Hmm, looks like you're right, but I do recall there's a boltface issue of some sort. Perhaps related to the base diameter and extractor?
The same could theoretically be said of Jamison, but neither has gotten around to it in a while.I think Winchester still makes brass for 348. They just do it when they get around to it.
I suspect when Starline picked up .50-110 Jamison experienced a marked decrease in sales.
CUP and PSI aren't the same thing of course - CUP is shorthand for "we measured this badly and are just guessing"
Why would you buy an 1886 to convert when you already have a 71? That makes no sense and I'd rather have the pistol grip stock anyway.
No but higher velocity helps extend your effective range.
Oh please. The modern 1886 action is proven to be 10,000psi stronger than the Marlin 1895, squarely in Ruger No. 1 territory.
And makes it legal in some places, although the law's gotten less picky over time.
Funny story about that. Miroku made a very small number of Winchester branded 1886s chambered in .45-90 from the factory. I've only come across one, and it was a beautiful gun - pistol grip, shotgun stock, recoil pad, 26" octagon barrel. It had the rebounding safety and hammer, but hey you can't win 'em all. Anyways that gun ended up where it belonged in the hands of a Texas-based PH who took it to Africa to do game control and had the usual 3rd world adventures - braining a charging elephant with it, that sort of thing. Before he went, he worked up a bunch of loads without the benefit of a strain gauge. One of them supposedly drove a 450gr. Northfork or Barnes solid "just shy" of 2100 ft/s using H322. Now, if you go look at the Hodgdon data, it says the max velocity for a 450gr soft in .458 WIN MAG is right at about 2100 depending on the powder. And this was a solid, not a soft. The bullet is 1.4" long in a cartridge with a 2.8" OAL. There's no powder space left by the time you seat it! So this load was at or over .458 WM max performance.
I remember seeing those on Davidson's site. I should have ordered one then but even though my 1895 .405 is a fantastic rifle, I still have an issue with the tang safety/rebounding hammer. I'd like to buy one in .50-110 from Turnbull with all that fixed. I was perusing their site yesterday and saw that engraved `86 with the charcoal blue receiver that is just gorgeous. They had a gently used Extra Light at the local shop recently and I considered it for a project but I passed on it too. I've wanted one for a long time but still prefer the pistol grip and it had really plain wood. For me, this is one of those cases where perfection has to be made, not just bought.
There's 54 model 71s of US Winchester or Miroku manufacture on Gunbroker right now. Anyone who's been pining for one can have one in hand a week from now easy.
Thank you for the comment......... But I was talking about you.
