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BROW / Sharps NM1863 converted to M1868 served in L TROOP 1st CAVALRY
« Last post by shamrock john on Today at 06:49:39 PM »
I have this posted over in Civil War Talks, but thought it might be interesting here also.
 https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-tale-of-a-nm1863-sharps-carbine-ser-72351-converted-to-m1868.192519/
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CAS City Classifieds / For Sale -- Book -- Packing Iron: Gunleather of the Frontier West (OHIO)
« Last post by Prairie Dawg on Today at 05:00:39 PM »
Good Evening:

I have for sale an excellent copy of the hardcover book, Packing Iron: Gunleather of the Frontier West by Richard C. Rattenbury.
Hardcover with dust jacket.
Will be shipped well-protected in a USPS Priority Mail box, fully  insured.
$112 Shipped Priority Mail
Checks, money orders, Paypal F&F all work for me.
Thanks
--Dawg
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Uberti, Pietta and other SAA Clones / Re: Taylors Old Model grip swap question
« Last post by willy on Today at 02:32:34 PM »
Bad Bob is correct,,But!! it is an easy fix,,Put the colt grips on and just file the frame down flush with the grip panels,,Then reblue the bare steel .  A few tips before doing this,,Deepen the slot in the screw head before filing the bottom of grip strap because you will also be filing down the head of the screw at the same time,,Also you will need to drill a hole for the grip pin ,,just put one grip on and mark the trigger guard strap in proper place,, If after  putting pin in and if you notice any play in the grip you can fix that with a drop of bedding compound in the grip pin hole,,I have replaced the one piece grips on several of my Uberti revolvers with the colt black eagle grips this way.
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The Winchester Model 1873 / Re: 1873 30 inch conundrum.
« Last post by Baltimore Ed on Today at 12:41:06 PM »
Where the lifter on my stoeger ‘73 cams the next [255 gr swc- 1.40 inch]  45 Schofield cartridge back into the magazine this rifles lifter is different enough that it doesn’t cam the round, just locks up. I guess the angle of the radius on the front bottom of the lifter is too flat.
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The Leather Shop / Re: Trail riding secure carry 1911 EMP
« Last post by Marshal Will Wingam on Today at 12:38:51 PM »
That's a cool holster. Nice work, Major.

I'm combining this thread with the non-cowboy thread so it doesn't disappear down the line over time.
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The Winchester Model 1873 / Re: 1873 30 inch conundrum.
« Last post by DeaconKC on Today at 12:34:31 PM »
Gotta agree with Abilene. Trade it for what you want. Maybe look at a 92 with a 24" barrel. It would be a lot lighter and still have a reasonable sight radius.
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The Winchester Model 1873 / Re: 1873 30 inch conundrum.
« Last post by Abilene on Today at 12:11:14 PM »
My thought would be sell it and buy what you will use.  But why won't it run Schofields?  I run them in my 16" '73 since it is so much easier to load ten than with .45 Colt.  It needs a 200 or 250gr bullet to be long enough to cycle.
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The Winchester Model 1873 / 1873 30 inch conundrum.
« Last post by Baltimore Ed on Today at 11:51:43 AM »
Guys, thought I’d bounce this off you. Y’all are smarter than I am. I bought this nice 30 inch .45 Cimarron 1873 thirty plus years ago. It turned into a hot mess when I discovered the beautiful new looking rifle had a bogus barrel and would pattern as opposed to group. As it had Cimarron’s name on the barrel I contacted them. After initially claiming the rifle wasn’t theirs they relented and I shipped them the ‘73. It stayed there a whole year while a barrel was built and shipped from uberti. Anyway the gun now groups but at 71 I have issues with the weight. As I’m not as strong as I was then so shooting a ten round string is tough. Because of that I haven’t shot it in a match in quite a while. My 24 inch marlin or 27 inch ‘66 musket are manageable plus I have an original ’73 musket. And I’m really liking my Marlin Trapper ‘94 and Stoeger 18 inch ‘73 builds so much better. My conundrum is do I sell the long barreled critter or cut it to 19-20 inch? As it won’t run Schofield loads it can’t become a trapper but it wouldn’t look good that short anyway. Appreciate any thoughts you might have.
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Tall Tales / Re: It's a New Year, January Coffee, Tea and miscelanous stuff
« Last post by Major 2 on Today at 11:06:56 AM »
Quote from: Major E A Sterner on Today at 09:11:04 AM
My sons family all tested positive for covid, I was watching their youngest since Monday, so I have to get tested.Hopefully I will be negative. -3 degrees when I woke up at 8:00, up to a balmy 12 now. ::) >:( >:(

fingers crossed
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The Leather Shop / Trail riding secure carry 1911 EMP
« Last post by Major 2 on Today at 11:04:51 AM »
I wanted something that secularly retained my EMP, OC on the trail, this what I came up with....

Nothing of a radical departure, it sort of a Military 1911 take off with European Milsurp/police carry.
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