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Reply #15 - Dec 16th, 2019 at 12:57pm
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Leetown and Fairfax when I get a load worked out for it.
  
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Reply #16 - Dec 20th, 2019 at 8:51pm
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I received the High Wall a lot quicker than I thought so Xmas came early this year. I have spent most of this afternoon working on it. A little Kroil and JB compound and the bore shines like new. The twist of the rifling is the standard 1:16.  The bore is .313 and the groves are .323. I cast the chamber and about 1" of rifling with creosafe . No surprises there as it is still 32-40. I pulled the breach block and hammer and all is good as this rifle looks like it wasn't shot very much.
The rear sight is the standard Winchester mid-range vernier and is nice and smooth in operation. The front sight is a gold washed beaches.
All in all I am very pleased with this rifle and feel like I got more than my moneys worth.
Now to prepare 100 cases for it and wait until a little warm weather comes my way.
  
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Reply #17 - Dec 20th, 2019 at 8:58pm
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a few more pics
  
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Reply #18 - Dec 21st, 2019 at 12:48pm
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Merry Christmas, indeed!
  
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Reply #19 - Dec 21st, 2019 at 1:55pm
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Very,very nice! That’s one to be proud of and should give you many years of pleasure! Wish I had one with close coupled triggers . Mine are single, single set and double set triggers, never managed to get a close coupled set 1885.
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Reply #20 - Dec 21st, 2019 at 5:17pm
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That's a great catch.  We need a range report!

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Reply #21 - Jan 5th, 2020 at 9:22pm
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My O My that's nice!

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Reply #22 - Jan 12th, 2020 at 7:53pm
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Nice rifle and also my favorite rifle but in a 32-20
  
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Reply #23 - Jan 13th, 2020 at 4:25pm
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An update
I now have 100 cases prepped and ready (trimmed to length, run thru sizer die and flash hole uniformed) a new mold made to my specs and a breech seater made, modeled after Russ Weber's. Next is a trip to the range when the weather wants to cooperate.
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Reply #24 - Jan 13th, 2020 at 8:10pm
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pretty good lookin' seater. well done.
  
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Reply #25 - Jan 13th, 2020 at 8:43pm
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Unfortunately CF neither do I.
  
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Reply #26 - Jan 13th, 2020 at 11:08pm
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calledflyer wrote on Jan 13th, 2020 at 8:10pm:
pretty good lookin' seater. well done.
I copy really well. I have a lathe and a vertical mill and I don't always know what I am doing with them so I fake it. Have busted or dulled more than one cutter. OK quite a few.  I have 3 of Russ's seaters and now understand why he charger what he did for them. He will be missed.
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Reply #27 - Jan 15th, 2020 at 4:40pm
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I bought a Teslong bore scope and ran it thru my original Winchester High Wall. Pictures are of the crown, mid bore and the start of the rifling ahead of the chamber.

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Reply #28 - Jan 15th, 2020 at 4:57pm
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Those borescope pic's show that your rifle will definitely not be a good shooter. But, all is not lost as I'll take it off your hands. Great looking rifle with the rarest of Win trigger groups. Enjoy!!
  
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