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Paladin wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:42 pm YES, I wanted one badly for my first .22, but due to my budget bought a Model 150.

the model 150 is a very nice rifle, i have one of those and it works quite well !

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yes, it says i joined in 2007 but i was sure it was earlier. i was on the " campfire' web site from 1999 onward. i am an old coot, but i do have a lot of lever guns and have had even more over the years. one of my most favorites is this 1876 winchester in 50/95 caliber https://i.imgur.com/BSWOd...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:28 am 1886 in Winchester .50-110

yep!! me too. but never found one i thought i could afford !

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 5:37 pm Wow! How does she shoot Harold?

it is really accurate, shooting right up there with the bolt action 17HMRs that i have.

i am not sure how many of these were made but not very many !

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i think they made relatively few before ceasing operations: https://i.imgur.com/kVY8qSC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zrKnhxy.jpg https://i.imgur.com/a3ntFS2.jpg the winchester 94/17 .... it is a hard item to find. i like the HMR17 and this one is a real shooter [ think ground squirrels and prairie dogs ]...

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do you mean rechambered to 30/03 ? i would think so, but would have to look at all the dimensions to make sure.

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i did have one in 35 WCF...almost too nice to use, and since i had the 405 i sold it to a friend. sorta wish i had kept it. its a great caliber !

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have several original 1895s , including a 405, and a russian musket, and an NRA musket, but my favorite is this SRC in 30/06 .it has the lyman receiver sight. i have a lower pressure load but with excellent velocity that puts 3 shots in one hole at 50 yds https://i.imgur.com/rvlYSE8.jpg https://i.im...

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i have both. i like the 480 better but both will do any job i need them to do. the 454 may have a slight edge in power but doubt if any animal could tell the difference

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very very good to hear from you!

i think of you often when i check in on this forum

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OOOOH! A 96! 8) i gave my son one of these and then i got another for my own use. i also have the 96/22, the 96/22WMR. and the 96/17HMR. all of them are outstanding shooters. i bought all these years ago when they were available and not very expensive. but holy cow they are worth a lot now !!

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darn! you are right.. me too ! and my young grandkids have every reasonable expectation of living well in to te 22nd century !

i AM OLD ! [77 now and 78 in november if i make it ]

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and some of it was large quantities of loaded ammo. i was interested in the 50/95 ammo as i have two rifles for that caliber. i have brass and loaded rounds, but ccant hurt to have more.

let us know if he is starting to sell stuff

thanks

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i have been an alaskan resident for over 40 years now. have used a lot of different firearms. have used 45/70 for moose and caribou, and still might but for everyday purposes i.e. float trips, four wheeler trips, etc i used a rossi model 92 454 in stainless. it is lighter, handier, faster handling ...

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i have been an alaskan resident for over 40 years now. have used a lot of different firearms. have used 45/70 for moose and caribou, and still might but for everyday purposes i.e. float trips, four wheeler trips, etc i used a rossi 1892 454 in stainless. it is lighter, handier, faster handling etc ...

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i have been an alaskan resident for over 40 years now. have used a lot of different firearms. have used 45/70 for moose and caribou, and still might but for everyday purposes i.e. float trips, four wheeler trips, etc i used a rossi 454 in stainless. it is lighter, handier, faster handling etc than 1...

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look at Wusthof knives. they are made in solingen germany. they make some of the best kitchen knives i have ever seen. my wife and i bought an extensive set of these about 2 years ago. they are outstanding.

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the browning 1886s also had the same problem. i used a reamer by hand and easily fixed this problem on mine and a buddy's 1886.

you are only removing a small amount of metal and it doesnt take very long. there is a handle to use for turning the reamer.

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heck of a deal ! i have a couple of these and they are most fun and pleasant shooters !

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so very sad for all of us. he will be welcomed and comforted and filled with joy, but we will miss him greatly.

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have used the hornady 350 gr on large caribou and on moose. its a very good choice. it worked great. one and done every time.

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i have 25/20s and 32/20s and have never done much with the 22 hornet...... but i do have one in TC contender and am using it for my grandson to go a notch up from 22 LR. years ago i picked up four boxes of facttory 22 hornet in an estate sale, paid about 20$ per box i did have a great western 22 hor...

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sometime soon i am going to sell the super black hawk 480........the destructive arthiritis in my hands makes it impossible to use anything more than a 44 magnum.

i may post it here in the classifieds when i have time to sell it.

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i have two of them, one in blue and one in stainless. they are a hoot to own and shoot and pretty formidable for such a small package. i think i posted a picture here once, and will trry to dredge that picture up and post again. ahhh, found one picture: https://i.imgur.com/hNWNRQI.jpg this is the st...

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outstanding hunt and excellent sheep

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i have one that was converted to 44 magnum and have had it ore than 20 years and suspect it was done way before then. i had it converted to a trapper length take down and it is a really nice little package,

it is accurate and feeds 240 gr and 300 gr loads quite well

cant find my pictures of it.

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i dont have any early single action colts. have no first generation guns. have a great 2nd gen colt 45 that was worked over by bob munden and has carved ivory grips. have a couple of new in the box 3rd gen guns and have 7 new frontiers , two are 2nd gen, the rest are 3 rd gen. i really like the new ...

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Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 2:37 pm I love the 1897's and pre-Fat Wood 39's.

here is my 1897. fancy wood and 28 " tapered octagonal barrel: [ photos are not very good]

amazingly accurate too !

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so true ! medically , i am boxed into multiple corners.... and the heck of it is , it is all rare weird genetic based problems. i have no weight problem, etc, and my cholesterol etc would make a 12 year old envious. well, what the heck, i keep on keeping on, but i am really tired of close shaves and...

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Six, those are just awesome !!!

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horsesoldier03 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:54 pm Very nice, is that the original finish or has it been refinished? Beautiful work regardless, too bad you can't find one like that anymore.

it appears to be original through out, and looks llke it has not been used very much at all

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Old Savage wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:28 am I have one of Paco’s signed books, have seen it listed for $150.

me too

it’s one of my treasures !

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Bronco wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 11:23 am What cartridge does it shoot ?

it shoots 22 LR , standard velocity only

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outstanding !!

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it is a really good shooter too

i have several others but this is the 'prettiest '

i beleive it is from 1926 or so

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This thread is highly entertaining BUT everyone knows it was Winchester rifles that won the West! Movies have been made about it. It is penned in books. I have yet to run across a book on the old West where the writer pens "... he raised his trusty .44 caliber Morris & Brown Conical Repeat...

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very interesting, and looks well preserved.

how does that action work?

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that is superb and is really a grail gun for me..... was never able to snag an 86 carbine !!

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if the demoncrats win this election that AK will really sell for a lot of $

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I wonder about this cartridge in a carbine. I can get 1500 fps in a Single Seven, I’ll bet that load would cook in a 16 inch barrel! marlin made the model 1894 in 32 H&R. i have one and it is great. i checked and it will feed the 327 just perfectly., so all that is needed is to ream the chamber...

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I have a Universal. Put a PSA red dot on it and even set myself up to reload, with a Lee Turret press. I have since stepped boldly into the 1960's and got me an AR, but I still sometimes daydream about going all-in on Carbines...SBR one, get one in 5.7 Johnson, and so on. Maybe when I retire. It's ...

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the only one i have left is the marlin model 62 lever action in 30 carbine. it is light , handy, and very accurate.

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so true and i have reloaded it for more than 30 years. about 2o years ago, there were two big estate sales here in alaska, while the economy was really down. both of them had boxes and boxes of 25/20 and 32/20 factory loads. i got them for 5-10$ per box or less. i was just looking at my inventory an...

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this is a neat set in a small caliber: 25/20 the rifle is an old model marlin 1894 , from the early 1900s. it is a short rifle with octagonal barrel and full mgazine. still has pretty nice case colors, and is amazingly accurate the six shooter is a new model ruger black hawk, that was converted to 2...

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i have two 1895s and one of them was misabled in an auction as an 1899.

a museum in fairbanks has a storied savage lever gun that was used in the gold rush. they had it labeled as an 1899, and it was for sure an 1895. i left them a note and i dont know if they every changed the label.

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that is interesting. would love to have a loading tube for this one !

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KWK wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 10:09 pm Sleek rifles with a nifty action, but I didn't care for the feel of the cycling in those I've tried, a bit stiff on closing.

Is the top hole in the 1895 a gas vent?

it is a cocking indicator : shows a C for cocked , an S for safe

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ollogger wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:27 pm Two awesome Savage guns for sure! back in 1978 i bought a 1895 for 200 bucks, had it for about 15 years
then like a fool i sold it, was very unhealthy for deer

Brad

that was a steal ! they are really rare guns !!

would love to take game with this one

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Marlin 1891? Very nice! Very $$$ too! How do you find loading it through the gate? yes, marlin model 1891 , made in the first six months of production. they switched to loading tube after that. it loads okay, but not nearly as easy as with a loading tube model. it is quite accurate [use standard ve...

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recognize this model??

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