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I like that carbine, nice! The condition is great for a collector/shooter, a fitting companion for that Burgess rifle you posted about.

You mention large frame - the frame size was almost identical between the large caliber and small caliber so it is really no different in size than one in the smaller Winchester calibers would be. For the different length cartridges the large caliber (long) have the chamber recessed into the barrel with the front of the bolt extended, and the small have the bolt recessed for the rim of the cartridge. The levers on both end up at the same angle with the action open but on the large caliber the lever ends up farther below the frame by about the difference in cartridge lengths.

I found them to be a smooth action, but with a rather long lever throw without a real 'solid' feel at the end of the stroke.