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- Sun Jun 09, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mike Venturino
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1682
Re: Mike Venturino
Mike is gone now, Yvonne texted me he is at peace. It has been a restless couple weeks hoping and praying for medical assistance to get him back on track. This time it just wasn’t meant to be. He left the world a better place and I can testify to his great personality and truthful writing on many su...
- Mon May 13, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vintage .22LRs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1789
- Mon May 13, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Big and little
- Replies: 21
- Views: 982
- Mon May 13, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1858
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2581
Re: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
This is what you get when a vacuum salesman designs a gun... :lol: :lol: :lol: I must admit that when I think of the .30-30, I picture the Winchester 94, the new Uberti is a right handsome piece. And lacks the tang safety. https://www.ubertireplicas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/f_sx.jpg Look at t...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1982
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1982
2 Current Lever Action Articles
Both "Guns" Magzine and "Winchester Collectors" magazines have articles on some nice original lever action rifles. First is a 50-100-450 I got last year and posted it here. There was even a clown on this site that called it a fake, even though I posted a letter with it. Well It i...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2581
Re: Gorgeous lever gun, but why?
This is what you get when a vacuum salesman designs a gun...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reloading Setups
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2390
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1687
Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
It looks like there is a brass medallion on the bottom of the forearm.? Is it inscribed ? Has this one been lettered? The more I look at it the more questions I have. Bad AZZ Cool. 8) . Yes, it is all in the letter. Here is a copy from the original ledger entry when the gun was made. Line 36 with 1...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you ever wanted a suppressor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2115
Re: If you ever wanted a suppressor
My approval just came, less than a week…Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:52 am Now might be the time.
My approval came back in 14 days. I have heard of applications being approved in four days.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Went to a gun show today
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2602
Re: Went to a gun show today
While all of you are not going, this is some of what I picked up in the last month or so… https://i.postimg.cc/cLcxTHkn/IMG-3905.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/B6R4t1bd/IMG-4075.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/SxQJhHDt/IMG_3673.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sgzfpSmz/IMG-4090.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/wBCq7rQz/IMG_3677...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1687
Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
The rifle will b featured in the Spring edition of Winchester Collectors magazine...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New To Me Winchesters
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2053
New To Me Winchesters
While I was escaping the cold weather in Montana, I hit all the collectors shows I could find. I went to Las Vegas in January and Durant, Oklahoma in February and got a couple nice Model 1894’s in 25-35 and 32-40 in takedown configurations. I shot them both and they shoot great. I did even shoot a g...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1687
Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
I took a tour through the southwest and Texas and took my Winchester 50 along. I was hoping to get a chance at a pig and it happened. We were in a stand, set to stay well into the night, but luckily, I had a pig show up in daylight at 155 yards and I waited until he was facing me, so i could put a b...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3510
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fedex or Ups ? UPDATE !!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 790
Re: Fedex or Ups ?
You need to update your information on shipping firearms through UPS or FedEx, as they both require shipping from a licensed dealer to another licensed dealer with an account at UPS and printed labels from a UPS business account. UPS and FedEx are not gun friendly and should be avoided. USPS will sh...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:49 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12926
- Views: 890730
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Birds of all kinds in Montana. A vintage shotgun makes the hunt even better… https://i.postimg.cc/g0Q5MP9h/IMG-2368.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sxGm3Zjj/IMG-2378.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/rmvQ83Xs/IMG_8586.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/jjxjmNNZ/109_0911.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/76pY1fdy/IMG_2220.jpg https://...
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let's See Your... Deer Rifles
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8269
Re: Let's See Your... Deer Rifles
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- Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: From the Mach One to the Pinto…
- Replies: 8
- Views: 536
Re: From the Mach One to the Pinto…
My first car was a heavily used Mustang Mach 1 that I bought for $600. :D That engine was incredible. Of course it sucked gas like there was no tomorrow, and I was trying to fill it during the oil embargo of the '70's making barely $2/hr. I swear the gas gauge fell if I even looked at the gas pedal...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Home generator …?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1257
Re: Home generator …?
Never knew that…….your a pretty smart guy, like really smart…….so smart it’s the first time in 16 years you quoted me……..(you just wanted to show the guys I was wrong about something...🤪…..ooooo, I’ll get him!..🤪)…..our forklifts at work always had issues………. Well, thanks for letting us know that……...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 50-110 Levergun Video!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1061
Re: 50-110 Levergun Video!!
I’m not sure of what he is trying to accomplish. The 50-110 is an express cartridge, designed for a 300 grain bullet and how he gets the gun to shoot 600 grain bullets at the velocity he is, there are some serious pressure issues. I can’t tell if that is an original 1886 or a converted modern 1886 w...
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington Rolling Block
- Replies: 7
- Views: 552
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington Rolling Block
- Replies: 7
- Views: 552
Remington Rolling Block
Although it is not a lever gun, it is a great specimen from another era. When America was still enamored with guns and shooting, this was a beautiful target rifle that was used, but still taken care of. It is a 40-50 Sharps Bottleneck with a tang peep sight and a Beeches front sight… https://i.posti...
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington Rolling Block Short Range Target
- Replies: 6
- Views: 425
Remington Rolling Block Short Range Target
I just looked at this Roller and am somewhat tempted by it. It is a gorgeous gun in incredible original condition, chambered in 40-50 Sharps bottleneck. I have never been much of a rolling block fan, but this is hard to pass on… https://i.postimg.cc/kgP5XtyK/IMG-1817.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VLC68FX...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1876 Action Strength
- Replies: 15
- Views: 680
Re: Winchester 1876 Action Strength
I would re emphasize the strength of this gun in withstanding the pressure that blew the barrel off the gun. This was not a new gun, as you can see, it was a well used rifle. The round in the chamber wasn’t the only round discharged in the blow up. One round in the magazine went off at the same time...
- Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1876 Action Strength
- Replies: 15
- Views: 680
Winchester 1876 Action Strength
I was just reading in my 1876 Winchester book about the history of the 1876. There have been many stories spread about how weak the 1876 Winchester action is and I find it interesting to see what the actual field test was to determine just how weak/strong that action is. Everyone parrots the same ol...
- Wed May 24, 2023 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1156
Re: Winchester 50-100-450
The letter states that it has a silver oval name plate on the forend stock. I'm curious, what is that? Original owner's name? Beautiful documented rifle you have there. It has the silver plate as ordered, but no inscription… https://i.postimg.cc/ZYskK8CK/4-BAD824-A-8520-4-E97-BE8-B-E8982-F50-CC02.j...
- Wed May 24, 2023 5:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1156
Re: Winchester 50-100-450
Was that a 300 grain bullet you had loaded up yourself? Did you shoot black in it or some reduced load with 5744 or something of that sort? It is a 315 grain cast bullet with a gas check over 40 grains of 5744. I use the same bullet in all my 50 caliber rifles, including a Sharps 50-70 carbine, Win...
- Wed May 24, 2023 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1156
Re: Winchester 50-100-450
Interesting how proud the spring cover base is to the receiver. I wonder if that's to accommodate the cartridge size. There's actually a No. 15 up on eBay right now starting at $700. Nice looking sight, but I can see what they mean by not folding down out of the way. It is a rigid and high sight of...
- Wed May 24, 2023 2:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1156
- Wed May 24, 2023 9:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1156
Winchester 50-100-450
I bought a real nice original 1886 in 50-100-450 a couple weeks ago. I took it to the Colorado Collectors Gun Show in Greeley, colorado this past weekend and found some more information on it. I already had a letter, but a guy by the name of Tom Adams that had done a small book on the research of th...
- Sun May 21, 2023 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CGCA show
- Replies: 18
- Views: 866
Re: CGCA show
Tough show. Hardly any public interest. I doubt there were more than two people out of ten that were not dealers. I did pick up a rare sight and good information on the 50-100-450 I just bought. It was well received by the dealers with a lot of interest in its rarity. There was quite a bit of junk t...
- Wed May 17, 2023 12:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CGCA show
- Replies: 18
- Views: 866
Re: CGCA show
Headed out 1:00 AM Thursday. 1 Sharps display table and one Winchester trade table, see you there…
- Tue May 16, 2023 3:13 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12926
- Views: 890730
Re: talRe: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
It is time to put sixgun to bed. He can't stand being wrong, and he won't leave this alone, so I will explain where he is wrong and knows nothing of what he says. I posted a thread about a new to me 50-110-450 and asked if anyone had any dies or brass for one, as I was starting to get set up to shoo...
- Mon May 15, 2023 7:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: shipping ammo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 435
Re: shipping ammo
Better add another $5.00. It is required to have the ammunition signed for and that costs another $5.00…
- Sun May 14, 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12926
- Views: 890730
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
My apologies to this board for the fool that Sixgun has presented himself as. It is evident his is full of $hit and cannot deal with himself, let alone anyone else. I could care less what a complete idiot he has shown himself to be, and I have much better things to do than engage in dialogue with su...
- Sun May 14, 2023 4:57 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12926
- Views: 890730
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
I’ll bet you $10,000 CASH that if you post those same exact same pictures on the Winchester Collectors forum that people will come up with the same conclusions I have…..nice rare rifle with lots of special order items BUT the wrong caliber. But you won’t, you know why? First, you don’t have the $50...
- Sun May 14, 2023 4:26 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12926
- Views: 890730
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
You got it pegged out exactly bro……could not have been said better. If only the other 90% of Americans could see it for what it is the way you said it……..Like Old Savage said, politics is corrupt and they all lie, it just takes you 60 years to see the truth. On another note that Scrappy guy from Mo...
- Sun May 14, 2023 2:44 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12926
- Views: 890730
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
You got it pegged out exactly bro……could not have been said better. If only the other 90% of Americans could see it for what it is the way you said it……..Like Old Savage said, politics is corrupt and they all lie, it just takes you 60 years to see the truth. On another note that Scrappy guy from Mo...
- Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This New Engine Could Destroy The Entire EV Industry!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1890
Re: This New Engine Coud Destroy The Entire EV Industry!
Of course there are “chicken littles” running all over the world a-scared of their own shadow. I really don’t care, as I will be driving an internal combustion engine driven car until I can’t drive anymore. The world is full of liars, trying to create an image of an apocalyptic destruction of the wo...
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC
- Replies: 15
- Views: 909
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC
- Replies: 15
- Views: 909
Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC
I bought a Winchester 1886 SRC 45-70 several years ago and never really shot it much, so I decided to sell it. To get an idea of it’s value, I looked on the internet to see what the value would be for a fair price. While I was investigating the prices, I found another 1886 that was one serial number...
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1026
Re: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
Look at all those s.o. items!. double set trigger, shotgun buttstock, takedown, rare caliber...nice pic too. Never saw one in that caliber...took me 20 years to find a nice '94 SRC in 25-35.....two months ago I picked up a half rd/oct low wall in 32-20 with a #1 barrel. For sure, a back-in-the-day ...
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1026
Re: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
Well done sir!! nice buck with that old gun So was the bullet a 117 gr.? thats what i have used Hornady or Remington even the 75 gr. Speer, none of them ever stayed in deer or antelope, 25-35 is a great cartridge and fun to load for ollogger Yup, the traditional bullet for the 25-35. All the new gu...
- Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1026
Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
This fall has been fairly cold all of November. Getting within range to shoot these old iron sighted guns is the challenge. Here is the result of this morning and stalking in the heavy snowfall. The rifle is a special order Winchester High Wall with double set triggers, shotgun butt, Sling eyes and ...
- Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2240
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Burgess was so far behind the scenes that few even have heard of him. Simplicity and function were part of his success, as these pictures show of the takedown slide action shotgun he designed and built. By this time Burgess had started his own gun manufacturing plant and was making revolutionary fir...
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2240
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Hepburn may have contributed much to the firearms industry, but short of John Browning, no one had the inventive genius of Andrew Burgess. I have a good book by Samuel Maxwell Lever Action Magazine Rifles Derived from the Patents of Andrew Burgess which covers that portion of the Burgess firearms. ...
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2240
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
... Marlin was booming in 1886 when Remington filed bankruptcy... That explains it, and within a year he had a design for Marlin worth patenting. Louis L. Hepburn is really overshadowed by Browning, and not given his due for the many firearms patents, and designs he created. The sheer number of his...
- Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2240
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
That's a very nice example of Marlin's Model 1888! The 1888's were a very short lived design as the last top eject Marlin before Louis Hepburn joined Marlin and redesigned all Marlins to the side eject design he came up with. About 4600 Model 1888's were made in about 18 months of production, and t...