I picked up a stainless steel Rossi 1892 Winchester in 45 long colt. The sole purpose was to convert it to a Take Down. I love riding motorcycles long distances and this fall I’ll be riding to Mo and possibly Montana to do a bit of Whitetail hunting. This rifle will fit nicely in my
Another one in the books! Oh, and before I go any further….The September 29, 2013 EGG SHOOT is being canceled. Simply can’t work it into the schedule. The Randy Costa Memorial Shoot on October 20th is still a go….See You There! At this shoot we couldn’t use the 300yd range. The recent rains created
I recently became involved in casting my own bullets out of lead. To accomplish this, one uses an electric furnace to melt the lead alloy and keep it in a molten state. For best performance, it is important to keep the temperature of the molten lead at a steady temperature. Plus or minus 15 degrees
YIKES! If you remember, the last shoot of last year was some of the best precision rifle and pistol shooting I’ve ever witnessed in the 17+ years I’ve been running the Egg Shoots………… But yesterdays shooting….Not So Much! I’ll give you a hint on how bad the conditions were…..at the 300yd line, in the
Last week I was on business in Minneapolis. When anywhere near a Cabelas I simply must visit the gun library! I’ve been to every Cabelas in the USA…..Some a number of times. While there I saw this 1894 Winchester take-down, 32Win Special, Octagon to round, pistol grip, Marbles tang sight…….I fell in love! But it
I bought a couple of Italian made 1860 Colt clones. These revolvers are made by Pietta and sold by various outdoor supply companies. I purchased this pair from Cabelas. I decided to do a cartridge conversion using the Kirst cylinders. This was a very easy conversion and the pistols served me well through an entire
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Converting a Marlin 1895G from 18 1/2″ Round Barrel to 24″ Octagon Barrel
I started collecting Marlin lever action rifles a few months ago. A bit of nostalgia as the first NEW rifle I ever owned was a Marlin 336 in 30-30. My girlfriend at the time bought it for me as a birthday present. In 1972 it cost $79! (BTW…I married that girl!)
The bug hit when I saw a 1894 Cowboy at a gun shop. But the price was rather high. About ten times what that 336 cost many years ago. I looked around for a 1894CB in 45 Long Colt and soon found one just one town over. Seems the fellow bought it for Cowboy Action and lost interest. Next I found another 1894CB in 32H&R Magnum. This one came from half way across the country. The 32 H&R Magnum is one of my all time favorite cartridges. I have a number of revolvers chambered for it. A great plinking, small game round. I then started to look for a 22RF. I wanted a 1897 with its octagon barrel to match the other two, but a beautiful 39 Mountie made itself available from a friend so I snatched it up. This left me with a hole in the big bore category. The 45-70 has always been a favorite. One of these days I’ll get a Sabatti Double Rifle in this caliber. So the search started. Very hard to find an octagonal barrel in 45-70, but a buddy of mine was thinning out his collection and sold me his 1895G in just about new condition for a very good price. I bought it with the intention of shipping it off to one of the lever action gunsmiths to have a 22″ octagon barrel installed.
From This
To This
Here’s the story. In 1972, my then girl friend (who became my wife) bought me the first new rifle I’d ever owned. It was a Marlin 336 in 30-30. Great rifle that saw it’s full use in the deer woods of Maine. About fifteen years later, I had the rifle strapped to the front rack
