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The .357 seems to bring more dough than the .44 mag. Less recoil plus cheaper factory ammo I assume. The nicer ones seem to be in the $800-$900.00 range. Good luck in your search. 1886. Mainly because there were far fewer 357's made compared to the 44 mags. I do believe the B-92 is the best 92 ever...

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I know the 1873 is not as strong as the 92 or a Marlin 1894 or the Winchester 94. But I have always wanted a 73 and for quite a while I have struggled with what caliber to get. I know the traditional caliber is 44WCF, and I know that the 45 Colt is very popular, but I want to mainly hunt deer, a coy...

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I put a Browning 92 Centenial on layaway at a local gunshop last Friday. It was unfired with the box and papers in 44 mag. I am having to give 699.00 plus tax. It's a little fancier then I needed or wanted, but a Browning 92 in any configuration is pretty scarce around here, and the action was so sm...

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Thanks for the pictures, fellows. That tang sight looks good, I just have trouble getting used to the tang being in the way of my hand, so perfer the receiver sight. I guess I will eventually have it drilled and tapped for a Fool Proof, then. Pete44ru, that's an interesting front sight you have ther...

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Tell me what you have done on your 92's for sight changes. I have went a little crazy this month, I can't keep this up, but after purchasing the Browning High Grade 1886, I still couldn't get the Browning Centenial 92 out of my head, that I had looked at eairler in the day. So, I ended up putting it...

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Salvo, I guess I didn't say it right. I paid $1,400 for it, but that was only a few months ago, but the work was done in the late fiftys or eairly 60's.

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I guess they are worth whatever they will bring. $5,000 seems a little high to me, but who knows. I gave around $1,400 for a Winchester model 71 which was converted to 450 Alaskan back in the late fiftys or early sixtys. I will try to post a picture of it.

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Regarding the hammer down on an empty chamber, on the old colt peacemakers in the old west, I believe that is best way to carry one, and I think a lot of oldtimers did just that. Elmer Keith grew up at the close of the old west, and talked to a great many old timers, even civil war veterans. And he ...

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Salvo,

That's a good looking pre-64, you ought to be proud of that one.

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Well, I am not going to pound on them too hard. I admit it was poor judgement to take a 300yd shot with an unproven rifle, but it been done my many hunters, many times in the past, still no excuse. Now I am not taking up for him. But 0n 24hourcampfire he said that they kept the guns locked up, and i...

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Almost to nice to shoot! I did say "almost" 8) 8) 8) It was unfired when I got it yesterday, but tonight, I made it home before dark, so I had to try it out. Unless I miscounted, it will hold 7 rounds in the mag and 1 in the barrel for 8 rounds. That's a lot of firepower! Anyway, it shoot...

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While I hate to be the one to ruffle feathers here, my "short action" BLR in 358 Win can still shoot 357 bullets at reduced velocities, as well as shoot the "full zoot" 358 Win loads. It also balences extremely well, as Old Savage can attest to. I have a Puma 454 levergun with t...

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hfcable wrote:beautiful!!! just do what i do with beautiful guns: use it, take it on hunting trips, shoot it, enjoy it, and it will still be worth more than you paid, and your descendants with love it too.

Absolutely, we think the same on that.

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Your so excited, you forgot to put in the right pic! (I see you fixed that! :D ) Thanks OK, we are happy for 'ya. I remember when I used to get excited at a new levergun but nothing was as exciting as that '94 Canadian Centennial my Dad gave me in '68 when I was 14. She sure is a beauty and will ho...

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Thanks, It's a little fancy, and I would have been happy with a plain blued one, because this one's going to get shot and hunted with, but I do like the sharp checkering on it, as it feels a little more secure in the grip. I guess I will just have to live with the flash from the fancy plating and en...

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I think the stars or the moon was just right and it had to happen. I really need to not be buying anymore expensive guns, but sometimes it't just unavoidable. I went into a local gunshop today, to sorta see if a certain mint, unfired Browning commerative 92 was still there, and it was. I had seem it...

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I don't know, but there may be issues with a long tang vs. short tang. Isn't the Browning 71 a short tang? And the 1886's all long tangs? If I am right, then it will be difficult to match up a straight grip buttstock from an 86, and the new lower tang might not line up. My old 71 was made in 1938 an...

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Here is one that was done in the late fiftys or early 60's. Its the second from the left. Model 71, with full length mag, straight grip, but in 450 Alaskan. I like it a lot.

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86er,

Thanks, for the additional info.

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How much does the bear tag cost? and what other costs are involved? What town is this close to? What is the average weight of bears taken? Are you issued a certain stand that you have to hunt for the whole time, or are there other choices if a stand seems to be totally dead after a day or two? And w...

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I have owned several over the years, my first was 1895 Marlin way back in 1974, but I currently only own a Browning B78 single shot. I have though about a Marlin Cowboy, or maybe Browning 1886. I would love to have an original 1886 with a nickel steel barrel, but they are pretty expensive anymore.

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Well, I went ahead and ordered some sights from Midway. I sorta went half and half. I puchased a 5D for both of my Trappers, a FP for my model 39M and a FP for a 71 Winchester which I will either replace the Lyman on the 71 or have it put on my Browning 95.

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I have both a BL22 and a Mounty, and I used to have a pistol gripped 39A. I like them all for different reasons. In some ways I like the little light BL22 with factory open irons the best for plinking and it just handles like a wane, and for some funny reason that particular conbination of sight rad...

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I have a couple of the WGRS sights, one on a crossbow and one on my Winchester 9422mag with the big game aperature. Right now I have a top eject Win. Trapper that needs a rear sight, and also a Win. Angle eject 357 trapper that need a better sight. I have also got a model 39M that needs a sight, as ...

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I'd have to chalk that up as a freak incident or poor shot placement. I've never seen a deer walk out of sight that was hit squarely with a 45-70, regardless of what bullet was used. I have seen deer hit hard with a solid lung shot, go out of sight, but usually not far, and there is usually a heavy...

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I have at least two 94 trappers I need to get receiver sights for, and I am trying to make up my mind which way to go. I have owned Williams Fool Proofs before, but I can't remember if I ever tried the 5D. I think I like the FP better but of course I like the price of the 5D better. What does every ...

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I don't like any kind of safety, other then a halfcock notch, and the folddown hammer safety of the BLR was not needed and stupid. The older BLRs have an enerta firing pin, as do the newer ones also, as far as I know. In the manuals of the older BLRs it said to not carry the gun on halfcock, as that...

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Any modern firearm that you have is already registered. There is a list. Remember that 4473 that you filled out? Remember the NICS and Brady paperwork? If you think that they don't keep those records, you are only fooling yourself. If you can't account for a firearm that they have a record of you p...

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I like the straight grip. I like the looks because I like the feel. However, it is the buttplate width, drop, pitch and comb design that really determine how a stock handles recoil. I agree, either one can work very well, if everthing else is correct. Too long a length of pull, bothers me more then...

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I have been an annual member for most of the last 30yrs or better, and I almost took them up on the discounted life membership a couple of months ago, but decided to hold off for right now, as I have had some major medical bill with family members to deal with. Maybe in the future I can get back on ...

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How about a picture?

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Salvo,

I got your email, and I will be sending you a check.

Thank you,

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salvo wrote:cnjarvis, I can make you up one, just let me know. There fairly simple but take a bit of time to make, but I get to play with the lath

I sent you a PM. I am interested in getting one, also.

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A good solid pre-64, with some nicks and scratches, and some worn bluing, but otherwise not messed with or modifed goes for around $400.00 on up in this neck of the woods with prices in the $600.00 for pretty clean ones, probably 90 to 95%, sometimes a little more. The gun you are describing with th...

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.22 rf guns are not to be dry fired, as breaking ANY rimfire firing pin is common when dry firing. I've never heard of the 39a having a "weak" or firing pin problem! The design has been around since 1891 with vitually no changes, and if there was a problem they surely would have changed t...

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1st Daisy BB Gun (Hathorn) Probably around 1964 2nd Winchester Model 94 30/30, I traded a wrecked Honda motorcycle for it, when I was 13. I later on traded it off for a side by side shotgun 3rd Marlin 1895 45/70, purchased from Woolsworth when I was 16, I traded it off for a Remington 700 in 30-06 a...

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There is no spring, and yes the firing pin can fall up and down on a 39A if it fits loosely enough in the groove in the bolt, but that is not your problem. More then likely the problem is that the firing pin has broken. And some of it might even be missing. Sometimes a broken firing pin will still s...

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Favorite loads? Favorite sights? Anyone have more than one brand & want to compare them? Well lets see, I gotta 85 vintage Win 94 AE Trapper .45 Colt and a Marlin 1894 CBC in .45 Colt too. My favorite loads: 9.0grs Unique behind most any 250-270gr bullet. Usually is a Keith SWC though. My favor...

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I love all kinds of leveractions and I have used most of them for deep woods deer hunting, and open country. While I love carrying an ironsighted 30/30 (preferably a pre-64 Winchester), or others ranging from .357mag to 45/70, I don't kid myself, the best deep woods rifle is a resonably light levera...

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I have a Ruger Old Army, that I have carried for years during Muzzeloading season for a quick 6 shots without reloading as a backup for my rifle. It very accurate to 30yds anyway. I have finished off more then one deer with mine, and sometimes I would lay it out beside me for an easy close range sho...

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I have had pretty good luck so far, buying on gunbroker, but I do suspect that even on penny auctions, the sellers use shields to bump the price up, so you need to watch out for that, also. Bottom line you need to know your gun prices, and look at all feed back, and don't get caught up in the biddin...

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It amazes me to see many of the gun dealers at gunshows, who are the sourest people you ever tried to talk to. They definately are not having any fun and need to find something else to do. One of the last few shows I went to had a dealer with a Browning 71 which had been messed with a little, it had...

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I recond my first go to gun is a Series 70 Colt 1911, but I usually have a Browning A5 loaded with buckshot, or my model 12 Winchester loaded with buckshot. However, I also keep 3 of my leveractions loaded in the front of my safe, Browning BLR, Pre-64 Winchester 30/30 and also a 357 mag angle eject ...

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Jim don't ya'll meet over around Clarksville,Arkansas? We used to take my grandson there alot for fiddle contest. Yes .. the CSA is in Clarksville, AR. Like I said, get in touch with Tom Richardson. There is no charge and even though it is called the "Confederate Sixgunners of America" th...

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I have carried .25's in the past but I don't own one now. If I were to carry one I wouldn't want expanding ammo. I'd want something that would go as deep towards something vital as I could get it. I had a friend once that swore up and down that the .25 would be great if not for two things. First yo...

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That reminds me, I was once neighbors with a kid who was pretty bad, and originally came from Denver, who ended back up there at about the age of 15 and got in some trouble, during which he was shot once through the heart with a 25auto by another kid who was defending his sister or something like th...

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I wonder if maybe the 1886s have suffered from a weakened hammer spring over time, and then can't overcome the rebound spring.

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Great report, great tiny groups. But we need a pic of the rifle too. I think the deal with the misfires caused by the rebounding action is tolerances and roughness in that action design. When everything is within the proper tolerances and smooth they work, otherwise they don't. Joe I think you are ...

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Receiver sights for the Winchester 94's, 5D or Fool Proof?