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1886 Winchester
« on: January 04, 2008, 09:33:47 PM »
Half octagon and full length barrel and magazine.45/90 ,best gun i ever had.
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Re: 1886 Winchester
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2008, 06:07:05 AM »
Pictures??

Is this one of the Winchester 1886, Browning 1886 or Japchester 1886 rifles?

From the cartridge and barrel description I would guess an original.
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Re: 1886 Winchester
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2008, 09:56:55 AM »
Strawhat : she is original . Around 96% ,i bought it from an elderly man back in the 80s . He said he got it from his Brother back in the 60s.
Case hardened receiver ,Lyman peep tang sight. I also have one in a 348, a sporter ,and one of the Jap Browning carbines in 45/70.
A Shiloh Sharps in 45/90 and an old Christian sharps in 45/70 . I bought the Shiloh before the movie came out, so i didn't have to wait more than 3mths. and i didn't get soaked for it. It has Rifle smith sights on it with spirit level.
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Re: 1886 Winchester
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2008, 04:59:47 PM »
Mine is a "customized dream" or nightmare, depends on how you see it. It left the factory circa 1887 as a standard rifle, octagon barrel and full length magazine, chambered in 40-82WCF. Stamped on the barrel, near the action, is "Brownng Bros, Ogden, U.T." Somewhere along the line, somebody wanted a carbine and wacked the barrel and magazine at the 20 inch mark. Definitely not a gunshop job. The work was pretty crude. Also, it was decided that the recoil was excessive and the butt was cut square and a shotgun butt pad installed. It actually was done quite well. The initials 'AEK' are carved into the forestock. I've had it these past 5 years and it's been fun reloading for it and shooting a piece of history. The barrel is quite worn and my heavy cast bullets for my 41mag work very well, surprisingly.

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Re: 1886 Winchester
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2008, 12:59:54 PM »
sweetwater ,an FFL i know got in a rifle about like you are describing.
He sent it off and had it made into a 45/90 ,new barrel ,mag tube .
It came back beautiful ,a man in Abilene offered him 10 grand for it.
It is your receiver that is worth so much.
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Re: 1886 Winchester
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2008, 06:57:11 PM »
Phalanx-

I had no idea it was worth anywhere near that. I'd always heard that when you "alter" guns, they loose value. I thought it might be worth a bit more due to having been one that was sent to John Browning in his payment for the patent he sold to Oliver Winchester. Thanks for the insight!

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Re: 1886 Winchester
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2008, 07:52:56 AM »
Sweetwater:
That FFL told me just the receiver on the gun he got in was worth about a grand if the markings are right.
He had a lot of work put into that rifle ,and yes if your gun were in the original configuration it wouldn't be a good idea to change anything.
But a lot of those rifles have been re-barreled ,they had to be because of pits and corrosion.
If that is done right i haven't seen that hurt them much at all.
That guys 1886 is worth that much because of who did the work ,it looks better than new ,and is one of the most beautiful rifles i have ever seen.
At that i bet he has over 5 grand in it for it to look like it does.
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Re: 1886 Winchester
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2008, 12:13:51 AM »
My plane jane first year 45/70 workin mans gun. Just what I wanted. Something some normal guy woulda carried and looked after. MINT bore


And at the hundred it does this. Well we dont know what it can really do cause I'm on the end of it LOL. And the funny part is, I gotta say it. I know I pulled that left high shot
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