the bluers bluer than blue? :lol: :lol: Where's the blue laughers? Lastly, are there any good books on blueing and types of bl...

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This was the first I seen of this thread and I stand in awe of such magnificent work. I am lucky just to spin a bushing on the lathe in an old four jaw chuck lathe that is older than the hills. Alphawolf45, as others have said, your work is stunning. Wish I had as much talent as you have in your lit...

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"anyone run a reamer in their 45-70 to make it so they could shoot 45-90?" Guess that question was answered.

OK, new question, probably a dumb question to ask here...
Would you trade in a Marlin 1895 45-70 gov. on either a miroku or Browning 1886 45-70 or 45-90? Thanks, SnR

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Thanks Mike for the info.
Has anyone run a reamer in their 45-70 to make it so they could shoot 45-90?

Kimwcook, I see one like that for about the same money but does not have any extras with it. Did yours come with thetang site already on or was it extra?

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More eyecandy.

Like that elevating peepsite.
OK, Now what is the difference between the 1886 45-70 and the 1886 45-90?
just deeper throat or longer throated lifter or???
Can a fellow easily convert a newer Winchester 45-70 to a 45-90?

Thanks, SnR

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Durn nab it, old time hunter, your now teasen me.

Glad some got them good lookin toys...

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OK, are the Miroku Brownings and Winchesters 1886 totally interchangeable? Can one take the browning receiver and put on the Winchester barrel on or are they different in their threads and dimensions?
I know I was told the old Winchesters would not fit up to the new Browning barrels. Thanks, SnR

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New question, but probably been asked and answered before... The Miroku Winchester 1886 45-90 long oct. barrel, were there any made without the tang safety? Or were there any new ones made state side that didn't have the safety? Second question today, I have located a supposedly as nib unfired 1886 ...

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The picture kind of reminded me of a local kid shooting a buck on my property about 4 or 5 years ago. He shot it on the west side of the river and it swam over to this side and laid down. They came and asked if they could go get it and I said they could. I watched from the buildings as they went dow...

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