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Just got word back from the smith on this, everything looks perfectly good except for the barrel, which is pitted to the point of it most likely being unsafe to fire. It's still a cool buy, especially for the price I paid, but who knows when I'm going to be able to find a barrel for it that doesn't cost more than what I paid for the gun.
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>>35061598
looks like scrwp metal
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>>35061598
i love you bro
>>35062077
kys nigger
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If the pitting isn't to far, you might consider having the barrel cut short. Maybe down to a 20 inch or 18 inch, but Idk.
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>>35061598
mine is in working order though. so i guess i win
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>>35062103
sorry for blurryness of pics. im currently in my college dorm so i am effectively noguns for the time being
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>>35061598
http://classicoldwestarms.com/winchester-1897-parts/?product_page=2
barrels are gonna be about $100-200
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>>35061598
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-g-Winchester-1897-97-Barrel-Extension-Full-Choke-30-MIRROR-SHINY-BORE-/263163305506?hash=item3d45c15e22:g:D6gAAOSwgeRZna8T
ebay is better fir this stuff
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>that fuck on arf still hasn't shipped my wilson combat extention
deleted the other post since I like this reaction more
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>>35062143
Thanks my man, I'm trying to find one in fireable condition that doesn't cost as much or more than what I paid for the whole gun lol. I figured for 270 I could probably make it work with a little more and still walk away with a good deal.
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>>35062520
Good luck anon. Its a beautiful shotgun, hopefully you can get it working. Although I'm only going to be shooting target loads out of mine. Also heres a list of dates of manufacture along with the serial numbers of that year.
http://marauder.homestead.com/Model97sn.html
Mine was made in 1922
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>>35062719
I've got you beat by a decade, mine's from 1912. My smith said he's going to be working a booth at a nearby gunshow this month, at he said he's seen 97 barrels go for as low as 50 dollars in working condition so I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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I want to chop the barrel on mine.
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>>35061598
Since it's an 1897Fest in here
Here's mine, built in 1908
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I want an 1897 So bad but Winchesters are either clapped out or expensive as fuck. Really wish somebody besides China made a decent repro. Amazed Miroku hasn't cashed in on cowboy shooting.
So gents, restore an old winchester, wait for a good one, or buy a cimmaron
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>>35063252
How is the quality on the Cimarrons?
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>he's concerned about the barrel
Really?
I shoot this one regularly.
1904 here.
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>>35063553
Yeah, even my smith said he would only shoot it with the lightest loads possible and only very sparingly and very occasionally. I'm kind of new to this stuff and don't want to blow up anything or ruin anything.
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>>35063486
Now that I looked into it for,that first time in a whole, shifty. I was thinking the Cimarrons were IAC rebrands but they aren't. The IACs are good for the money.
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