Hi folks

I just purchased one of the Japanese made Winchester High Walls.
It is the "trapper" model in 30-40 Krag.    The receiver and action
are drilled and tapped.  I would like to put a scope on this rifle.
However, as far as I have been able to find, the scope bases are
for octagonal barrels.    

Does anyone know of some scope bases that would work on this
rifle ?   (pics enclosed)

thanks kindly,  Chris




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Have you fired that rifle?  I have a full-sized Uberti in .30/40 and with loads that duplicate the original (220 grain jacketed @ 2,000 fps) it is a real adventure.  But just imagine yourself crawling over a blowdown and going after a moose with that in your hand!

Chris

Browning made the Model 78 eith either an octagonal or a heavy round barrel and supplied their copy of a Redfield style 2-piece base with the rear mount on the reciever and the forward one on the barrel.

Don't know the diameter of your barrel at the front base but can measure my 78 barrel to see how close it is when I get home tonight.  From your photo it looks like your barrel is very similar to the weight and diameter of my round barrel .30-06 barrel at the the location of the front base.  If this is the case, you shold be able to use any base listed for the round barrel Browning Model 78.

Bill

Chris, your rifle is a Winchester-marked version of the Browning 1885, not the earlier B-78.  There are some differences, mostly internal, but barrel diameter may be on the list with your short barrel version.  Your best bet is to get the barrel diameter at the sight base, and the hole spacing, both in thousandths of an inch, and have a competent gunsmith pick out a set of Weaver bases for it.   

David
Montezuma, IA

16.5 inches

My book about 1885 Winchesters say the "lightweight carbine" low walls
were 15 inches.   But our laws frown on that number.



When I first saw these for sale I thought they were just a figment of someone's
imagination and a spin-off of the 1894 "Trapper".   But after I read John Campell's
book and saw that the "lightweight carbine" looked very much like these later
era 1885 "trapper" carbines, the rifle suddenly became more appealing.  I don't
like the cheesey gold blade on the front sight, but I do like the fact it is drilled
and tapped for a scope.   Should be a very handy rifle for hunting, especially out
of a vehicle.  32 inches overall length.

dxr

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Waterman, it looks to me like a sticker on the barrel.  If you look closely, the texture is different on either side of the writing, and you can just barely make out what I think is an edge.  I hope...   

David
Montezuma, IA

Here's a better pic of the sticker that is on these rifles.
My Traditional Hunter had it on there too.




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Chris

Diameter of my barrel at the rear screw hole for the forward mount is 0.970.  Hole spacing is 0.510.

The Browning bases are a copy of the Redfield/Leupold type.

Bill