Conejo Kid #51342 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Selling a Winchester 1897 Model E Takedown made in 1936. The gun was completely reworked by T.L (Terry Miller) of Cowboys and Indian Store about 3 years ago. Barrel cut to 20 inches, new large front bead. Action job. Forcing cone recut to reduce recoil. Stock shortened to 13 1/2 inches and recoil pad added. The gun has been my main match gun for the past 2 + years and has operated flawlessly (except for me sometimes). I typically shoot about 6 to 7 multi day matches per year plus a couple of club shoots. Probably about 20 matches on this reworked gun. The gun has about 10% of the bluing left. Strange thing is the exterior has seen a lot of wear but the action appears to have little wear and the bolt to action side play is minimal. It appears the gun (orginally a 30 inch barrel) was used as a hunting gun having been shot a couple times per year and then stashed in the corner of the house or cabin. Besides the bluing which is mostly gone or turned to a brown pantena, the other flaws are: 1. Minor nicks in the stock. 2. Some pitting of the barrel. 3. Minor crack in the stock "wrist" area about 1 inch long which has always been there. I've never taken the stock off the gun and I'm not sure if the crack was repaired or the crack is just superficial. Price is $550 plus shipping your FFL dealer. Photos below. Conejo http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq22/cdgarlock/020.jpg http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq22/cdgarlock/027.jpg http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq22/cdgarlock/026.jpg http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq22/cdgarlock/025.jpg http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq22/cdgarlock/023.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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