Waiting for the brass to arrive from Buffalo Arms so's I kin shoot this thang!
Got me a dang Hobie gun
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Bill in Oregon
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Got me a dang Hobie gun
A Uberti 76 NWMP caring in .45-75 to be specific:
Waiting for the brass to arrive from Buffalo Arms so's I kin shoot this thang!
Waiting for the brass to arrive from Buffalo Arms so's I kin shoot this thang!
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Dusty Texian
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
That is some Kinda Purty.....Dusty
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Ya got it Bill, congratulations. 
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Bill in Oregon
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Heh, it's my "Minnie Pearl" rifle ... still got the tag hanging from the lever, like Minnie had the price tag hangin' off her hat ...
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Never saw one like that before. ... 
Very kool....
Very kool....The Rotten Fruit Always Hits The Ground First
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
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T'weren't one of those featured in the Quigley Down Under movie - Or, Am I thinkin' of another Tom Selleck movie ?
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T'weren't one of those featured in the Quigley Down Under movie - Or, Am I thinkin' of another Tom Selleck movie ?
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Borregos
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
That is really nice, hope your brass arrives soon, look forward to the first range report 
Pete
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
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Ji in Hawaii
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
I think you're thinking of "Crossfire Trail" another excellent Tom Selleck flick.Pete44ru wrote:.
T'weren't one of those featured in the Quigley Down Under movie - Or, Am I thinkin' of another Tom Selleck movie ?
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Now thats just sexy
Jeremy
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Sweet!
Mike Johnson,
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"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
The NWMP stamp is much more defined on your gun. Of course yours is a Uberti!Bill in Oregon wrote:A Uberti 76 NWMP caring in .45-75 to be specific:
Waiting for the brass to arrive from Buffalo Arms so's I kin shoot this thang!
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
That is one fiiiine looking rifle. I really like the Winchester musket types!
Oly
Oly
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Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
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Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
Johnny Wright
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Wish I lived closer, I'd like to see one of those in action.-
Shasta
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
That's a very nice looking carbine, typical of a quality Uberti product. I've been interested in seeing one of those in person but it hasn't happened yet.
I'm curious as to how much the barrel heats up after firing a magazine full of ammo. I had a Winchester 94 Musket in .30-30 that would heat up within three or four rounds and accuracy went south in a hurry! I sure do like the look of that full stock!
SHASTA
I'm curious as to how much the barrel heats up after firing a magazine full of ammo. I had a Winchester 94 Musket in .30-30 that would heat up within three or four rounds and accuracy went south in a hurry! I sure do like the look of that full stock!
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
never seen one like that before...very nice...thanks for sharing... :)
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El Chivo
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Not a Hobie gun without an FP.
"I'll tell you what living is. You get up when you feel like it. You fry yourself some eggs. You see what kind of a day it is."
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
It REALLY heats up with BP or Pyrodex!Shasta wrote:That's a very nice looking carbine, typical of a quality Uberti product. I've been interested in seeing one of those in person but it hasn't happened yet.
I'm curious as to how much the barrel heats up after firing a magazine full of ammo. I had a Winchester 94 Musket in .30-30 that would heat up within three or four rounds and accuracy went south in a hurry! I sure do like the look of that full stock!
SHASTA
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
El Chivo wrote:Not a Hobie gun without an FP.
I actually don't have one on the '76. Maybe they would make a WGRS to use the dust cover rail.
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
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Bill in Oregon
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Guys, this carbine version of the 76 is the one adopted by the North West Mounted Police in 1878 -- in .45-75 -- and kept in service until 1914, by which time the NWMP had become the Royal North West Mounted Police thanks to their outstanding service in the Second Boer War.
Hobie, I can't thank you enough for your outstanding blog on loading the .45-75 for these rifles.
Hobie, I can't thank you enough for your outstanding blog on loading the .45-75 for these rifles.
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2LT Van Cott
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Thank you!Bill in Oregon wrote: Hobie, I can't thank you enough for your outstanding blog on loading the .45-75 for these rifles.
Your obedient servant,
Lieu't Van Cott
Lieu't Van Cott
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
With all that wood out front, you should name it Big Nose Kate. Still, it has a very distinctive and not unattractive look. Now I'm wondering why no one ever made one with a full length fore end, give a very European look.
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"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
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Canuck Bob
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
When I read the heading I wondered why would you be gunning for Hobie!!! 
The local Fort Calgary museum has some on display. I'm taking the girls down soon and will shoot you guys some pictures. It is a decent replica of the early fort. Its main mission in the beginning was to keep whiskey peddlars from Montana in check. It is the gun that tamed our western territories.
http://www.fortcalgary.com
The local Fort Calgary museum has some on display. I'm taking the girls down soon and will shoot you guys some pictures. It is a decent replica of the early fort. Its main mission in the beginning was to keep whiskey peddlars from Montana in check. It is the gun that tamed our western territories.
http://www.fortcalgary.com
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3leggedturtle
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
[quote="Canuck Bob"]When I read the heading I wondered why would you be gunning for Hobie!!!
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
That looks like a fun piece. Congratulations!
John
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Family, blue steel & wood, hot biscuits, and fresh coffee.
Luke 22:36 Romans 12:17-21 Ephesians 4:26-32
"Life brings sorrow and joy alike. It is what a man does with them - not what they do to him - that is the true test of his mettle." T. Roosevelt
Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Nice looking gun.
D. Brian Casady
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Quid Llatine Dictum Sit, Altum Viditur.
Advanced is being able to do the basics while your leg is on fire---Bill Jeans
Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up---Robert Frost
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Bill in Oregon
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
Bob: Yeah, I heard the early N.W.M.P. had a priority list and at the top was to find and shutter "Fort Whoop-up."
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Canuck Bob
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Re: Got me a dang Hobie gun
There might have been some of their own interests involved.as well. The NWMP did take a dim view of whiskey to the Indians. We had strict rules discriminating toward the native folks well into the 20th century barring them from drinking in hotels. In my youth only hotels were licensed to serve alcohol usually and there was two sides. One for gents only and one for ladies and escorts.Bill in Oregon wrote:Bob: Yeah, I heard the early N.W.M.P. had a priority list and at the top was to find and shutter "Fort Whoop-up."
In reality there were lots of cross border traffic then. My grandfather may have been an American and one of my uncles was a Yank and served with Patton's army in WW2 even though he was raised and homesteaded in northern Alberta.
An American named John Ware is famous among oldtimers here in Alberta. He was an African American slave who was from South Carolina and ended up on a cattle drive to Montana after the civil war. He trailed some cattle to Alberta and never left. Some old cowboys considered him one of the best, if not the best, horseman in the glory days of our ranching days. Here is a link regarding him and his cabin considered by me a national treasure.
http://www.albertaparks.ca/dinosaur/inf ... -ware.aspx