The Herd (Pics 56k beware)

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The Herd (Pics 56k beware)

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I've gotten to enjoy the pics of so many of you alls nice rifles I decided it was time to return the favor. You'll have to pardon the quality of the photos.

Uberti/Beretta '73 in .357 mag
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Uberti/Cimmaron '76 in .45-60
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Miroku '86TD in .45-70
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Browning B92 in .357 mag
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Winchester 1894/Ted Williams Mod 100 in .30-30
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Browning 1895 in .30-06
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I shortened the barrel on this rifle to 20" and am having a band type front sight blued to go on it. I'll replace the rear with a Lyman receiver sight. This'll probably be my deer rifle for the heavy woods.

Well, that's the herd so far. I want to add another '95, a SRC in .30-40 Krag but that'll be next years project. I know all clones, well the '94 Ted Williams was made by Winchester for Sears, but all good guns and good shooters. I'd love to be able to afford the real Winchester's, but I'd probably never shoot any of them, these I will.

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Nice collection you have there!
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That B92 looks vaugely familiar :lol:

How does it shoot?
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Warhawk wrote:That B92 looks vaugely familiar :lol:

How does it shoot?
Very good thank you. :lol:

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Nice bunch dude! While I was scrolling down, I looked at the pic of the 95 (text was not showing) and I said to myself, "that barrel has been cut". Then I read the text. :D Thats a good idea. It sure will make a handy woods/mid range rifle.

I also like your signature line. :D ---------Sixgun
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The '95 seems to have the slickest action out of box despite the lever throw and ungainly appearance.
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If I was to come across one of those sweet little Browning '95s I would cut the barrel to 22" and silver solder on one of those little ramps from a .33 WCF 1886 barrel. Oh yeah, it would also become a .35 WCF. :)
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Mike D. wrote:If I was to come across one of those sweet little Browning '95s I would cut the barrel to 22" and silver solder on one of those little ramps from a .33 WCF 1886 barrel. Oh yeah, it would also become a .35 WCF. :)
If this one doesn't shoot to suit me it's getting rebarreled in .35 Whelen. :wink: If it does the next "cheap" one I find will be.

These are the front sight I'm using:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=2432 ... __Ht__362_
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=2434 ... 6___6_5mm_

Rob
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very nice collection.
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Excellent line up of levers! What load do you like for the '76 in .45-60 WCF?
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Ysabel Kid wrote:Excellent line up of levers! What load do you like for the '76 in .45-60 WCF?
I haven't got to play with it very much yet. I'm loading my cast 300gr RFN (RCBS 82051) bullet, Jamison brass and 27gr of IMR 4198 (2grs under max according to the Lyman 49 manual), it's a sweet load in this gun. There's virtually no recoil, about like one of my .357 carbines, pretty accurate, very fun gun to shoot. When it cools off a little I'll play with the load a little more but I didn't buy this gun to try to make a cannon out of, got the '86 for that.

Rob
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firefuzz wrote:
Ysabel Kid wrote:Excellent line up of levers! What load do you like for the '76 in .45-60 WCF?
I haven't got to play with it very much yet. I'm loading my cast 300gr RFN (RCBS 82051) bullet, Jamison brass and 27gr of IMR 4198 (2grs under max according to the Lyman 49 manual), it's a sweet load in this gun. There's virtually no recoil, about like one of my .357 carbines, pretty accurate, very fun gun to shoot. When it cools off a little I'll play with the load a little more but I didn't buy this gun to try to make a cannon out of, got the '86 for that.

Rob
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firefuzz wrote:
Mike D. wrote:If I was to come across one of those sweet little Browning '95s I would cut the barrel to 22" and silver solder on one of those little ramps from a .33 WCF 1886 barrel. Oh yeah, it would also become a .35 WCF. :)
If this one doesn't shoot to suit me it's getting rebarreled in .35 Whelen. :wink: If it does the next "cheap" one I find will be.

These are the front sight I'm using:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=2432 ... __Ht__362_
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=2434 ... 6___6_5mm_

Rob
Have you considered the 338-06? It is now a factory round by A-Square. It will handle 200-250 gr bullets better than the 30-06 and has better BC and SD than the 35 Whelen. Of course with iron sight ranges the difference in trajectories between the .338-06 and the 35 Whelen is not that great. Just thinking out loud.
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very nice herd....hope it grows
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I see you have gone for a quality set of leverguns.
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Nice collection! :D

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