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by Shrapnel
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Setups
Replies: 22
Views: 385

Re: Reloading Setups

Dillon 650, Dillon 550, Rockchucker for rifle/pistol and 3 other presses for shotgun. No matter how hard I try, I can never get all my empties loaded…




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by Shrapnel
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
Replies: 16
Views: 843

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...
by Shrapnel
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you ever wanted a suppressor
Replies: 22
Views: 1122

Re: If you ever wanted a suppressor

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.
My approval just came, less than a week…
by Shrapnel
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Went to a gun show today
Replies: 21
Views: 1588

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
Replies: 16
Views: 843

Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

The rifle will b featured in the Spring edition of Winchester Collectors magazine...
by Shrapnel
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New To Me Winchesters
Replies: 18
Views: 1106

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...
by Shrapnel
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
Replies: 16
Views: 843

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...
by Shrapnel
Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
Replies: 35
Views: 2510

Re: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?

1903-A3 and M1 Garand. They have proven themselves over a million times…



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by Shrapnel
Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fedex or Ups ? UPDATE !!!
Replies: 10
Views: 513

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12480
Views: 741706

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://...
by Shrapnel
Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let's See Your... Deer Rifles
Replies: 38
Views: 7515

Re: Let's See Your... Deer Rifles

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by Shrapnel
Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: From the Mach One to the Pinto…
Replies: 8
Views: 388

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...
by Shrapnel
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home generator …?
Replies: 25
Views: 859

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……...
by Shrapnel
Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 50-110 Levergun Video!!
Replies: 15
Views: 769

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...
by Shrapnel
Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington Rolling Block
Replies: 7
Views: 399

Re: Remington Rolling Block

I took it out shooting, and got these 2 groups at 200 yards. The lower three were shot first, then a small adjustment on the sight to raise it to the upper 2. With that Beech front sight, the whole silhouette is covered at that distance…


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by Shrapnel
Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington Rolling Block
Replies: 7
Views: 399

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...
by Shrapnel
Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington Rolling Block Short Range Target
Replies: 6
Views: 340

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...
by Shrapnel
Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1876 Action Strength
Replies: 15
Views: 524

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...
by Shrapnel
Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1876 Action Strength
Replies: 15
Views: 524

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...
by Shrapnel
Wed May 24, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
Replies: 19
Views: 898

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...
by Shrapnel
Wed May 24, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
Replies: 19
Views: 898

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...
by Shrapnel
Wed May 24, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
Replies: 19
Views: 898

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...
by Shrapnel
Wed May 24, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
Replies: 19
Views: 898

Re: Winchester 50-100-450

ollogger wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 2:15 pm More great photos on an awesome gun with some great fool proof history on it !


some times i just use a 22 hornet on prairie dogs


ollogger
There are some times a 22 Hornet, just isn't enough...



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by Shrapnel
Wed May 24, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 50-100-450
Replies: 19
Views: 898

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun May 21, 2023 4:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CGCA show
Replies: 18
Views: 688

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...
by Shrapnel
Wed May 17, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CGCA show
Replies: 18
Views: 688

Re: CGCA show

Headed out 1:00 AM Thursday. 1 Sharps display table and one Winchester trade table, see you there…
by Shrapnel
Tue May 16, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12480
Views: 741706

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...
by Shrapnel
Mon May 15, 2023 7:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: shipping ammo
Replies: 5
Views: 366

Re: shipping ammo

FLINT wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 9:00 am ok, thanks.

I just wanted to see if you thought $27 sounded like a 'normal' shipping cost for 2 boxes of ammo. I'm not sure how accurate these shipping calculators are.
Better add another $5.00. It is required to have the ammunition signed for and that costs another $5.00…
by Shrapnel
Sun May 14, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12480
Views: 741706

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun May 14, 2023 4:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12480
Views: 741706

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun May 14, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12480
Views: 741706

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun May 14, 2023 2:44 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12480
Views: 741706

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This New Engine Could Destroy The Entire EV Industry!
Replies: 32
Views: 1515

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...
by Shrapnel
Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC
Replies: 15
Views: 730

Re: Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC

Tycer wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:26 pm
GunnyMack wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:15 pm Which was the original you had?
This
I had the one without th picture, but look at the letters…


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by Shrapnel
Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC
Replies: 15
Views: 730

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...
by Shrapnel
Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
Replies: 20
Views: 805

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 ...
by Shrapnel
Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
Replies: 20
Views: 805

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...
by Shrapnel
Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deer Hunting With A Winchester High Wall
Replies: 20
Views: 805

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 ...
by Shrapnel
Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Replies: 35
Views: 1624

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...
by Shrapnel
Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Replies: 35
Views: 1624

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. ...
by Shrapnel
Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Replies: 35
Views: 1624

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...
by Shrapnel
Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Replies: 35
Views: 1624

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...
by Shrapnel
Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Replies: 35
Views: 1624

Marlin Model 1888 38-40

I just got a Model 1888 that I had seen in Dallas at a collectors show back in February. I finally got the guy convinced to ship it to me and I got it yesterday. It is a nice gun with a decent bore and a 28 inch barrel. I shot it and it hits perfectly as the sights are set.... https://i.imgur.com/3C...
by Shrapnel
Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Replies: 35
Views: 2096

Re: Winchester 1885 In 25-35

Sweet! What load did you use on them? (obviously it was "enough gun" :D ) I have another 25-35 in a 1894 takedown rifle. I have shot turkeys, deer and antelope with it. I continue to use the traditional 117 grain round nose bullet with IMR3031 powder and reproduce the original load with a...
by Shrapnel
Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Replies: 35
Views: 2096

Re: Winchester 1885 In 25-35

I took the 1885 out last week and popped some prairie dogs at 100 yards with it. It will work on deer and antelope easily if I can hit a prairie dog with it...

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by Shrapnel
Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Replies: 35
Views: 2096

Re: Winchester 1885 In 25-35

Shrapnel, Whenever you post your latest acquisition, you never disappoint. This one is also a beauty. I have two technical questions that I hope you will indulge. 1. How does one set the trigger with that arrangement? Is the rear set trigger offset or wider in any way to allow you to easily set it?...
by Shrapnel
Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Replies: 35
Views: 2096

Re: Winchester 1885 In 25-35

Nice rifle. If you get a chance to pick up some of the Hornady ammo with the Flex-Tip bullets give them a try. They worked good out of my sewer pipe for a barrel 1894. I contacted Hornady and they gave me some loads for that bullet with Lever powder let me know if you are interested and I'll post t...
by Shrapnel
Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Replies: 35
Views: 2096

Re: Winchester 1885 In 25-35

6pt-sika wrote: Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:22 pm Shrap nice gun !!!! Isn’t it a TD model ?
Yes it is…
by Shrapnel
Tue Sep 06, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Replies: 35
Views: 2096

Re: Winchester 1885 In 25-35

The 25-35 has a long and distinguished history in my family. My dad broke a horse and got one for doing it. It was all I hunted with as a kid. I killed a 7 foot grizzly with it when I was a kid, one shot between the eyes...

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by Shrapnel
Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1885 In 25-35
Replies: 35
Views: 2096

Winchester 1885 In 25-35

I found this 1885 in an auction site and had to get it. It has a bunch of stuff going for it, but I am a fan of 25-35. All the features letter and the gun is in great shape. I hope to be shooting deer or antelope this fall with it. https://i.imgur.com/Zyfsa86.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3XxqlTr.jpg http...