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Make it 20
Oct 3rd, 2026 at 3:35pm
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Thanks to some recent help from our esteemed journal editor and the Tacoma match director, I now have 20 Winchester 1885 high walls. 

Year Mfg      Caliber
1914           .22 LR
1901           .22 LR
1887           .22 LR
1917           22 Hornet
unk             25 Hornet
1909           25-35
1887           256 Win
1887           30-30
1918           32 RKS
1918           32-40
1887           32-40
1918           32-40
unk             32-40
1920           32-40
1890           33-47
1886           38-55
1897           38-55
1886           38-70
1895           40-65
1887           45-90

I did end up selling 2 Ballards so hopefully I won't lose 20 years off of my lifespan by having 20 high walls.

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Reply #1 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 3:47pm
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Is your 1909 25-35 pretty much original?  Tom
  
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Reply #2 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 3:47pm
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Congrats, Jack.

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Reply #3 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 4:49pm
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Thanks Frank
Tom,
I ordered a Cody letter for the 25-35 which is a take down. Unfortunately that rifle left the factory originally as a 32-40 take down and returned a couple of years later most likely to have the 25-35 barrel fitted. It had Winchester scope blocks on it, the wider than 3/8” variety that I added. The bore is pitted but shows strong rifling. So far it shoots jacketed bullets well at 100 yds. I am experimenting with some GC cast bullets from Bull Shop.
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Reply #4 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 5:00pm
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dunno about that Ballard thing, but you will live long enough to fill in all the years that you have gaps. Unk numbers are llke wild cards in poker stand for whatever you wish.
  
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Reply #5 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 6:11pm
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We all love you Jack but I think that it's time for an intervention.
  
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Reply #6 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 8:40pm
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You should probably get one more.  Then you would have 21 and you could change your handle from bpjack to blackjack!

  
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Great idea Chris.  I probably wouldn’t stop at 21 though.  I am being a bit more selective these days though. I am a sucker for double set triggers though.
  
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Reply #8 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 10:37pm
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You need to make and peddle a calendar.
  
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Reply #9 - Oct 3rd, 2026 at 11:02pm
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I might be able to get 12 decent looking rifles from this collection.  Several are not photo worthy.
  
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Reply #10 - Oct 4th, 2026 at 9:20am
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bpjack wrote on Oct 3rd, 2026 at 10:11pm:
Great idea Chris.  I probably wouldn’t stop at 21 though.  I am being a bit more selective these days though. I am a sucker for double set triggers though.


Yeah I was thinking about that this morning.  It would be foolish to stop at 21.
  
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Reply #11 - Oct 4th, 2026 at 10:36am
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Jeeze, and I thought I had too many at 7 with another 2 receivers. Shocked
  
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Reply #12 - Oct 4th, 2026 at 10:40am
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You win! Smiley

  
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Reply #13 - Oct 4th, 2026 at 11:14am
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Well line em up and share a Pic .......
  
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Reply #14 - Oct 4th, 2026 at 11:17am
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I am not counting the crushed coil spring action I got for free. It possibly could be repaired but I use it for stock fitting.
  
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Reply #15 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 1:00pm
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bpjack wrote on Oct 4th, 2026 at 11:17am:
I am not counting the crushed coil spring action I got for free. It possibly could be repaired but I use it for stock fitting.


Stock fitting? Grin
  
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Reply #16 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 1:42pm
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When I rough in a stock to action fit which I don't do a lot of.  It was free anyway.  Steve Barber made a suggestion on how to fix it with heat directed only to the spot that needs expanding so that the entire action does not need to be re-heat treated
  
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Reply #17 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 2:28pm
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Jack did the guy who gave it to you tell you how it got crushed?

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Reply #18 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 3:13pm
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Maybe a friends' rifle went off and nailed it?
  
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Reply #19 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 3:36pm
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Looks like someone tried to unscrew it with the extractor in place.
  
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Reply #20 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 3:39pm
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It was from attempting to remove a stuck 219 Zipper barrel.  It is an action with the tunnel for the ejector so it has a very thin wall at that location.  I had to bore the barrel stub out until it was very thin and then I cut a slot in the end so I could insert an old lawnmower blade to act as a big screw driver.
  
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Reply #21 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 3:50pm
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Stuff like that usually happens when guys don't block up the receivers before putting an action wrench on to remove a very tight barrel. 
No way the receiver would collapse if it was properly blocked before attempting to remove the barrel. Those thin sidewalls are the one weak point of the 1885 actions.
  
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Reply #22 - Oct 5th, 2026 at 4:07pm
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I ended up buying a block from eBay that had been bushed but not drilled.  I use it as a filler when removing a stubborn barrel.
  
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