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She's a beauty! I have an old Winchester 1885 lo wall in 22 K-hornet. Fun gun to shoot for sure.Just filled another gap in my Sako collection from the fine State of West Virginia.
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I used to have one like that, back when an original Winchester single shot didn't cost the price of a small car. As I recall it was in original condition except for the reamed out chamber. I think that converting 1885 Winchesters in .22 Hornet to K-Hornet must have been fairly popular at one time, but I haven't seen one in years. In fact, I hardly ever see an original 1885 (as opposed to the various repros made in Japan and Italy) at all these days. I have two of them, a refurbished .38-55 and a highly customized Winder musket. They are tremendous fun to shoot, but neither of mine is collectible.I have an old Winchester 1885 lo wall in 22 K-hornet. Fun gun to shoot for sure.
I wouldn’t call mine collectable either as highly modified to run hornets.I used to have one like that, back when an original Winchester single shot didn't cost the price of a small car. As I recall it was in original condition except for the reamed out chamber. I think that converting 1885 Winchesters in .22 Hornet to K-Hornet must have been fairly popular at one time, but I haven't seen one in years. In fact, I hardly ever see an original 1885 (as opposed to the various repros made in Japan and Italy) at all these days. I have two of them, a refurbished .38-55 and a highly customized Winder musket. They are tremendous fun to shoot, but neither of mine is collectible.
Did Ruger chamber that Wasp or is your Number 1 a custom? And let's see a picture of the High Wall.I have two absolutely stunners. One is an 1885 High Wall in 219 Donaldson Wasp topped off with a Unertl 15X Ultra Varmint scope. The other is a first year production Ruger No. 1. Same caliber but with a Tasco Super scope. Both rifles are real tack drivers.
rick
Here are pics of the High Wall Wasp with the Unertl.
Very nice looking rifle. As with Rick's gun, a very typical period piece with the pistol grip and wide forend. The comventional scope mount allows a classic cheekpiece rather than the super high one needed for the Unertl scope, giving the rifle more of a normal sporting rifle appearance.Here’s the 1885