Tom Bullweed

Standard 1873 barrels were 20 and 24.25. Winchester adds said that barrels could be custom ordered at $1 per inch, up to 32" per RL Wilson's Winchester book. This looks like a 22". The buttplate looks like a rifle, not a carbine. The forearm looks too short for a 24.25.

Winchester 1873 .32 WCF made in 1890, shot in one CAS match per year. Remington Model 1878 'Lifter'

Least: Trouble Along the Way, Jet Pilot Favorite Westerns: Bs of the 1930s Favorite non-Westerns: Hellfighters, Reap the Wind

It seems to sit lower on the belt than a Slim Jim and has a finger trigger cutout only on the face. Finding various angles.

Making a holster for a buddy (not yet a cowboy shooter). He wants me to recreate Gus McRea's crossdraw holster for the 1847 Colt Walker. Looking for images.

Ol #4, I might be interested in the other.

What do gas prices have to do with the goods we buy? The semi-rig is diesel. Most farm and logging equipment is diesel. Locomotives are diesel. Ain't seen much movement in diesel prices yet.

I have to if the hood folks at Ruger know what a miss they made on this.

I shot a Remington 1878 'Lifter' sxs for a couple of years. The unlock tab raised instead of swiveling which put the hammers close together. I miss that old double gun.

My experience is based on drop-in cylinder conversions. The .44 to .45 Colt work pretty well since the bore diameters are very close. For the same reason, a .32 S&W Long conversion of a .31 cal c&b revolver works pretty well. I have not worked with a .36 to .38 Special conversion but understand that hollowbase bullets are required to fill the larger .36 bore.

And Joe !

Most anything made before 1955. From B-westerns to Film Noir to musicals to war movies.

I am still working and quite busy, but I have finally reloaded every piece of brass that I own. I still have good reading materials. If I get bored I can pull the bullets, recast the bullets and reload the cases.

I would think that moisture trapped between the existing wood and composite overlay would expedite rot and mold.

Steven's sxs shotguns are built like tanks. I started with a 311. The locking tab between the barrels will slow many shooters. The 511 is very difficult to break down (to me). A Stoeger or Baikal is a good $400 option.