mcdaniel.mac
02-24-2021, 07:30 PM
Evening cowpokes and gentlefolks, master tinkers and outhouse-stinkers (categorize yourself as you see fit!) I've made a grievous error from which, to quote the Tiger King, I am never going to financially recover. I've purchased a rifle sight unseen from a Big Box Store with no real idea what I'm purchasing.
The facts:
The rifle is an 1885 High Wall pattern rifle with a color case hardened receiver. The wood is checkered, the stocks are in the "sporter" or "hunter" style with the curved pistol grip instead of the traditional straight stock (for which my wrist is thankful). Octagonal barrel, Creedmoor tang sight with the buckhorn sight ahead of the action removed and the dovetail empty. The front sight has been replaced with a globe-type front with a spirit level attached. The marking on the bottom of the action is "CAT 10501" which is gibberish to me.
The dispute:
The rifle is tagged as a Cimarron chambered .45-65, but also marked on a second tag as .45-75 and Idid not observe the caliber marking on top myself. I know cimarron offered the .40-65 (with which I would be well content) but I can't find either an Uberti or Cimarron rifle that was offered in .45-75, and unless someone has done quite the wildcat I'm not familiar with a .45-65 Winchester. A mis-marked .45-70 would suit me just fine as well as would the ol' Teddy Roosevelt special .405 "Big Medicine" Winchester. Based on the stock and color case hardening I suspect it is either an Uberti High Wall Special Sporting Rifle.
So while I wait for the mystery box to ship, what is the most likely identity of this beast? Is there a likely caliber I've missed, and what's the best way to suggest that said retailer purchase a pair of readers for the person who listed and tagged this rifle? Bonus points for pet smokeless loads in any caliber you suggest.
The facts:
The rifle is an 1885 High Wall pattern rifle with a color case hardened receiver. The wood is checkered, the stocks are in the "sporter" or "hunter" style with the curved pistol grip instead of the traditional straight stock (for which my wrist is thankful). Octagonal barrel, Creedmoor tang sight with the buckhorn sight ahead of the action removed and the dovetail empty. The front sight has been replaced with a globe-type front with a spirit level attached. The marking on the bottom of the action is "CAT 10501" which is gibberish to me.
The dispute:
The rifle is tagged as a Cimarron chambered .45-65, but also marked on a second tag as .45-75 and Idid not observe the caliber marking on top myself. I know cimarron offered the .40-65 (with which I would be well content) but I can't find either an Uberti or Cimarron rifle that was offered in .45-75, and unless someone has done quite the wildcat I'm not familiar with a .45-65 Winchester. A mis-marked .45-70 would suit me just fine as well as would the ol' Teddy Roosevelt special .405 "Big Medicine" Winchester. Based on the stock and color case hardening I suspect it is either an Uberti High Wall Special Sporting Rifle.
So while I wait for the mystery box to ship, what is the most likely identity of this beast? Is there a likely caliber I've missed, and what's the best way to suggest that said retailer purchase a pair of readers for the person who listed and tagged this rifle? Bonus points for pet smokeless loads in any caliber you suggest.