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Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 1:29 am
by Jayhawker
Zee wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 4:28 pm
Jayhawker wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 3:49 am Arrrggghhh...That looks pretty much like my old Browning High Wall in 7mm Rem Mag. That was a hell of a shooter...no reason that one shouldn't be...You suck...
You seem to have gotten rid of several nice guns in your time. Idiot.
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I concur...too many...however most went into an upgrade to a grail gun...at least I wasn't selling them to keep the lights on...

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 1:53 pm
by Big Al1
NICE!!

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:29 pm
by Zee
Jayhawker wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 1:29 am
Zee wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 4:28 pm
Jayhawker wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 3:49 am Arrrggghhh...That looks pretty much like my old Browning High Wall in 7mm Rem Mag. That was a hell of a shooter...no reason that one shouldn't be...You suck...
You seem to have gotten rid of several nice guns in your time. Idiot.
😎
I concur...too many...however most went into an upgrade to a grail gun...at least I wasn't selling them to keep the lights on...
Or buy crack. Ha!

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:03 pm
by shotgunshooter3
Damn, you suck! My dad had one of those in .30-06 that was an absolute tack driver. I have a hankering for one in 7mm RM, just not enough to go buy one.

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:24 pm
by Orchidman
That is one beautiful sexy rifle. Excellent trade.
Looking forward to a range report.....

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 1:29 am
by Zee
shotgunshooter3 wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:03 pm Damn, you suck! My dad had one of those in .30-06 that was an absolute tack driver. I have a hankering for one in 7mm RM, just not enough to go buy one.
I love the .25-06. An underrated cartridge. Became a fan back in the 80s with Bob Mileck taking elk. Loved it ever since. Mentor built me my Goat Gun on a 700 action with Lilja barrel and Weatherby style stock.
This would make an excellent deer/goat gun.

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 1:30 am
by Zee
Orchidman wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:24 pm That is one beautiful sexy rifle. Excellent trade.
Looking forward to a range report.....
I’m excited about this one from a classic perspective.

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 3:18 am
by Bigslug
Zee wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 1:30 am
Orchidman wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:24 pm That is one beautiful sexy rifle. Excellent trade.
Looking forward to a range report.....
I’m excited about this one from a classic perspective.
The Mirokus are somewhat modernized to run on coils where the originals were leaf springs. My Dad has both old originals and the .32-40 Miroku I bird-dogged him into a few years back - - either way, very serious machines.

Through Pop's deep focus on the Civil War through Buffalo Hunter era, I've tinkered with the Sharps, Rolling Block, Maynard, Martini, Ballard, and earliest Mauser options. My sense is that Browning (A.) had the benefit of coming in later, and (B.) being Browning, did his usual mic drop that made other prospective single shot designers quit and take up crocheting.

Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 3:37 am
by Elk Creek
Yep the design was there, but the esthetics we know as the 1885 are all Winchester magic…….one original browning one Winchester
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Re: But wait, there’s more!! Another rifle from my Mentor.

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 5:38 pm
by Japhy
The falling block was JMBs first patent 1879. The rights were sold to Winchester soon after. Winchester style certainly prevailed for almost 1.5 centuries now.