I don't shoot this one much,,,my eyes aren't as good as they used to be so with the iron (Marble) sights its a challange
but I had fun the other day and managed to get pretty close to the bulls-eye
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I don't shoot this one much,,,my eyes aren't as good as they used to be so with the iron (Marble) sights its a challange
but I had fun the other day and managed to get pretty close to the bulls-eye
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Last edited by atr; 03-02-2013 at 07:10 AM. Reason: spelling
Good shootin old gun...
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like the pic of the little cabin!
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By the looks of that target, I'd say your eyes are pretty darn good !
Can we see pics of the rifle? I love old lever guns!
Pretty darn good shooting! I can`t read the small writing, what was the load used?
Love the cabin pic.
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tiwinmon,,,
Lyman mold #311291 / about 180gr / sized 0.310
28 gr / Win 748
I think I just dribbled on the key board! That rifle is just soooo SWEEEET!
What a beautiful rifle! I'm jealous!
Ooooh! Love that Octagon barreled rifle. Good shooting- I'd have to have a tang peep in order to shoot that well with any rifle. Can't see the barrel mounted one's well at all. Too bad you can't use it on the Vashon Blacktails-- Mom and Dad can't keep them away from the roses!
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^^^ THAT ^^^ is one handsome rifle you got thereOriginally Posted by atr
I'm pleased as punch to see it was the Lyman 311291, as I just bought a vintage Lyman Ideal 311291, and I have some 748, now I just need a rifle like yours
pipehand
yea,,,I like that old Octagon barrel too....nice solid piece of steel
At one time I was thinking of putting on a Tang Sight, but after consulting with a couple of experts who advised me that doing so would lessen the value of the rifle, I decided to make do with the original sights....a real challange for my eyes !
what is really nice about this rifle is the beautiful fit-up of the wood stock and forearm to the metal....tight and clean.
atr
Last edited by atr; 02-26-2013 at 04:57 PM.
BEAUTIFUL example! And it shoots as good as it looks. I've used similar loads in my 30-30s, 25.0-30.0 grains of WW-748 under Lyman #311291.
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Now that rifle was made for cast only shootin!! Very nice!
Sweet old rifle, thanks for posting the pics.
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yes,,,it is a very sweet old rifle,,,,my Dad bought it after the second world war....$25.00 dollars for the rifle and 6 boxes of 30-30...I remember Dad telling me that $25.00 was alot of money back then. I still have those boxes of cartridges....
Dad used to let me take the rifle out deer hunting when I first started to hunt....lots of memories....this rifle stays in the family
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atr
atr, why did the "experts" suggest the value would be harmed? The tang is factory drilled and tapped for a tang sight. I have tang sights on both of my old long barrelled 1894 rifles.
Duke
Duke,
the tang on this rifle was never drilled and tapped
atr
Very nice.. My dad bought a 94, in 1950.. Manufactured that year also.. Unfortunately, it was involved in an accident which it had to have the stock replaced.. so it no longer matches the forearm.. I plan to replace both, so they will be matching again.. Great shooter.. I too, have good memories using that rifle for hunting...
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atr, I'll be darned, I wonder when they stopped doing that? I have 4 1894's, one made in 1911 and the rest in the 20's. All have a single small hole tapped in the tang behind the hammer with a filler plug screw in it. The bolt that goes through the tang to hold the stock is the rear bolt for the Lyman and Marble's tang sights.
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