40-65 rolling block?

[barnabus]

Was the original rolling block ever chambered in 40-65?

[marlinman93]

Not that I've ever seen. But it is a caliber many have been rebarreled to over the years. I have two in .40-65 I've built, and it's a caliber and gun combo I love for long range shooting.

https://i.imgur.com/pHxmrLUl.jpg

[358429]

Marlinman93 I like the look of that rifle especially the sights.

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[kootne]

Those old timers at the gun companies didn't ever want to give each other much of any credit. What we call the 40/65 started out as the 40/60 Marlin. Winchester wasn't about to put Marlins name on their gun so they retagged it the 40/65 WCF. both shot a 260-265 gr. bullet. Remington took the Sharps 40/70 2.5 and put it in their #3 Hepburn model and called it the 40/65 (different in every way from the Win/Marlin ctdge), I don't think it was a standard chambering in the #1 Rolling block but I wouldn't bet it never happened.

[marlinman93]

Those old timers at the gun companies didn't ever want to give each other much of any credit. What we call the 40/65 started out as the 40/60 Marlin. Winchester wasn't about to put Marlins name on their gun so they retagged it the 40/65 WCF. both shot a 260-265 gr. bullet. Remington took the Sharps 40/70 2.5 and put it in their #3 Hepburn model and called it the 40/65 (different in every way from the Win/Marlin ctdge), I don't think it was a standard chambering in the #1 Rolling block but I wouldn't bet it never happened.

The Winchester .40-65 was indeed a copy of the predecessor Marlin .40-60, but the two used different diameter bullets. The Marlin usually runs about .003" smaller than the Winchester copy.

[marlinman93]

Marlinman93 I like the look of that rifle especially the sights.

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Thanks! I built this gun using an original octagon top Remington Sporting Rifle receiver that I traded into with a friend. Wood for the stocks were a gift from another friend, and the engraved, skeletonized buttplate a gift form yet another friend. The Roller got away from me for years, when I traded it on an engraved Ballard barreled action, foolishly. It went through several hands, and eventually ended up with a friend of mine. He promised if he ever sold it, he'd give me first dibs, which he did finally.
Rear long range sight is a Lee Shaver, and globe front with spirit level is an old Winchester I think? Really don't recall for sure?

[Boz330]

I had an old Douglas 18 twist 40-65 barrel so I got a Swedish 8MM roller for an action and some Treebone wood and built this to hunt deer with. It has taken several with my home made BP.

Bob

[Harleysboss]

287927My 40-65 came as a project with John Taylor barreling a #5 action with a lone star rifle co. 28”x1” barrel. I took over an did the wood work. The wood is a Treebone “plain” maple set.

[Dusty Ed]

My 40-65 was a Mexican 7mm Spanish , I got 2 of them from a Bar we were renovating , so I decided turn one into shilouette rifle , I found Ron Snover at that time he lived about 20 miles from me
He made the barrel from scratch and did all of the metal work, I ordered a stock set from TREEBONE and did the wood work myself ,this was about 25 years ago ,it was and still is a great shooter, I sold it my shooting Buddy TED , he shoots at least once a week and at our monthly BUFFALO RIFLE MATCH[ATTACH=CONFIG]288086