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• Posted in thread: 1880 made 1873 Winchester 44WCF on 10/21/2010 at 7:29PM
  It appears that it was made in 1881.The paint would be 'Silvafrost' which was a paint my grandfather
  applied to metal to stop rust in the late 50s, early 60s which was the time I used to tag along 'he...

• Posted in thread: Marlin closing doors??? on 04/08/2010 at 6:04AM
  I can't imagine them stopping production, they pretty much have the rifle calibre lever rifle market to
  themselves and the 1894 is a popular rifle as well. Their bolt gun just walks out the door here....

• Posted in thread: 1880 made 1873 Winchester 44WCF on 04/05/2010 at 6:11AM
  I have a working knowledge of antique guns so can speak with some confidence. That is one beautiful
  Winchester just the way it is. ANY modification would severely reduce its value. Beside ruining it v...

• Posted in thread: 1880 made 1873 Winchester 44WCF on 04/04/2010 at 8:55PM
  Mick- as I am sure you know, the value of ANY firearm is based on condition and originality. I am not a
  Winchester expert by any stretch of the imagination, but do know that these have a strong collec...

• Posted in thread: 1880 made 1873 Winchester 44WCF on 04/04/2010 at 3:00AM
  1880??It would be odd that the rifle is older than its' year of introduction.I'm not sure what you mean
  here. From memory the 1873 was actually introduced in 1873, in 44WCF and was called the 44/40 a ...

• Posted in thread: 1880 made 1873 Winchester 44WCF on 04/03/2010 at 1:57AM
  I have one of these which belonged to a local farming family until recently. They bought it new and used
  it continually until some years back when the last old guy that reloaded the ammo for it died.I...

• Posted in thread: sako disassembly on 04/03/2010 at 1:32AM
  They are a recoil lug bolt, no need to touch them.SAKOs are great rifles, very much a premier brand. They
  generally shoot better than you'd expect. Great Quality. The older ones are very popular here ...

• Posted in thread: Early SAKO Quad on 04/02/2010 at 6:29PM
  One more than me.I've seen a lot of folk have trouble with quick detachable scope mounts and the method I
  use is to do em up exactly the same each time. I wiggle them to make such they are bedded exac...

• Posted in thread: Early SAKO Quad on 04/02/2010 at 4:29PM
  I have just bought one of the first Quad rimfire sets that came out to Australia. It came in an Aluminium
  custom case instead of the black plastic type that you generally see. It also had the scope wi...

• Posted in thread: Marlin closing doors??? on 04/02/2010 at 4:20PM
  It will be sad news if it does fold, but I can't imagine that at this stage, they pretty much have the
  rifle calibre lever rifle game to themselves at the moment (apart from what appears to be a not s...