I have a really nice 1887 in 12g (video on my channel) and I finally found me a 1901 10g. I’m going to pick it up this weekend. Love the video and always love hearing about the ranch history.
Ten gauges were always the business gun back in the day. I have a gold prospectors how to manual. In there is a photo of a gold mine ore shipment from the Kootney range in Alberta. The guard holding with one hand and the butt stock rested on the gold. Either an 1887 or a 1901 ten gauge. And a few decades back I lost out on an online auction, a muzzleloading 10 gauge side by side with 24 inch barrels London Twist. For the New Bruswick Gold Company rail shipments. I own a 1901 from 1920 it's barrel chopped to 20 inches long ago, a H&R 10 gauge Model 176 circa 1980 and a Parkhurst 10 gauge side by side hammer coachgun via Utah. Try finding a 10 gauge blackpowder coachgun for sale anywhere? Damn near impossible.
Thanks Terry! I'd love to have a look at your 10 gauge. You might have to bring it over next time you come to hunt sage rats and put a few rounds through it. Might be just the ticket for close-in rat hunting!
🇦🇺😎👍Hey Big fella I love those ole shotguns. In Australia we aren’t allowed 12 gauge pumps actions but someone started importing the Chinese copies years after they banned the pumps which enabled us to have something better than a double barrel shotguns . As soon as they were available I grabbed two off the gunshop and I’ve never stopped smiling. I do realise they are only chinese copies but mine work flawlessly providing you stick to a certain size cartridge. Chiappa do make a copy with chokes and long barrels ($1855) but i already purchased mine before they came to market. Those ones look beautiful and you are very fortunate to have access to such gems. Some people say they are awkward to load from the top but I find them easy as it just takes a little bit of practice to learn where to not put your fingers.... Great guns , great video & great historical works of art ✌️
If possible Please do a video on the Winchester 1897 shotgun (thank you John Browning) I’m aware there are already several videos on the 97 but I’d like to see the 97 from your perspective. I like your taste in guns. Keep up the great videos. Thank You Sir.
When I was a kid in the 60's and hunting the farm in the fall the geese would come in to the fields and feed. Long before you could see them you would hear them coming off the "Bay,"and then slowly the sky would turn black. The sound became deafening when hundreds of thousands of geese would descend on the fields !!! Thanks for another video Mark. God Bless !
A 1901 turned up in a local shop today, not nearly in the fine condition yours is in though. There is a cheek rest added to the stock, it isn't checkered. I only looked at it briefly but I reckon I'll swing back there soon. After a break (over a month!) from buying guns I've bought/traded for two reproductions, a Remington/Uberti 1875 .45 revolver, and a Winchester/Uberti 1873 .45. The 1901 is a beast!
@@thecinnabar8442 It's over $1,600, I'll pass. It isn't a very elegantly styled gun, awkward in a Martini way. It is in nice condition, good bluing, even the receiver, has a rubber butt pad. It was another shotgun that had the cheek piece, I was confused about that.
So to get this straight... if one where to have an old Winchester that's labeled patented on Feb, 16, 1886 new haven Conn dec, 6, 1892.. This gun's a Winchester 1886 lever 10 gauge isn't it? Does it only fire smokeless powder rounds?
It sounds like you're asking about a specific shotgun. The patent dates don't mean it's a particular model. The Winchester model 1886 is actually a rifle. It sounds like you are describing a Model 1887 lever action shotgun and they were designed for black powder ammunition, although some people shoot them with very low powered smokeless ammunition.
The 1887 type shotguns are interesting. But man, I hate them. I can't not stand shooting them at all. The 97 on the other hand, thats a different story
Well, I guess we'll just have to dig out some 97's for an episode one of these days. 🙂 I think there might be an old 93 hanging around here somewhere too.
@@thecinnabar8442 Please do! The 1897 is an absolutely fantastic gun even by modern standards. I own multiple. Still kick myself for not buying an 1893 for 400 bucks back in 2015, then I missed a Norinco 93/97 for 250 a few years later!
Hi, Great video, very instructive and fun to watch, as usual. I just acquired a Winchester 1887 Chiappa replica and I love it. I have one question a wish to make : - according to you, what are the best ammo characteristics for this gun (length, power, short or long brass base, etc.)? - could you make a video specific to cleaning and grease this gun? There are none on RU-vid so far. Thanks, Keep going, Regards.
As I said in the video, I'm not big into shotguns, so I don't have good info to share about ammo. I was just using some old Winchester factory ammo in this episode. I'll add the cleaning and lubrication idea to my list of ideas for future episodes. Thanks for the suggestion.
2 3/4 are fine but you really have to work the action to eject them dont be gentle with it or itll get hung up. If you reload, 2 1/2 shells work really well as for me i dont take the firearm apart to clean it clp bristle brush bore brush and swabs with hoppes #9 is my cleaning also birchwood casey gun scrubber works really good in the action
Haha! I love being someone's hero.😄 But seriously, I've collected some and some have come down through the family and I'm fortunate enough to have access to them. I'm also lucky enough to have married a Colt collector, so I can borrow some of her guns to make an occasional Colt episode.
Interesting thing about shot guns is all gauges come in even numbers but there is only one odd number Shotgun and thats the 11 Gauge and it was Parker Brothers that made it . 11 Gauge is just a hair smaller then a 10.
