1871 Mauser.

[Col4570]

This is a 1871 Mauser rebareled to 45.70 using the original furniture and a ex 22rf stock.

[flinter62]

Interesting rifle wish i had my 1871 back.

[fouronesix]

Col4570,
Good looking rifle! Seems set up for hunting and would do very well for that.

Last one of those types I shot was at least 15 years ago. I think the fellow who owned it was trying to make a "poor man's" 458 Win Mag out of it- loaded with way too much poop and I didn't trust it nor the brass.

I imagine with reasonable trapdoor up to Winchster 86 loads with a good bullet it would be the bee's knees.

[Desertbuck]

Nice looking rifle col4570 it looks like a good shooter too. have you tried BP in it?



[QUOTE] fouronesix
Last one of those types I shot was at least 15 years ago. I think the fellow who owned it was trying to make a "poor man's" 458 Win Mag out of it- loaded with way too much poop and I didn't trust it nor the brass.

[Ed in North Texas]

Excellent job. I haven't gotten to shoot my 71/84 yet, but looking at the muzzle I suspect I'm going to want to have it counter-bored - doesn't look quite symmetrical (assuming cleaning rod wear). But it might shoot just fine - one never knows about such things until tried.

Ed

[uscra112]

One of the most under-appreciated rifles in the world, I think. So far advanced over the primitive Trapdoor that the USA was using at the same time. Bought one that is virtually new at a gun show about 15 years ago, for peanuts. Why they don't bring the kind of money that Trapdoors do today still amazes me.