Filled my hand

[Forty Rod]

From the introduction of B. Tyler Henry's repeating rifle in 1860 and up to and including Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Medicine" in 1895, Winchester made eight basic lever action rifle designs.

As of about 1:00 pm today, and after 25 years ans three days, I have an example of each one.

Henry (EMF .44-40)

1866 (EMF .44-40)

1873 (Allen Arms .44-40...the first one Christmas 1982)

1876 (Chaparral .45-60...new today)

1886 (Browning .45-70)

1892 (EMF .45 Colt)

1894 (Winchester .30-30)

1895 (Browning .30-40 U. S. Krag)

All are full rifles and only the '95 has a round barrel.

Two are at the gunsmith's and as soon as I get all 8 back at one time I'll take pictures and put them where you can see them.

Howzat for a cool Christmas?

[Curley Cole]

Rod

Here ya are braggin' all over again over here on this here wire, and I have to go thru the dang effort of tellin ya how lucky ya are and that yer gonna have to give me a safe tour just like I did for you on that other wire .....blah blah blah....<g>

I know you been workin on this for some time, and congrats. It is like when I got the 1995-O Morgan Dollar to complet out a date set. (and that dollar is worth about 8-10 times what Phyl paid for it then....

Good goin, and anxious to see yer "Full Set"

Curley

[Sod Buster]

Congratulations, Forty Rod!

[Tensleep]

Good goin' 40T, now I wanna see tha guncart ya carry all o' 'em on 

[Wymore Wrangler]

Congratulations Forty Rod....

[Forty Rod]

I'm working on the cart now.  1500 cc VW engine, three speed stick, solid oak.  Having trouble getting it small enough to fit in the trunk of my Chevy Cavalier, though.

[litl rooster]

   You own a Cavilier?   Now your really Braggin   Can't wait for the Virtual tour of the Rifles

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Congratulations, 40. You gonna shoot that '76?
As a side note, I gave my friend his copy of your book last night. He was surprised and quite happy to have it.......Buck

[Forty Rod]

Congratulations, 40. You gonna shoot that '76?

Shoot it?  No.  I'm gonna put it muzzle up in the umbrella stand and stick a daffodil down the bore. 

WHADDA YOU, ON DRUGS OR SOMETHIN'? 

Of course I'm gonna shoot it.  Got 20 smokeless loads coming from Lefty at Lefty's Leather and will get some dies so I can get Cliffhanger or Old Scout or Rowdy or someone not ME to load BP.

As a side note, I gave my friend his copy of your book last night. He was surprised and quite happy to have it.......Buck

Thanks.  I hope he enjoys it.  Let me know.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Congrats, pard.

Slim (what's envious) 

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Slim's pard Jeff is envious, too!

Congrats!

[Dick Dastardly]

Congratulations.  The start of a fine collection.

I'm especially envious of that 86.

DD-DLoS

[Forty Rod]

I surely lucked into the '86, Dick. 

I had been looking on-line and had just asked some friends in the business to see if they could find me one.  Posted on line and had it delivered to my FFL guy just over a week later...and at a bargain of a price.  All others I'd seen were at least $400 more, some a lot more than that.

Now if I can just get the '73 and the '94 back from the smith I'll be able to take some pictures and show off a bit.