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blackpowder Junior Member Offline Posts: 87 Location: Blooming Valley PA Joined: Jul 20^th, 2018	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #15 - Dec 17^th, 2018 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	nice rifle collection you have there. i'm slowly catching up to you! do you shoot yours much?


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DWT1885 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: New Jersey Joined: Nov 25^th, 2010	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #16 - Dec 17^th, 2018 at 8:07pm	Print Post
	Thanks. Now with Old Man Winter coming in, I don't make it to the range as much as I would like. It seems the older I get, the more that cold weather affects me. Dale.

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #17 - Dec 17^th, 2018 at 8:25pm	Print Post
	Dale I can't agree more myself and Jack Hughes used to walk on frozen mud puddles to go out and hang Targets for weekly year round practice sessions. Those days for the both of us are now no longer doable.

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blackpowder Junior Member Offline Posts: 87 Location: Blooming Valley PA Joined: Jul 20^th, 2018	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #18 - Dec 17^th, 2018 at 9:03pm	Print Post
	I am very lucky to have a man cave/gun/shooting room in my garage. heated all the time with a window and bench with steel targets from 25 to 140 yards. I shoot probably at least once a week and some on the weekends. it only took me 60 years to get it


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #19 - Dec 17^th, 2018 at 9:17pm	Print Post
	Blackpowder is the temp. difference from being inside your warm man cave to shooting outide the window creating any issues? I have heard it creates some unwanted mirage issues especially so if one is using a Scope.

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blackpowder Junior Member Offline Posts: 87 Location: Blooming Valley PA Joined: Jul 20^th, 2018	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #20 - Dec 17^th, 2018 at 9:41pm	Print Post
	not that anyone has noticed, but then again probably 99% of the shooting is open or peep /tang sights. I build custom flintlocks in that room and that is what it was originally set up for as far as shooting goes, a little bit of handguns and now the high walls. now and then somebody want to shoot their CF. really the only problem, if you would call it that, is the prevailing wind blows the smoke back in your face, so you better like the smell of black powder


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #21 - Dec 17^th, 2018 at 9:55pm	Print Post
	Thanks you Sir I have heard some with the same type of setup have to use a small fan during the winter months and why I asked.

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oodmoff Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Location: colorado springs Joined: Jan 12^th, 2009	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #22 - Dec 18^th, 2018 at 2:46pm	Print Post
	Beautiful rifles, thank you both for sharing. One day I hope to have a vintage 1885! Save....save....save..


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blackpowder Junior Member Offline Posts: 87 Location: Blooming Valley PA Joined: Jul 20^th, 2018	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #23 - Dec 18^th, 2018 at 4:36pm	Print Post
	oodmoff wrote on Dec 18^th, 2018 at 2:46pm: Beautiful rifles, thank you both for sharing. One day I hope to have a vintage 1885! Save....save....save.. ha ha!!!! problem is, one won't be enough


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flint45 Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Nov 18^th, 2018	Re: My favorite Rifle - The Model 1885. Reply #24 - Dec 19^th, 2018 at 8:34pm	Print Post
	Those are some fine looking rifles. I have yet to acquire a 1885 maybe someday I want one in .32-40.


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