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53hawkeye
is the purpose of the saddle ring on the old winchester's. Was it just for tying down to the saddle? I just never asked and never knew.
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  • perry shooter
    This was to keep the firearm most times a shorter Carbine from falling and getting lost or damaged when on horseback . Think about reloading and riding a horse at the same time. Calvary troops. Same with Lanyard loops on pistols.
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  • 53hawkeye
    Thankyou, Perry shooter. All the movies I've seen just never saw anyone untying or unstrapping, being used in any way. But I know, it was the movies.
    Is that as in "Camp Perry?
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  • perry shooter
    Yes That is as in Camp Perry I shot there 1972-2005 when out on high Note in 2005 President's 100 for tenth Time and Captain of winning Civilian "HARD-BALL" team third time[:D][:D][:I]

    EDIT forgot to say that was pistol not rifle I never shot rifle in matches . I too loved the M14 when they issure the MOUSE GUN in Nam I took a M79 and 1911A1 instead I drove tail end Charlie in convoys with 5 ton wrecker[:)].
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  • 53hawkeye
    Congrats on a great shooting career.
    My only claim to fame (ha) was placing 1st in our platoon during boot camp rifle firing qualification. I fired a 232 out of 250 qualified as expert rifleman. That is out of a field of 80. With a very sloppy feeling action on a wore out M-14. We were one of the last platoons to qualify with the M-14. At least for "Hollywood Marines"
    That was back in Aug. 1972 Platoon 1097.
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  • k_townman
    When you carried a rifle on horse back, the rifle was put into a leather scabbard and secured with a leather thong tied through the saddle ring on the side of the rifle.
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  • BigLoop22
    53hawkeye,

    As has been said, the saddle ring was used to keep the rifle with its owner/ user. A carbine sling is what the horse soldier wore:

    http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/us_1885_carbine_sling.htm

    The muzzle of the rifle was stuck into a carbine socket, that was mounted to the saddle:

    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=122066467

    The modern version of the carbine sling:

    http://www.castbullet.com/srsling.htm
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  • 53hawkeye
    Big loop and all. Man that wa s a great education. I could watch the history channel all day sometime and not get all that.
    All this reminded me of a joke. See telephone man (humor) on general discussion forum from this afternoon. He could have used a saddle ring.
    Happy shootin'
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  • dgac
    ignorant


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