I got a Winchester 1885 Hi-wall for $65 dollars from a garage sale on the Lac du Flambeau reservation in Wisconsin in 1974. It was complete and in very good mechanical condition except for a trashed bore and the usual sliver of wood off the side of the forearm, and faded case coloring on the reciever. It was a .32-20 WCF (NOT a .32-40) with a 30" #3 barrel. At that time, I didn't know about relining the bore of a single shot rifle and so I let it go in a trade for an S&W Kit Gun that I also wanted. I've often thought how much fun that old cannon would have been with a new relined bore. Talk about a recoiless rifle.... Anyone seen a decent Hi-wall for under a thou recently?
Steve, I'm also a fan of the 2 1/2" "Flanged" ctg. I have an SMLE that I had converted by a rebore to that caliber and sporterized with a Fajen stock and a 5 shot magazine. Great woods rifle.
