1885 High Wall Dressed Up for Varminting
 Forum member David K. (aka “mongochicago”) displayed a handsome 1919-vintage 1885 Winchester High Wall in our Forum Rimfire Gallery. The 91-year-old rimfire has been transformed from stem to stern with a new barrel, engraving on the receiver, and stunning exhibition-grade walnut fore-arm and buttstock.
The beautiful wood comes from Ballard Rifle & Cartridge Co. of Cody, Wyoming. Shilen Rifles provided the new blued octagon barrel (chambered in 22 Magnum). David tells us: “This is an 1885 Winchester made in 1919 that I customized for prairie dog shooting. The gunsmith was Mark Stratton, and the engraving was done by Darrel B. Nelson.” |
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Tags: 1885, 22 Magnum, Shilen, Winchester
I hunt praire dogs with Dave, and this winchester shoots as good as it looks.
The pictures are good, but don`t do the gun justice, its simply beautiful.
Al Sanders