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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2496 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Sep 22^nd, 2023 at 10:23pm	Print Post
	I won this on Gunrunner today. I couldn't resist. My first CCDST action. I have a 33-47 barre coming that might end up on it. Quote: Winchester 1885 High Wall, .30-40 cal. single shot rifle. Serial #72648, mfg. 1895. Very good condition. Cody data sheet indicates original chambering in .32WCF. Currently wears a 30” #3 weight barrel in .30 US (.30-40 Krag) cal. Barrel has excellent bore, re-blued finish, with faint address markings. Open sights removed. Target scope blocks installed. Drilled for military open sight. Frame has excellent blue. Fitted with double set triggers. Last version Winchester Scheutzen lever fitted with excellent case coloring. Forearm is missing. Butt stock has excellent smooth finish with curved rifle butt plate. Action works fine. Interesting rifle! Antique, Jack

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #1 - Sep 23^rd, 2023 at 11:51am	Print Post
	I have a HW in 32-40 Krag. 33-47 is just a bunch of weird numbers. How is that Borchardt working out? The 45-70.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2496 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #2 - Sep 23^rd, 2023 at 12:27pm	Print Post
	I have shot it 3 times, the first 2 with the Lee hollow base bullet at just over 400 gr. The first was with smokelass and the second with some old ctg Goex. The results were not that good. The last time I took it out I used the samer BP with some of Bob Zimmerman's 460 gr bullets and was shooting right around 4-5 inches at 200 yds. I tried some taper crimped and some uncrimped (the bullets would fall out) and the upcrimped ones were a bit better. On the next outing will try a slightly less taper crimp. It is coming along fine.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #3 - Sep 23^rd, 2023 at 12:33pm	Print Post
	It will be your big bore plinker? My Danish rolling block is a good camp plinker.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2496 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #4 - Sep 23^rd, 2023 at 1:46pm	Print Post
	I am still looking for a deal on a Lyman 457124. At 385 gr it might be a winner. Barrel on its way. Should be there Tuesday. I will send tracking #

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #5 - Sep 23^rd, 2023 at 7:55pm	Print Post
	The Lyman 457-124 is a good shooting bullet in most everything. Good klucker klanker.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2496 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #6 - Sep 24^th, 2023 at 9:17pm	Print Post
	I now have one on the way courtesy of eBay. I should have it by the end of the week. I will let you know how it does. Jack

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #7 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 9:34am	Print Post
	Did ya get yer new high wall yet?

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2496 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #8 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 12:28pm	Print Post
	It won’t ship until later this week. It was one of the final lots at Gunrunner. The nice lady who took my payment said they ship out by lot # and they have only 1 shipping person. Still waiting on my Amoskeag HW from the gunsmith. He said it was rechambered and the extractor fitted. It just needs the flat spring snd forend dovetails cut. I might ask for it as is and cut those myself. Two new guns to look forward to along with my latest acquisitions from the Oregon Arms show. I need a bigger bed to store them under!

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #9 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 1:29pm	Print Post
	Your newest HW has the fancy Schuetzen lever. Will you install MVA double set triggers, fit a Laudensack stock? Full blown Schuetzen rifle? Is that what the .33 barrel will be for? It's only money, Jack, and it'll keep you off the streets and out of the bars. With all shooting sports dying off and Schuetzen in particular it probably wouldn't be a wise investment. Oh what the hell, you can't take all that money with you. Live a little!

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2496 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #10 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 2:27pm	Print Post
	I don't plan on dying until Schuetzen makes a comeback.

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1301 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #11 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 7:23pm	Print Post
	Your newest HW has the fancy Schuetzen lever. Will you install MVA double set triggers? Joe, if you're referring to the high-wall that already has factory close-couple double set triggers, what's so bad about those? Bill Lawrence


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #12 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 7:33pm	Print Post
	I missed that detail. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Er uh, well uh, double sets look cooler. Knowing Jack he'll most likely use those CCDSs in one of his many other 1885s. Maybe something with a plain sporting lever. How was that for a recovery?

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2496 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #13 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 7:35pm	Print Post
	Bill, Joe just wants me to end up with a rifle like this so I am dragged to the dark side of offhand shooting. He probably wants me to ditch scopes too and shoot irons only. Jack

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Oh No Wes, I Got Another High Wall Reply #14 - Sep 27^th, 2023 at 7:55pm	Print Post
	That barrel you're getting has never been drilled and tapped....

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