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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. Well It is a real rare rifle with probably the most special order features you could get on a single rifle. It is a scarce rifle in caliber alone, but with 14 options, it is in a league of it's own. 50 Caliber rifles attract a lot of attention to begin with and then to have this example survive all those years with this much condition is truly a miracle. I have been shooting varmints with it, hoping to kill a deer or antelope with it. I did take it to Texas this winter and shoot a hog with it... The second article is in "Guns" magazine about some rare consecutive serial numbered guns. When I was going through my safe to find a rifle or 2 to sell to offset the cost of the 50-100-450, I pulled out my 1886 SRC in 45-70. Although it is a gun I would rather not sell, the 50 was more important. I looked on the internet to get an idea of where to price my 45-70, I found one listed that was real close in condition. Upon further investigationi noticed the gun for sale was one serial number different than mine. Instead of selling, I ended up buying another rifle. I got letters for both and they were shipped to Hawaii for the citizens guard which was a group of concerned citizens that armed themselves agains an overthrow by some natives. After 130 years of separation, I was able to unite these 2 rifles again...
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That’s pretty cool on. Both counts
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shrapnel; Good afternoon, I hope all is well with you and your fine family.
Thanks much for the articles and photos, that is a trio of very interesting lever actions.
Very cool stuff as Gruff has said.
All the best to you all.
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Now that's good reading. A tip of the old chapeau for sharing such interesting guns.
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I am..........disturbed.
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Oh I hate when that happens. Congratulations.
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Cool story and find on the pair.
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Cool beans and congrats 😎
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That's some good stuff, right there. Well done Sir.
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That ‘86 is really a beauty and it would be pretty cool to know what those three rifles went through and where they’ve been over the years.
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Great article, thanks for sharing. Some nice wood on that one too!
I’ve a buddy in WY who owns an 1886 in 50-110. Buying an original is out of my socioeconomic means but I do have a Japchester in 45-70 that I want to send into Turnbull for the conversion. We’ll see.
One thing I do have going is the wife is a Browning decent so she’s usually onboard regarding ‘family guns’.[align:left][/align]
Yours in Liberty,
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Nice guns and cool story!
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Instead of selling, I ended up buying another rifle. *That's* the spirit!
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Interesting read about all the options on the 50 calibre 1886. Gorgeous rifle! While that rifle has 14 factory options, my 1886 extra light weight is at the opposite end of the scale. It only has one factory option, the takedown feature, which is probably the only factory option available that your 50 doesn't have! While my 1886 is a plain Jane rifle that is showing its age, it is one of a generation of rifles that were built to stand the test of time and it is ready for the next 100 years.
Finding the consecutive numbered 1886 for a rifle you have is just the definition of lucky.
Two incredibly interesting articles! Thanks for posting!
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That's quite the story both times! The 1886 is a bucket list rifle of mine, doubt I'll ever get the scratch to get anything like those however. Beatiful .50-100!
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Interesting read about all the options on the 50 calibre 1886. Gorgeous rifle! While that rifle has 14 factory options, my 1886 extra light weight is at the opposite end of the scale. It only has one factory option, the takedown feature, which is probably the only factory option available that your 50 doesn't have! While my 1886 is a plain Jane rifle that is showing its age, it is one of a generation of rifles that were built to stand the test of time and it is ready for the next 100 years.
Finding the consecutive numbered 1886 for a rifle you have is just the definition of lucky.
Two incredibly interesting articles! Thanks for posting! Equally interesting and included in the article were 2 Sharps rifles shipped to Bozeman in 1877. I got them 10 years apart and after researching them, I found they were shipped together in the same shipment in August 1877…
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