Mojave Lever Crew - Roll Call!

[200Apples]

Guys - check this one out. I've never seen a prettier '94 carbine in 25-35. Way past my comfort level in price, but what a beauty!!

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/916214734

Here's a neat piece from Jeff Quinn, may he rest in peace.

https://gunblast.com/Winchester_25-35.htm

[Calif Hunter]

My Win 94 is about that pretty, but it is a .30-30. Ser # under 2 million.

[ar15barrels]

Remington collection is +1 today.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/917053647

[splithoof]

Remington collection is +1 today.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/917053647

[pennstater]

Damn, you guys are on a buying spree! Enjoy!

MLC

[Kerplow]

Damn, you guys are on a buying spree! Enjoy!

MLC

[rromeo]

I have to confess that this thread makes me almost wish I was back in California. The shooting community here is nothing like I was used to. Y'all have some nice levers.

[splithoof]

My buying spree needs to be over. I think I’m satiated for the moment… went from one lever gun to 6 real quick!

Yea, that is how it goes for me as well sometimes. Right now, it’s a single-shot rifle habit, with a few more “wants”.
My latest:

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/915976537

Now I’m watching for another Ruger #1, hopefully in .416 Rigby, stainless. After acquiring a #1 in .375 H&H, and a few minor tweaks, I wish to find its big brother.

[Kerplow]

Yea, that is how it goes for me as well sometimes. Right now, it’s a single-shot rifle habit, with a few more “wants”.
My latest:

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/915976537

Now I’m watching for another Ruger #1, hopefully in .416 Rigby, stainless. After acquiring a #1 in .375 H&H, and a few minor tweaks, I wish to find its big brother.

Very nice. They always have some serial number or other gimmick going on. I almost bid on one of their rifles when I was searching for 1873 Winchesters. In retrospect it might have been a better buy, sold for about the same I ended up paying for a different NIB 73.

[Killer Bee]

I'm a nut for interesting serials, yom (especially my by), first year models, last year models, etc..

I believe this collection also sold on gunbroker at one time..

thought about grabbing it but 13 isn't really my number

collection actually has a cool story behind it..

Carmichel/Ruger Collection (Serial No. 13)

[ar15barrels]

Damn, you guys are on a buying spree!

Buy 'em cheap and stock 'em deep...

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/916832628

[splithoof]

Buy 'em cheap and stock 'em deep...

Glad I did that during the years of much less expensive ammunition, reloading components, and other interesting items.

[splithoof]

Damn, you guys are on a buying spree! Enjoy!

MLC

[Horsewright]

Speaking of corrals, jump up on that top rail and grab ya a cup of coffee. Or if ya be horseback, pull up on the reins and sit a spell.

A longtime customer sent me these pics and I thought I'd share them with the MLC. He bought these, many years ago, from an old retired TX Ranger, who had them from a long passed Ranger. The story is they served that Ranger in the early 1900s. Anyhoo a Win 92 in .38 WCF, (.38-40):





Not a configuration ya see every day and reportedly a special order by the original Ranger.

A matching (caliber wise), Colt Bisley. Tell me those grips ain't seen some use:







Have no idea if the tales of their past are true but even if not, I bet there are some tales there!

[200Apples]

^ ^ ^ Sir, yes, sir! What a neat Winchester! and very cool old Colt...



As my tastes in lever action firearms matures, I find the abbreviated-magazines increasingly attractive. Used to be my carbines needed a full-length mag tube (still makes sense for Texas-tactical reasons) but when I see guns like this Winchester 1892 (which I have never seen before) or the quintessential Marlin .45-70 (24", abbreviated mag, curved stock n' lever), I see beautiful guns.


The .38-40 was a hotrod cartridge back in the day, equalling .40 S&W ballistics but with black powder.

Post #3 in this thread on The High Road firearms discussion board forum <--- link

The 38-40 uses a .400-.401" diamete bullet while the .357 Mag and .38 Special use .357-.358" or so diameter bullets. The 38-40 is the ballistic twin of the 40 S&W but it did it in black powder days. Yes it would be an as effective defensive weapon as the .40 S&W. The .38-40 gets around 1000FPS from a 180 gr bullet and a normal .40 smith gets .....guess what 1000 fps from a 180 grain bullet. If you want a 38-40 for fun by all means get one, if you what more practical (read as available ammunition) caliber get a S&W 610, then you can even step up another 4-500 FPS with the 180gr bullet in the 10mm.

Time to start loading some 180 grain projectiles in my .357 handloads (like Mark and Tom have done), but they'll still be .357/.358" diameter, whereas the .38-40 used a .400//401" slug.

Then there's the .41 Magnum in the Marlin 1894FG (which Taffin says is rarer than an honest politician!) or a new Henry.

But, I digress. Thanks HW for posting these photos and thank yer buddy too for takin' 'em.