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Levers at HHC... since we are discussing it.
Tuesday, October 08, 2019, 07:48

Larry #1 (since he's older) had a SS 1895 in .45/70 that shot well with irons. He put a scope on it while there and just could not sight it in at all. Had to be the mounts or a bum scope (Leupold). I'd really look at the mounts first. He also had a M1894, late model, in .44 Mag. The gun flat choked on factory ammo. A brand new gun, he said it fed .44 Specials fine and I sure believed him. Longer .44 Mags hung up about 1/3 in, a feeding geometry issue. The angle was too steep for the length and the face of the chamber was sharp edged all around. No beveling at all. I noted the bigger framed 45/70 was beveled and fed smooth. How the gun left the factory I do not know. I also do not think it was the ammo profile as we tried a couple with different noses. Gary is working on the gun now.

Another incident, which Roman thought was very humorous, at our big shoot that we had. Marco was having a fun time shooting and with great zeal remarked "Enough of this semi-auto crap, time for lever guns!" Then he instantly jammed his M94 Winchester in .45 Colt. LOL It was partly my fault. Marco had some special ammo in .45 Colt with a SWC design bullet, they were deep seated, and crimped over the driving band. He asked my thoughts on whether they'd shoot OK. I said sure they look good to me, not exactly a comforting endorsement. I was thinking "revolver" when I looked at them. They had NO CHANCE in that top feeding lever gun, feeding other than single shots. An easy feat in the open top Winny. It was funny though.