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Gunsmithing - Converting a Winchester 1885 Low Wall from Rimfire to Centerfire
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They knew it was a superior single shot design and they knew it had to be a Winchester. The partnership began in 1885 and the Single Shot became the Model 1885 Winchester. Still superior. Today's Winchester 1885 rifles have changed only in minor ways since those days -- all for the better. The stout falling-block action is as impressive as ever.
Single shot lever-action falling block action Model 1885 Low Wall rifle, chambered in short action and super short action standard calibers, gloss blued 24" octagon barrel and action, oil finish grade I walnut checkered straight grip stock and Schnabel forearm.
The Winchester Model 1885 is a single-shot rifle with a falling-block action. It was principally designed by John Browning. Two models were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall History. In 1878, the 23-year-old Browning designed a falling-block single-shot rifle, for which he was granted a patent the following year. ... Winchester produced ...
The Winchester 1885 Low Wall would seem to be one of these--this little gem just keeps popping back up. Over the decades it returns again and again in varmint calibers, deer calibers and even pistol calibers from time to time.
Our review, with hunt report, on the Winchester 1885 rifle in 17WSM (17 Winchester Super Magnum). We took the 1885 out prairie dog hunting in Arizona, using the 20 grain bullet offering from ...
