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I just received delivery of the same rifle, but it says Winchester on it. I'm going to scope mine also and use it to play with at the range out to 500 yds.

What magnificient wood. wow!

Roy,

That's knock out wood on that BPCR. I thought mine was pretty good, but yours is much better. That's a real find. Even though they're both made by Miroku, I think one with Winchester stamped on the barrel would be more desirable than one with Browning.

You did good.

DF

And that's where the fun begins. Harder than it seems, unless you're using primitive scopes made for the older style guns. For a modern scope, like the Leupold VX-3 that I used, bases can be an issue. They no longer make Leupold bases for the BPCR. I used bases for the model 78, which has a much smaller octagonal barrel than the BPCR. I had to file and Dremel cut the front base to accommodate the larget BPCR barrel. I used Prussian Blue, much like one would do inletting wood. I finally got it to fit. With the shorter scope tube, I had to turn the front base around, drill and tap an extra hole to get it to work. I had to cut off the screws, as they were now too long and bottomed out. All is well, but it wasn't easy getting there.

DF

Primitive season?? BS!!

If it were 'primitive'....it would be with roundball and barrel sights and BLACK POWDER only!!

Just another 'gimmick' to get more $$$$ into game departments pockets!

The Wildlife and Fisheries bureaucrats and politicians make the rules.

Those of us who are about filling our freezers take those rules and push them to the max. No, this equipment isn't primitive at all. But it's very effective in achieving the goal and a hoot to shoot in the meantime.

DF

It's a bigger hoot to use iron sights and blackpowder. Trust me.

Yuppers. Looks just like this:

That'll work!! It's really good when one comes together without a lot of trouble. Nice shooting, BTW.

Doesn't get that easy for me usually. That's old ammo, made last summer for a different rifle. No complaints though.

Great group, Brent. How far and what were you shooting?

DF

That was just 100 yds. I was shooting a newly rebarreled 1877 Sharps in .45-70 using old paper patched ammo from another rifle.

Normally I shoot at 200 and beyond but I had to get the sights lined out so I started at 100. At 200, not quite so good, but still very very good. And all with a bunch of old cartridges.

This will be my dedicated Creedmoor rifle this year.

Brent

I love my ol hawkens at a 100 yards with iorn I can still hit X,s one after another . I have a inline but the hammer lock is way more fun

I made a base for my 1885. I used a piece of 22RF base mmaterial that you buy from Brownells in 12" pieces. Using the milling machine and a fly cutter, I machined the piece that fits over the receiver. To be sure it made perfcet contact, I cut it proud by a few thou and then epoxy bedded it to the top of the receiver. Fits perfectly and will be used for load development and then I'll go to tang mounted sights.





Many more pictures here:
http://public.fotki.com/Rbertalotto/things-that-go-bang/winchester-1885-bpcr/

That's interesting. I wonder how long that aluminum strip and those rimfire rings will hold up with serious loads. I don't think that set up was designed for heavy recoil. May work like that for a while.

From that concept, what about a picatinny or Weaver type rail, milled and fitted just like that. It would make positioning of the scope a lot easier and center fire type rings would surely stay there for the duration.

DF

I've shot some real serious loads with 500g lead bullets with both Goex Cartridge and Reloader 7. Rings haven't moved yet. Those Millett Angle Locks really hold on for dear life. I use them on a Freedom Arms 454 Casull and shoot some EXTREMELY powerful loads out of that handgun. Although it is muzzle braked, it still throws a bit of recoil in your direction.

BYW, I just picked this up yesterday while on a business trip in Harrisburg PA...........



45-70 also........Tang sights are on order!