Buckshot Bear Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.D. BLACK Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, E.D. BLACK said: As a home machinest......just amazes me the work they did on the machinery of the era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 You may enjoy this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 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 ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I am amazed at the Pocked Watches they made back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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