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Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! #7184965 12/14/12
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,546 Laramie WY nathanial OP Campfire Tracker
OP nathanial Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,546 Laramie WY	Only took six months!Picked it up today and haven't got to shoot it yet but will get it done when the sun rises. Original 1913 action and Benchmark barrel.

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Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! nathanial #7185049 12/14/12
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Bricktop Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,467 With your mother.....	Caliber? I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. Originally Posted by safariman I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person. Originally Posted by Fireball2 The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! Bricktop #7185056 12/14/12
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OP nathanial Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,546 Laramie WY	That would be relevant. 22LR.

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! nathanial #7185168 12/14/12
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MP40 Campfire Member M Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 181 S. Oregon	Beautiful rifle!! MANY Kudos. You WILL enjoy the Benchmark barrel. Aloha, Mark When fear of death is no longer a big deal~~~ the "Rules of War" change dramatically!

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! nathanial #7185578 12/15/12
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Bricktop Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,467 With your mother.....	Absolutely beautiful. I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. Originally Posted by safariman I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person. Originally Posted by Fireball2 The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.

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Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! Bricktop #7187339 12/15/12
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Armymark Campfire Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 198	OK, how a bit more detail. If your going to show some eye candy make it personal. Is that tiger strip maple, who did the work, what scope is that and.... Geez, even a centerfold has the personal data in there! Anchorage, Alaska

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! nathanial #7188388 12/15/12
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1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,878 Likes: 3 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA	Very pretty. I wish Ruger would do a 1V in 22 LR. 1Minute

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! Armymark #7188609 12/15/12
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OP nathanial Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,546 Laramie WY	Originally Posted by Armymark OK, how a bit more detail. If your going to show some eye candy make it personal. Is that tiger strip maple, who did the work, what scope is that and.... Geez, even a centerfold has the personal data in there! That wood would be walnut and a Colorado smith by the name of Richard McKinney did all the work. The scope is a 70's vintage Unertl 16X.

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! nathanial #7189390 12/16/12
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tack Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,309 Missouri	First Class in every way.

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! tack #7189488 12/16/12
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Paul39 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,638	Very nice! Can you tell what us type of chamber it has? What kind of shooting do you plan to do with it? Looks like a Schuetzen rig, except for the straight stock. I'd have gone for a pistol grip, but that's me. Paul Stupidity has its way, while its cousin, evil, runs rampant.

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Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! Paul39 #7189902 12/16/12
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OP nathanial Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,546 Laramie WY	Schuetzen, yes. Stayed with the straight stock as I had the wood and did not want to bend the lower tang. Also, had another flat bottom forearm made for bench shooting. Not all vintage off hand rifles were pistol grip but there is an advantage to having the grip. The rifle suits my needs and is shooting great and will shoot better than I can off hand anyway. Haven't shot outside yet and still trying different ammo. So far it shoots the three types I have in hand very well at 50 feet. Eley, RWS and Wolf. The Wolf is getting it so far. It has a match chamber that engraves the bullet but still extracts a loaded round. Rich had a name for the reamer but can't recall what it is now.

Re: Winchester 1885 project completed, finally!!!!!! Paul39 #7191230 12/16/12
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7X64 Campfire Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 322 Florida Panhandle	Beautiful

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