The all blue model, has tang sight. It's unfired in the box, what's the going rate?


Thanks Rob

Rob, If it is chambered for 45/90 it most likely is a recent limited run of the Browning BPCR Creedmore model. One major retailer has it listed for over $2,200. Yes 45/70 ammo could be fired in the rifle, however it was designed for the 45/90 black powder cartridge and the regular use of the shorter round in a match grade rifle has nothing to recommend it. It would be the equivalent of feeding a steady diet of 22 shorts to an olympic grade target rifle chambered for 22lr, in other words it might not cause permanent damage but it would not provide performance anywhere near the arm's potential. Brass for loading the 45/90 is available but becasue of it's capacity it does not lend itself to loads with smokeless powder. It is designed for Black Powder Cartridge Rifle competition and is capable of exceptional long range performance in that application. It will deliver 10's and X's at 1000yds if you can stand the recoil (500gr bullets launched at 1200+fps), read the wind, and break the trigger clean.

Check on Gunbroker or Guns America, both have several of the newly made Winchesters listed, ranging widely in price.  The new Winchester Creedmore's have a heavier barrel, shotgun butt, and the same tang sights that the Browning BPCR's had...same gun, same factory, different name stamped on the barrel.

I suspect that .45-90 would make a nice elk/moose rifle, but with that crescent buttplate will get your undivided attention if you shoulder it wrong, just once!  If you want a .45-70, several are listed on these two sites, and for a good bit less than the asking price for the .45-90's.  I have a Browning marked version in .45-70, 28" full octagon barrel, that is set up with a Marble's tang sight, weighs a tad over 8 pounds.  Nice little hunting rifle, with a case full of Swiss 1 1/2 black powder and a 405 grain flat-nosed lead bullet.

Greg