Winchester Model 1873 lever action - GIF

**Altair** · Dec 22, 2020, 03:52 PM

Winchester Model 1873 lever action.

Previously:

Winchester Model 1866 water-cooled rifle - photo
Automatic shotgun action in slow motion - GIF
Belt-fed bullpup lever-action rifle - GIF
Mateba Model 6 Unica auto cycling action - GIF
Gardner gun firing action - GIF
Over/under shotgun mechanism in action - GIF

**Duke_of_URL** · Dec 23, 2020, 01:56 PM

Still a phenomenal hunting rifle to this day.

**daniel82** · Dec 29, 2020, 09:17 PM

Man...an elderly friend of mine had one of those in .348, from 1927. I got to shoot two rounds from it. The action was like a combo of a bank vault and a Swiss watch. Hadn't been fired in 30 years, and at 204 yards with iron sights, I rang the steel twice. Unfortunately, his wife sold it before I even knew he was dead.

**marksbug** · Dec 30, 2020, 01:28 PM

I have a marlin 38-40 octagon barrell rifle. model 1873...I think it's 1873 might be 1883. cant remember. it's for sure pretty,Ive never shot it.it was one of my grand dads rifles. also got a doubble barrell henery arms 12 gauge like granny clampit used.it's seen rougher days, my dad played with it as a kid.... we used to remove all the shot and replace with soap bar shavings and shoot rats....possibly squirrels too but I wont swear to it....we were kinda skeered to shoot a full load of lead with it. there around hear in cases somewhere.... between me and my wife, we have it all....we just cant find it. I hope our boat comes in before the docks rots away...theres more to life than just death...but sometimes thats something to aspire to.