1890 winchester gunsmith search

cody45

June 30, 2010 10:26

can anyone recomend a gunsmith that can do barrel fitting on 1890 winchesters? thanx

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tsr1965

July 02, 2010 05:09
cody 45,

Any competant, full service gunsmith should be able to fit a barrel to your 1890 Winchester. it is no different than fitting the barrel to any other type of reciever.

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martinicadet

July 02, 2010 06:15
I would suggest you have it relined, that keeps the original Winchester barrel markings and retains the collector value of the gun. Redman in Washington state makes and installs liners
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dandak1

July 02, 2010 12:45
quote:Originally posted by martinicadet
I would suggest you have it relined, that keeps the original Winchester barrel markings and retains the collector value of the gun. Redman in Washington state makes and installs liners

I have relined 3 of these 1890's (and one 1873 Win.) and used them for several years, when I eventually sold them, I can tell you for a fact that a relined barrel does not retain its collectors value. Most dealers and interested people did not even ask the price once they knew it was relined, they plain old did not want it at all. The best way to keep collectors value on a shot out gun is to have it rebarreled and save the original barrel to replace when you decide to sell.
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Emmett Dunham

July 02, 2010 13:59
There is Mike in Downey, California he sells the 06 rifles and is semi retired part time gun smith in a gun shop in Long Beach, his number 562 923 4367 after 7:00 PM Pacific.

Emmett
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