Buckshot Bear Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1873 - 2023 ....... a rifle that was designed a 150 years ago and they still feels amazing every time I handle one. They would have been some kick arse equipment back in the day to have on hand. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.D. BLACK Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 2 minutes ago, E.D. BLACK said: As a home machinest......just amazes me the work they did on the machinery of the era. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 You may enjoy this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 56 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: As a home machinest......just amazes me the work they did on the machinery of the era. ..... espescially when you realise that machines of the day were hand cranked/powered / pedal powered / water wheel driven and/or steam driven ....... ........ and with that type of equipment Uncle J.M.Browning designed and prototyped the 1887 LeverAction shotgun in a fortnight ..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 31 minutes ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ..... espescially when you realise that machines of the day were hand cranked/powered / pedal powered / water wheel driven and/or steam driven ....... ........ and with that type of equipment Uncle J.M.Browning designed and prototyped the 1887 LeverAction shotgun in a fortnight ..... And no halogen lighting, HSS or carbide tooling or digital readouts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: As a home machinest......just amazes me the work they did on the machinery of the era. They built trains too!! That always amazed me!! People sure weren’t stupid back then! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 When I had my Parker shotgun apart, I took the receiver up and showed it to my neighbor who was a trained machinist. He was in total awe at the clock-like machining and fit and finish displayed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 a fortnight huh , that is a lot quicker than i might have imagined , but then he had some other previous work to draw on i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I am amazed at the Pocked Watches they made back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/model-1873/current/model-1873-150th-anniversary.html Or this one from 2016 - Winchester's 150th. https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/model-1873/past/model-1873-150th-commemorative.html Edited January 21 by Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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