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Pat C

I believe I read the 1860 Army was dead on at 60 yards .
The Pietta and this Colt both shot high at 25 yards by 12"
Meant for horse soldiers.

Pat C

Yearly wipe down and inspect. 1860 Colt Army signature series . Wife bought this one for me in 1994. Not much on safe queens but its so Purdy I hate to scratch it .
I did shoot a cylinder full back then.

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Looks like a good shooter rescue. As far a bluing Winchester used Rust bluing on barrels and mag tubes on all rifles and carbines and charcoal bluing on the receiver later furnace bluing until 1938. All early guns until pre WW1 were highly polished resulting in a mirror sheen . later guns post WW1 w...

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Would have like to have one of the CMP 1911 but all the stuff and hoops to get one is not for me. Had a SA INC .
Shot well but now I find myself wanting anouther.

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These rifles are great shooters but just not that user friendly on maintenance.And probably dirtiest shooting rimfire out there. I knew it was probably bad but Dad kept the outside and bore spotless .Soon as I dropped FCG my jaw dropped.

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From what I read their parts were mostly interchangeable with originals. I need to figure out the direction I'm going on my receiver. Really hoping to make all the major parts myself . Might get Winchester barrels to make barrel and use a Gunville stocks. Pick up a few original parts too. Thought ab...

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Really other than some hammer face wear ,everything was good shape .Range report next week hopefully.

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Whatever happened to Chaparrel brand name ?

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This is a blowback automatic so any waste just blows right into receiver and barrel extension . A true testament of the design that it still functioned. Amazing how slick it is now. Range report next week hopefully.

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It still functioned although it would fire two and three round bursts at full automatic fire every tube full.And your never new when.Dad passed away in 2006 ,its been hiding in back of the safe ever since. Last time I used it was back in the 80's.

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Finally got it spit shined today ,what a project to get all that fouling ,filler,copper,lead,brass flecks out. No way to clean these without pulling barrel assembly .

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Now for the not so pretty interior.

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I've been cleaning /shooting all my rimfire collect one by one. Finally had time to take a look at Dad's old 552 speedmaster . Many many thousands of rounds fired through this rifle. It was cleaned on the outside and bore but never broke down completely. At first glance its a very clean rifle but si...

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Two other changes that occurred was the switch from Nickel Steel barrels to Winchester Proof steel in the 1920's Also early 1900's Winchester switched to Gum Wood on 1894 and 1892 carbines then back to walnut again During the period right before WW2 many transitional carbines were made resulting in ...

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Spanning three of the variations of the classic 1894 carbine. Left to right: 1903 SRC 32 WS , 1936 30 WCF , 1948 30 WCF The changes occurring in this time period to include phasing out SRC buttstock, saddle ring, post front sight,carbine rear sight. The 1936 still has carbine buttstock but transitio...

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Had the 1906 out for quick 10 round group at 25 yards.
This one has an excellent bore and still shoots good.
This was a super clean rifle , what finish is left is bright.
The experimental low temp nitre blue on barrelwas a flop as most just wiped off.

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I got this one off gunbroker several years ago for $230, seller didn't show muzzle and it looked like a factory 4 3/4" which is what I was looking for. The hack job was done good enough I didn't catch it a FFL .Soon as I got home I was upset. Easy fix for me but felt the dealer should have disc...

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Everything good now , 10 shots improvised rest 100 5x's

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One of these days the stars will align and Ill have a model 61.

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The rear sight was raised up pretty high so next time Ill have a selection of ammo with me to adjust POI
What I would really like is to convert it to .22 WRF

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No ,only have the LR cylinder .I suppose I could send it in for 22 WMR cylinder fit. It was a good price but the barrel issue was a surprise.

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Off hand at 20 yrds Fiocchi 22 LR performance ammo Printing high but decent group for offhand. Didbt bother adjusting sights as I don't know which ammo yet I plan to run . I don't hunt anymore so probably will be target ammo. Somebody hacksawed the barrel on this one .I got it cheap a few years back...

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Yeah it will drift over but original sights are plentiful and fairly cheap .I think Ill try to find a straight one first so I can keep sights centered. If all else fails I tweek this one a little.

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Had the 62A out today, fired this 10 round group at 25 yrd s with Fiocchi 22 LR. Groups printed to right with sights centered . I believe the rear sight being stamped is canted to the right. Group shot kneeling with improvised rest.

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Remembering my Dad today , Grandad , uncles ,and extended family that have served and passed on .
Thanks to all that have served past and present.

Dad died of pancreatic cancer at 59 ,feel sure was attributed to agent orange in Vietnam . he's been gone 16 years now sure miss him.

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Thanks, this one is pretty clean just honest wear for 112 gear old rifle. Wished the bore was better .But Im pretty happy if I can get some more trigger time and keep em in the 10 ring. The 1890 and 1906 slights are very hard to be consistent as the rear V notch is too large. Late model sights had a...

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Had the 1890 back out this morning , not used to the really deep V notch rear sight .Hard for me to get a consistent sight picture.Considering the condition of the bore I think it can still easily take game or walk a can around.10 round 25 yard group CCI WRF current production. Just goes to show how...

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I'm in to it but at this time a stripped 1883 receiver is all I have. This is planned as a basis for a true custom rifle. I had planned to make most every piece of this rifle . Just waiting for its turn on the list. I had originally planned on color case action but I may just leave the dark patina ...

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I'm in to it but at this time a stripped 1883 receiver is all I have. This is planned as a basis for a true custom rifle. I had planned to make most every piece of this rifle . Just waiting for its turn on the list. I had originally planned on color case action but I may just leave the dark patina a...

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Condition and rarity rules on vintage Winchesters.
But having a factory letter to prove it is a must.

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Looks like a really clean example ,nice

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I know you people are getting tired of me posted about this rifle but I can't help myself.

10 shot group 25 yrd s improvised rest ,Kneeling with rifle bagged on top sawhorse.
Rem target .400 gp. 100 10x's.

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Gene said he didn't believe checkering was factory ,but close up he said quality was nice but really didn't know.
Doesn't match any he has or has seen before.
It actually looks better than standard normal pattern .
Anybody that can verify that would be great.

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Thanks , I've always wanted one but the stars never aligned until now. The little pump are what called short throw action The cycle distance is half of Winchesters 61.
The barrel has same dimensions as the 1890 .

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Thanks for the comments, special thanks goes out to Geneb over on Gunboards. He is probably one of the most knowledable folks on these old Savage .22's He was the one that told me to check the locking lugs ,as these rifles are standard velocity only .High speed ammo can destroy them.luckily mine was...

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Thanks, I'm pretty satisfied with the results.

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I've not been to one in years myself , did get a few deals back in the 1990's pre internet days. Used to mainly go for parts ,fewer and fewer vendors for that. My best buys have been through gunbroker and individuals on forums. Funny used to browse through Gun List and CADA Gun Journal for deals . H...

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10 shot group at 25 yrd s resting off my knee with Remington target ammo. I'd say squirrels wouldn't be safe .Anouther old rifle brought back to live again!!

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I had time to check some of my stock , 22 WRF has .300 rim , .245 case diameter, .2285 Bullet 22 WMR. .280 /.285 rim , .235 case diameter .224 Bullet I'm sure you could probably force a WRF in the chamber of a WMR rifle but why ??? WRF ammo until now has been near impossible to find ,many of us that...

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.22 WRF has a larger bullet diameter than .22 WMR
WRF .228 VS .224 WMR IIRC the rim is substantially larger on WRF 1/16" or so.I'll pull some and check tomorrow.

CCI ammo is for rifles only according to website.

CCI has all .22 varients in stock some are limit of 10 boxes.

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Just to be clear folks This is 22 WRF not .22 WMR. Special run ammo

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Its a decent deal too $17.99 and $99 free shipping.
Stocked up last year. Might buy some more soon.

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Man that ought to be the poster child for ugly , but seems like it would be affective. One round from a compact 45 ACP trumps a cylinder full of .22 mag .

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Sounds like your living right,that's a keeper for sure!

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I lucked out on a really clean 1906 with a perfect bore several years ago.Pretty hard to find.
My 1890 in 22 WRF not so much ,its pitted with worn rifling.but still capable of hunting accuracy at 25 yards.

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You can see the gap at the barrel shoulder in the as receiver state. I could get .010 feeler gage under it. You can also see the image of the octagon barrel as it clanked against receiver face. If I had one that was used hard and showed wear to barrel and receiver the heli coil method would be excel...

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I made a dome shaped brass punch to remove the taper pin.It comes out on the left side where Savage trademark is. Be careful when tapping on it as the metal is thin around the slide mortise. The rifle is pretty simple takedown, under the slide in the mortises there is a ball bearing.Watch out and do...

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Me too, always wanted a model 29 but never knew of the problems these can have. Not only can they suffer from loose barrels but many have damaged locking lugs from shooting high velocity ammo. Luckily this one is good on the lugs. Savage claim on these was short throw action , plus the cheaper price...

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I couldn't believe how loose the barrel was, with receiver in vice I could move muzzle 3/16" side to side.Apparently that way since new. Originally I was going to bore .010 more out of receiver and helicoil 5/8-18 .Then single point thread the shank which is already .625 . That would have been ...

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I picked up a Savage model 29 from early 30's that has a pristine bore .Unknown to me though and quite common is it had a loose barrel . Simple tapered pin that holds it . I drove it out to inspect and found no wear but a very sloppy shank to receiver fit. .005-.007 clearance .Bore was slightly egge...

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