Tom Horn

[Ground Hog]

My desire to own an 1876 began when I watched "Tom Horn" with Steve McQween as a teenager with my father. I especially remember enjoying the scene where he made the bad guys "dance" with his 76. Oh well, the things one remembers from their youth. Does anyone know were I could get a copy on DVD? I haven't watched it in years and my teenage daughter, who is a big 76 fan from watching Eric Close play Vin Tanner on the Mag 7 TV show, has never seen it. I'd really like to sit down with her and watch it again. I found a chopped up sounded over part of it on youtube that made me want to "get a rope" There ought to be a law against such an outrage.

Ground Hog

[ndnchf]

I haven't seen it in years.  Despite the many hollywood-isms in it, including using the '76, its one of my favorites.  There is scene that always makes me chuckle whenever I think abut it.  Tom is at a banquet in his honor, sitting at a long outdoor table.  A waiter places a lobster in front of Tom.  He stares at it with a puzzled look.  Then glances around at the others who are digging in.  His host, John Coble (I think thats his name) sees the puzzled look on Tom's face and says "What's the matter Tom?".  After a moments hesitation, Tom leans over and say's " I never ate a bug that big before".   

Great film!

[ndnchf]

A quick search finds it available at Amazon:

ttp://www.amazon.com/Tom-Horn-Steve-McQueen/dp/B0008ENHUS

[Ground Hog]

Thanks Ndnchf

Found some even cheaper on E-bay, although I'm a little leary about buying used.

Ground Hog

[Grizzly Adams]

I haven't seen it in years.  Despite the many hollywood-isms in it, including using the '76, its one of my favorites.  There is scene that always makes me chuckle whenever I think abut it.  Tom is at a banquet in his honor, sitting at a long outdoor table.  A waiter places a lobster in front of Tom.  He stares at it with a puzzled look.  Then glances around at the others who are digging in.  His host, John Coble (I think thats his name) sees the puzzled look on Tom's face and says "What's the matter Tom?".  After a moments hesitation, Tom leans over and say's " I never ate a bug that big before".   

Great film!

Great line, and one of my favorite flicks!

[evodude]

Funny you should topic Tom Horn, I just bought the dvd on eBay last month! Steve McQueen, now theres an actor, one of my favorites, too bad he had to check out early. He's shooting a '76 in 45-60 Win. in the movie, but historically, Ive read that that wasnt the rifle Tom Horn carried. I think it would REALLY hurt to be shot in the foot with one, non the less...!

[Longhunter]

I Have a book titled Firearms of the American West  1866 to 1894. There is a picture of the rifle Tom Horn gave to Wyoming rancher C.B. Irwin shortly before his execution.  It is a picture of a winchester 94 in .30-30. if any of you have the book it is on page 219.           
                   Longhunter......

[Tjackstephens]

I have read in several places that the 30/30 was the rifle that Tom Horn used. TJ

[evodude]

The movie Tom Horn probably, albiet in a lesser way, did for the ' ;)76 what Dirty Harry did for the .44 S&W!! That '76 of McQueen's knocked down tree limbs as proficiently as Harry's .44 turned over cars- and he never missed a chew!

[Rowdy Fulcher]

Howdy Pards
Didn't Tom use a 76 in his earlier days, and then as we do today buy something else that's flatter shooting

[Grizzly Adams]

Here's a little read regarding Tom Horn and his rifles.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/staley/tom_horn.htm

[Hobie]

Here's a little read regarding Tom Horn and his rifles.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/staley/tom_horn.htm

Yes, OD has the correct info. 

[rustyrelx]

Tom Horn was a man hunter and he certainly would have used the most efficient rifle that was available at the time. He had been a man hunter for a long time...And it certainly would have been a repeating rifle as this is a dangerous profession. Even as a youth he lived with Apache and learned their habits.

[rustyrelx]

Al Sieber owned and used a 76 in 45-75. He was one of the men that trained Tom Horn