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I thought I would post a flyer request for some winchester parts. I'm interested in some old take off wood from a Winchester highwall pistol grip stock. In fact, I would be interested in two such stocks possibly.

I'm also interested in a Winchester highwall action also pistol grip, if you have a spare. Might consider a straight grip stock if the rest was right. I could buy a new CSharps highwall action but would like to save some money if possible.

I have a fairly nice flair-side, centerfire, low wall (thick tang) action that I might be willing to use as trade bait but really, I'm just looking for the highwall.

If you happen to have something, please email me at brentd@iastate.edu and let me know you saw this here so I can send Dave his $10 if we do a deal.

Thanks,
Brent
PS. Does anyone have any opinion about the quality of the C.Sharps highwall action?

Just a fairly uneducated opinion, but the you might be saving money by buying the C.Sharps highwall.

Quality appears to be very good, don't know about interchangability with originals, owner has DEFINITELY been publicly proven to be unscrupulous in the past.
Regards, Joe

Don, I suspect you are right about the cost factor and that is an issue here. I know the guy has some peronality issues but a few of his guns have seemed to be excellent quality and his actions are reasonably priced. An original action is going to cost the same or even more.

What I'm looking to do is build a plain jane back up target rifle. So, I'm looking for take-off wood from someone restocking an old original or something like that - and for actions, I am scouting the landscape to see what is available. Right now, the C.Sharps seems to be the solution (though I don't really care for the thick side profile).

Brent

Brent, how much is he getting for an action these days? BTW I have a thickside octagon-top clone (cheap) and a thin-side original (not quite as cheap) as well as some wood, I'll email you with details.

The C.Sharps products have a good rep for quality but the only first-hand reports I've heard have been about the sidehammer Sharps replicas and not the high walls.
Regards, Joe

Joe,
C.Sharps is getting $1200 for one these days. I have a two friends with the 1885s and the rifles shoot very well. So, I guess they are well done.

I'll look for your email. No hurry though, I'm in the shop all day working on some cherry furniture.

Brent

Brent,
You may want to consider this:
1885 Cabelas
I saw it today at their store. Just another idea.

LRF,
That is not the worst idea and I could scoot up there and grab it. But I think I'm going to hold out for a regular highwall.

One thing that I'll be doing for sure is putting on a new Green Mt .45 barrel cut with my own funky reamer. The idea being when one rifle goes down the ammo will still work at least well, if not optimally, in the other.

That ain't a bad looking rifle for the price and I think that might be an MVA Soule on there which is well North of $400.

Brent,
I sent a PM.

Are the green mountains good? I have never used one. Bought quite a few Badgers but I guess they are no more. I shot the badgers on my rifles, 40 and 45 calibers, for BPCR shooting. They were adaquate.

I think that is a Italian copy of a Soule sight.