1880's gun room

[Deadeye Don]

I am not sure where Buck lives ,  but I sure cant imagine having such nice firearms hanging on my wall without 24/7 armed guards walking around the premises.   Really nice collection Buck.

[Black Powder]

I think a lot of us old f@#*^ have a lot in common.

No kiddin'!  Those anti-gunners have us all wrong.  We're as normal as can be  .

I love this stuff.

Thanks for sharing.

BP

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Howdy!

Curley Cole, those trains are a great extra touch!

[Curley Cole]

SHB,

Ya that is what keeps me sane..I bought that to pacify my train nut. I also have a Bachman G Virginia and Truckee I bring out and put under the Christmas tree..If I were to allow myself even a small layout....well, you see where the "I will just get one more gun" mindset takes you...I would be really in the poor house then...

thanks for noticing it...It is a cool little loco
curley

[Dusty Ed]

Howdy Buck & Curley
Great Stuff.
You both have a beautiful lay outs.
Hey Buck what kind of hide is that covering your sofa
I will try to post a couple of pictures of my Cowboy Room.
Dusty Ed

[Drayton Calhoun]

You might be able to buy some lumber from a farmer who is tearing down his old barn.  That lumber CAN be pricey, however, if the yuppies around you are trying to decorate.  I think it also has to be soaked or treated if a large quantity is to be used to get rid of any insect presence. (Interior walls - like an 1880s gun room.  )  Not to mention ... old barns being remodeled aren't exactly on every corner. 

Gotta chuckle at that, the house I grew up in was built from lumber taken from a barn built before the Civil War. When my Dad had it torn down, he gave the lumbe away to the demo crew!

[Buck Stinson]

Dusty Ed,
That's the robe off a buffalo I shot with one of those 1876 Winchester carbines you see hanging on the wall above the roll top desk.  It's actually laying on the handrail of the banister.

[Dusty Ed]

Thanks Buck
That is a really a nice robe.
I have a reproduction a of a 1876 in 45-60, it is the most accurate lever action I have or shot, it was made by Uberti.
What bullet and charge did you shoot that Buff with.
Dusty Ed

[Buck Stinson]

I have several guns in all four of the 1876 calibers and I've shot buffalo with all of them, except for the .40-60.  The buffalo that this robe came from was shot with a carbine in .45-75.  Since all of my guns are originals, I like shooting ammunition that is the same as the original factory specs.  I have RCBS dies in these four calibers, but much prefer the original Winchester loading tools and bullet molds.  They simply make better ammo than the modern dies.  All of my original tools date back to the late 1870 to mid 1880 period.   Again, I load to the same specs as the orginal factory ammunition, so the .45-75 ammo I used on this animal was a 350 grain solid lead, mixed 16 to 1 lead/tin ratio.  I use Federal 210 large rifle primers, 72 grains of 2F black (either Goex or Elephant) with a card wad between powder and bullet.  Most of my original rifles and carbines in .45-60 and .45-75 have a bore size of .458, so this is what I size my bullets at.  If you're doing a lot of shooting during a day at the range, be sure your bullet lube is a good one.  It's hard to tell on a carbine because of the small muzzle crown, but on an octagon barreled rifle, the flat on the muzzle should have a slick, greasy star pattern on it from the black powder fowling.  If it does, your lube is just right.   This makes for a lot of shooting and easy cleaning at the end of the day.  Anyone who bit%&es about how hard it is to clean black powder out of a Winchester, doesn't know much about the guns they shoot or how to clean them.   Blackpowder is the ONLY way to have fun with these guns.  I've shot 3 buffalo with the .45-75, 3 with the .50 Express and 1 with the .45-60.  (I won't do that again.)   Hope this will help.

[Skeeter Lewis]

Sourdough, I agree. Tongue and groove looks great. Beat it up and stain it.

Buck, I'm in awe of your collection. Would be great to see some closeups of those rigs....

[Buck Stinson]

Skeeter,
I don't have but just a few photos up so far, but you can go to my web site at www.oldwestreproductions.com and click on "Photo Gallery".  Each photo has a description of the item shown.  I will be adding more items from the colection as time goes by.  Hope you enjoy.

Adios,
Buck

[Dead I]

I had a neat gunroom once.  It was my living room wall.  It was covered with wonderful Civil War carbines.  One day I came home to find my front door kicked in.

They were gone.

Today my collected resides in safes.  What a drag.

[Dusty Ed]

Howdy Pards
Here is a few pictures of my 1880's Cowboy Room.
I hope you enjoy them.
Dusty Ed

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Very nice, Dusty Ed.  Thanks for posting.

[GunClick Rick]

I want a Rusty Chambers Rifle Rack

[Steel Horse Bailey]

NICE, G.C.Rick!

[Buck Stinson]

Lets see more photos.  This is fun.

Adios,
Buck

[GunClick Rick]

i live right behind this.





and not too far from this,you "ole" scudders~

[rebsr52339]

I will probably need several posts to add these. I guess we are all a little bit of a showoff at heart.    This is my "wheel of history" as far as artifacts goes. These items are old and some of the new flint knaped heads are gifts from fellow flintknappers. The wheel is a table with a steel weighted base inside a 5 gal wooden water keg which is bolted to a 3 foot round wooden base. There is a 5/16 tempered glass top which I removed to take the photo.

[rebsr52339]

Here are more.