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Winchester 1885 High Wall in .40-82 WCF
Jun 26th, 2016 at 4:17pm
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Since I posted about the Ballard Pacific that I just bought I might as well list this Winchester 1885 High Wall in .40-82 WCF which was the last rifle I bought before the Ballard.  What can I say?  It's an addiction ... right?

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Reply #1 - Jun 26th, 2016 at 7:42pm
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Reverend, I like each of yer shootin' irons. Those are perfect for having a good time with. 
I never owned a Ballard, but I've been through a good batch of those Winchesters.
  
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Reply #2 - Jun 27th, 2016 at 4:43am
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Thanks ... I kind of like them a lot myself!  I have this Winchester HW in .40-82, a HW in .32-40, another HW that is being rebuilt into 38-55 (it was a sporterized 222R varmint rifle), and a low wall in .22 WCF.  I have another Ballard in .32-40, 4 different rolling blocks, a Trapdoor, a German Schuetzen and a German break barrel sporter (both in 9.5x47R) and a number of Winchester and Marlin lever actions.  There is even the odd muzzle-loader to round things out.  You can never have quite enough!
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Reply #3 - Jun 27th, 2016 at 8:55am
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Sound like you need a couple of Hepburns, some Stevens, and maybe a Frank Wesson or two!
Maybe a Flobert and a couple of Rugers.

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Reply #4 - Jun 28th, 2016 at 3:16am
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I've lusted after a Hepburn for years too, but haven't found one yet that I could afford or liked the looks of.  Years ago I had a customer bring in a pair of Hepburns that they were selling from an estate and they wanted an appraisal.  They were GORGEOUS!  About 95% each with perfect bores.  I would have loved to have bought them, but I had to tell them honestly that they were WAY beyond my pay grade.  They were selling them as a pair too, since they were family guns that were originally bought by two brothers in the family that were avid target shooters.  I still think of those to beautiful guns and wish ... if only ...
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I have a friend that collects Stevens single shots and maybe one day I can talk him out of one of them, but again his are all high grade and high condition guns and beyond my reach.  I can ask him to watch for a "shooter" for me though that wouldn't be up to his collection standards?  Hmmm ... got me thinking now ...

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Rebel wrote on Jun 27th, 2016 at 8:55am:
Sound like you need a couple of Hepburns, some Stevens, and maybe a Frank Wesson or two!
Maybe a Flobert and a couple of Rugers.

Aaron

  

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Reply #5 - Jun 28th, 2016 at 7:28am
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Al - Nice rifle. Looks like it will clean up to look good. Definitely worthy of any refinishing help you give it. One of my Hepburn actions was in similar condition and is now a 'looker' as well as a shooter. Not sure that crescent butt-plate will be very 'shoulder-friendly' for many shots with a full 40-82 load.  Sad

Got a picture of a 40-82WCF round next to a 40-65 or 32-40 you can post? Would be nice to see a side-by-side comparison picture.
  

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Reply #6 - Jun 28th, 2016 at 12:14pm
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Reverend, I know what you feel about the rifles that are out of reach. I've been able to get a few that were better than decent looking, but have been more concerned with the mechanical aspects- safe shooting condition with a good barrel. 
Or, like some of 'em, refinished by old time guys and below collector's grade. 
The ability to shoot 'em without worry about a scratch is gratifying. But, I'd like to have a sweet original Hepburn myself.
Or a Ballard, etc., etc...........
  
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Reply #7 - Jun 29th, 2016 at 3:49am
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I have a few "old time" cartridges that I can put side by side for comparison ... now if I can just remember to dig them out ... and find my digital camera ...

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SSShooter wrote on Jun 28th, 2016 at 7:28am:
Al - Nice rifle. Looks like it will clean up to look good. Definitely worthy of any refinishing help you give it. One of my Hepburn actions was in similar condition and is now a 'looker' as well as a shooter. Not sure that crescent butt-plate will be very 'shoulder-friendly' for many shots with a full 40-82 load.  Sad

Got a picture of a 40-82WCF round next to a 40-65 or 32-40 you can post? Would be nice to see a side-by-side comparison picture.

  

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... now if I can just remember to dig them out ... and find my digital camera ...
Still waiting for the pictures of the two 9.5x47R rifles!  Wink
  
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Reply #9 - Jun 29th, 2016 at 2:11pm
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Oy ... so many things to do ... and so few neurons still firing in my old brain so that I can remember them all ...

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... now if I can just remember to dig them out ... and find my digital camera ...
Still waiting for the pictures of the two 9.5x47R rifles!  Wink

  

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Reply #10 - Jun 30th, 2016 at 1:56am
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Al,
Nice looking hi-wall, I considered one in that caliber, changed horses in the middle of the stream and built a Hepburn instead, it's not finished yet, maybe when the snow flies...
I'm glad to hear someone else referring to this as an addiction, I have it, started with bolt guns, but anyone can build a bolt gun... single shots take a true craftsman to make... (I say this to irk a fellow smith)  I'm beginning to think I may need to look for a gun's anonymous org. - ever have that fleeting thought? Wink  just for grins, my recent hi-wall project went down in size to a 38-72...  using one of Ron's gain twist barrels.
  

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Reply #11 - Jun 30th, 2016 at 10:25pm
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An addiction for sure, but don't worry.
You're with friends here
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Reply #12 - Jul 1st, 2016 at 12:06pm
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Phew ... thank goodness I'm not alone!

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An addiction for sure, but don't worry.
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Reply #13 - Jul 1st, 2016 at 12:08pm
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I like oddball calibres and enjoy having something a bit different than the rest of the "herd" so the .40-82 WCF appealed to me.  That and the fact that I already had a set of .40-82 WCF RCBS dies and a suitable mould ...  (I had an 1886 in .40-82 WCF a few years ago, but kept all the accessories when I sold the rifle.  Regret selling that one too ...)

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Al,
Nice looking hi-wall, I considered one in that caliber, changed horses in the middle of the stream and built a Hepburn instead, it's not finished yet, maybe when the snow flies...
I'm glad to hear someone else referring to this as an addiction, I have it, started with bolt guns, but anyone can build a bolt gun... single shots take a true craftsman to make... (I say this to irk a fellow smith)  I'm beginning to think I may need to look for a gun's anonymous org. - ever have that fleeting thought? Wink  just for grins, my recent hi-wall project went down in size to a 38-72...  using one of Ron's gain twist barrels.   

  

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Reply #14 - Jul 1st, 2016 at 5:24pm
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Dam , all I got is a winchester bullet mold in .40-82. Never did get a rifle.  Dam
  
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