/ MADE IN JAPAN and BROWNING MODEL 71 CALIBER .348 WIN. Check out with Sezzle and split your entire order into 4 interest-free payments over 6 weeks. We want you and your families to be armed and safe and we wish you the best during these trying times. J. Scott Rupp takes a first look at the Springfield M1A Loaded rifle chambered in the popular 6.5 Creedmoor. I cant speak to larger game, but this bullet is awesome on hogs. If youd like to change an order, we can no longer do that till things slow down, so simply place another order for more product, but PLEASE, NO MORE CHANGES after the fact! Sold For: $1,352. That magazine holds four rounds, making the 71 a five-shooter. / MADE IN JAPAN and BROWNING MODEL 71 CALIBER .348 WIN. Today, this window has shrunk. In dropping the 1886, Winchester stopped making rifles that used the .45-70 and other medium and large blackpowder cartridges. LSB#: 200709ZP60 Make: Browning Model: 71 Carbine, Limited Edition Grade I Serial Number: 02819PR1C7 Year of Manufacture: 1987 (PR date code) Caliber: .348 Winchester Action Type: Lever Action, Tube-Magazine Fed Rifle Markings: The left of the barrel is marked "BROWNING ARMS COMPANY MORGAN, UTAH & MONTREAL P.Q. You could have it in Standard or Deluxe grades (the Deluxe had nicer wood, checkering, sling and swivels), and could get either grade with a 20 or 24 barrel. We use your Support ID to provide faster resolution to issues experienced while on our website. A decade earlier it used the unknown 0.277-inch bullet for the .270 Win.. That worked out okay, so perhaps the company expected the same success for the .348 Win. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. They considered them both rifles, but with different barrel lengths. Because of top-ejection, there are two primary ways to mount a scope on the 71: a long-eye-relief scope on the barrel or an offset side mount on the left side of the receiver. Overall, the stocks are in about Fine-plus condition. I dont pay much attention to Winchesters Limited Editions because they cant get regular production models into my gun shop so I never expect to see any of the Limited Editions. So please save us both the time. This rifle features a game scene on each side of the receiver. Enter Starline brass. It does indeed work when held at all angles, including upside down. I handloaded Barnes Original 250-grain bullets, using them for bison, black bear and nilgai. Strictly Business. But what is it for? Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Unfortunately, light .348 bullets have been gone for so long that there are little data. The 71 was chambered only in. It ultimately made its reputation for use on large (Class 3) animals and the cartridge was well regarded in Alaska and Canada. The .348 should be flatter shooting, but so are a lot of rifles/calibers. Starting at that big base, the case body tapers quickly to the shoulder. To change your store location, you will have to go back to the firearms store selection page. I dont know. At current order rates, we are shipping within 5-7 business days of the time an internet order is placed. Myself, Id usually prefer to shoot a heavier bullet at a slower speed. 2006 - 2023 BPS Direct, L.L.C. What a shame. Introduced in 1965 with the .444 Marlin cartridge, the Model 444 was the most powerful lever action of its day. Manufactured by Browning from 1986-1987, This is a high grade reproduction of the Winchester Model 71, Beautiful bluing and coin finish. And then there is casting. It was introduced in 1936, and developed for the Winchester Model 71 lever action rifle. Both Browning and Winchester have offered modern versions over the past few decades. Im happy they are offering them, but will complain anyway. $46.74 Make Offer %local_inventory_count% Free Shipping! Thats it. The 86 was the first lever action designed for Winchester by John Moses Browning, and it was intended to house powerful, large-cased blackpowder cartridges. There are no chips or cracks. The .348 Winchester is certainly an interesting cartridge. The days were numbered for the old classics, including the 1886. My biggest concern is that things will worsen yet more, for a while. Its Model 54 bolt action was successful, but at its heart, Winchester was a lever-action company when it came to rifles. If you email me and ask if this load is safe to use in your rifle, just to be sure, I promise I will tell you nothing more than what is written here! On the other hand, I have a hard time thinking of anything it can do that a 45-70 cannot. When we manually change orders it requires a lot of time that we do not have during this rush and it keeps us from serving all of our customers. [1] Performance [ edit] Browning Reproduction of Winchester Model 71 - 20-inch barrel. It was called the Model 98A Bolt Peep sight (Similar 98 variations were made for other Winchesters). These were only made for 2 years, '86-'87. Contributing Editor for RifleShooter Magazine, Brad Fitzpatrick gives us a review of this modernized version of an iconic favorite. The initial result scared me, producing more than 3,000 fps and flattened primers. Please provide this ID when contacting support via phone, email or chat. The receiver is flawless, and the bluing is deep and bright with a few minor rubs. Winchester introduced the Model 71 in 1935 or 1936, depending on where you read about it. Or in the woods behind the cabin. The Model 1895 was dropped around this time also, so the 71 would effectively replace two rifles. Browning ~ 71 ~ .348 Winchester Description: This Browning 71 is in great condition and will make an excellent addition to your collection or a good hunting rifle for bigger game. We have hundreds of customers to get orders to on a daily basis. OK, so its a fine rifle. This particular Model 71 Standard is a 1936 rifle, and the Pachmayr mount and scope are probably additions from the 1950s. Your address will still go on the order address. Hammer had in stock its 162-grain Shock Hammer copper-alloy .348, flat-pointed with a large nose cavity. [citation needed] The .348 is also the basis for the .348 Ackley Improved, The .348 Ackley improved has about a 200 fps advantage over the standard pushing the 200 grain FTX bullet at 2800 feet a second with some of the new hybrid powders. With ourmodern 250 gr., 348 Winchester ammo, it generates roughly 2,250 fps. 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The M95 was especially bad in this respect, even with the old .30-40 Krag round. What It Is Not. Buying . Rifle also comes with RCBS reloading dies. Model 71 rifles came with a round 24 inch barrel and short rifles (carbines) were supplied with a round 20 inch barrel. Be sure of what you are ordering. The 71 is one of the strongest lever actions made, if not the strongest. The rear sight is a square-notch semi-buckhorn leaf and elevator sight dovetailed to the rear of the barrel. 20 Round Box ITEM 12A BUFFALO BORE's 348 WINCHESTER AMMO Over the decades, I've owned six or seven rifles/carbines chambered for 348 Win. We NEVER have and never will take ammo exchanges or returns and then turn around and re-sale that ammo to unsuspecting customers as factory new ammothis is not safe nor is it fair to customers who are buying what they think is new and safe ammo. 2,810 ft.lbs. Tips, techniques, and equipment are applied to these classroom discussions on how to become more proficient and successful at making long-range shots while hunting with AR-platform rifles. These loads are running in the 2200 to 2500 fps range. Id guess more than a few of the new Brownings were bought with the plan of converting it to one of the Alaskan cartridges. These years are approximates since Winchester start and end dates from that period get a little fuzzy. By the way, although people call the 20 Model 71s carbines, Winchester didnt. The Remington Model Seven is ready, willing and able to handle just about any task. The latest Winchester/Miroku Model 71 carried a 2013 MSRP of $1469.99 for the Standard model (with a select walnut stock) and $1659.99 for the Deluxe model (with a Grade IV walnut stock and cut checkering). This rifle remains in Very Good condition with only. AK still has many a guide, and resident hunter carrying original Winchester model 71s and we hope to provide those folks with quality ammo for decades, now that we can get brass. However, when I picked a Model 71 off the shelf at my local gun dealer and shouldered it for the first time, I realized that if I ever wanted another lever action rifle, this had to be the one. Winchester ~ Model 71 ~ .348 Winchester. 61 2 Image (s) Winchester Round Barrel Gun #: 912650909 Seller: ScottShotter $2,450.00 Full Details 1 Image (s) Fully restored Winchester 1894 rifle Gun #: 926401834 Seller: Summit Arms Services $2,700.00 Full Details 1 Image (s) Winchester 1894 produced in 1895 Gun #: 956502724 It was not unheard of for Winchester to use an odd bullet diameter. The .33 Winchester was the first smokeless powder round the 1886 was chambered for, and required a switch to a Nickel Steel barrel to contain the higher pressures. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. I used Model 71s for a lot of wild hog hunting, for black bears and for this and that. With the Hornady 200 grain jacketed softpoint, my 71 makes five shot groups in the 2 to 2.5 range at 100 yards. Winchester model 71 .475 Turnbull Apparently others thought so over the years too, since Winchester has made .348 ammo in 150, 200 and 250 grain bullet weights at various periods, with the 200 always being most popular and the only one they have made in decades. Also, rifle shooters were starting to understand the importance of bullet aerodynamics, and like all tubular-magazine rifles, the 71 was restricted to blunt-nose bullets for safety reasons. The Model 71 is based on a simplified (for more efficient production) version of the John Browning designed Winchester Model 1886. (08-12-18) Over the years weve used AK Bullet Works 250gr. Today, an original Standard Model 71 in 98% condition sells for around $2000 and a Deluxe Model in similar condition sells for around $4000. Indeed, the M71 fed those big rounds like water through a funnel. Id watch Gunbroker for a Browning at around half that, with no tang safety and a choice of barrel lengths. The case of the .348 is used to produce the 8-348w wildcat, used to rechamber World War 1-era rifles such as Lebel or Berthier, instead of the . The case will hold about 76 grains of water. Having killed dozens of bears, including many grizzlies,I have formed an opinion or two on bear cartridgesOur 348 ammo is very capable of killing/stopping aggressive interior grizzly, which rarely weighmore than 600 lbs Coastal grizzly, known as AK Brown Bear, when they are in AK, can weigh more than 1,000 lbs. But one time dad remembered something about some gun of Henrys. That is pretty much my accuracy limit with metallic sights, so its probably capable of doing better. Please refine your selection. Hopefully, we can serve you all. The 200-and-250-grain (13 and 16g) loadings are preferred for anything past 100yd (91m). You might even call it a sacrifice. He said Henry had talked about a .348. In order to max out the action and wring out maximum performance, for its .348 Winchester took a step back in time, using the big .50-110 blackpowder case, which has a diameter of 0.553 inch and a massive 0.610-inch rim. (The streamlined Model 88 lever action of the 1950s was designed with a front locking rotary bolt, one-piece stock and detachable box magazine; it was essentially a lever-operated bolt action rifle.) These measures are hopefully temporary and will not be needed for long as we enjoy the interaction with our customers, so please, for the time being, be mindful of all those others who are also trying to get ammo during what I think is a societal meltdown/emergency. Four. The 71 is a modern rifle as Winchesters go. He would take a boat down a river just to see what was there. The recoil impulse from a 400 grain bullet at 1700 fps will be different from a 200 at 2500 fps. Today, the 200-grain bullet is the primary remaining choice. This question stems from sight makers not listing the 71 in their charts. In his landmark work, Cartridges of the World, Frank Barnes described the 71 as the smoothest lever action ever built. Others have described it as the finest big-bore lever-gun. Im not sure about such superlatives, but the point is the rifle/cartridge combo had its fans. Another thing I have read about is the 71s reliability. Part of the reason my 1892 is so slick cycling is from being worn. It is excellent for any North American big game in woods or brush, if the 250 grain bullet is used, but not especially suited to long range (400 yards and beyond) as a result of the need to use flat-nose slugs due to the Model 71's tubular magazine. Only 3000 of these guns were made over a two-year period, this one being #01391. You are going to get what you ordered. If you use an alternative payment method, you will not earn CLUB Points on your order. On both grades the external metal surfaces were polished and blued, the flat (shotgun) buttplate was checkered steel, the wood finish was lacquer and the forend was secured by a blued metal cap. Manufactured only 3000 in 1986 and 1987. DKT and other custom makers make bullets also. No known photos exist of OConnor with this ram and the 71, and he mentioned it only briefly in his writing. The Old Guard at the Winchester factory was losing out to the modernizers. Up for sale is a rifle I never shoot. It was introduced in 1936, and developed for the Winchester Model 71 lever action rifle. I dont know if I knew anything about a .348 caliber at the time, but I later knew there has only been one .348: the .348 Winchester. There are a few scratches and bumps on the wood starting at the bottom and back of the fore end and the right side of the stock. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. I started bugging the good folks at Starline over four years ago, to make 348 brass. It was introduced in 1936, and developed for the Winchester Model 71 lever action rifle. You will need to save your CLUB card in order to purchase this item. Later, Winchester supplied both Lyman and Williams receiver sights, the more common L-shaped sight, with the elevation slide mounted on the left side of the receiver. I think of the Winchester 71, and I picture one laid across a red and black plaid Pendelton wool jacket in some north woods cabin. Subscriber Services. Dad remembered that number only because an uncle had a Chevrolet around that time with a 348 engine. Of course this is Brownings version of the Winchester 71. There were options and upgrades, but the Model 71 was produced in only two primary variants: Standard and Deluxe, both in rifle versions with 24-inch barrels and carbines with 20-inch barrels and pistol grip stocks. The 71s .348 cartridge would have to replace just about everything in a Winchester lever action larger than the .30-30. Update: I just read that Swift bullets is, or will be, making a .348 bullet in their A-Frame (similar to the Nosler Partition) lineup. I would feel fine using one for anything from wild boar to bears. One of the Model 71 improvements was to replace the original leaf mainspring (hammer spring) of the 1886 to a more durable coil spring, which made cocking the hammer lighter and the trigger pull smoother. Expect around 100-150 fps less from a 20 inch carbine barrel. I can set the Merits aperture at an opening that sharpens the front sights appearance. "Attributes" : { .348 Winchester on Left, .45-70 on Right. Keith loved the Model 71 and, aside from wanting a heavier bullet, was enthusiastic about the .348. It seems heavier than that, but it may be more of a visual illusion caused by its beefiness than anything. The following additional restrictions apply: CA: All ammo to State of California must be shipped to an FFL or a Registered Ammunition Seller. As it is with the 20 barrel, it has plenty of muzzle weight to hold steady in standing. The .348 was one of the most powerful rimmed rounds ever used in a lever action rifle. and Winchester Model 71 Lever Action: A Great Combo for Big-Game Hunting The .348 Win. The forend is wider than usual for a lever action, just wide enough to keep it from feeling like holding a broomstick like many lever actions, yet not too wide. Friend Kyler Hamman, also a Model 71 fan, suggested Hammer Bullets and Cutting Edge. Description: Browning Model 71 .348 Winchester. Unavailable at Phoenix. Serial. Not only were all my Brownings more accurate than the Winchesters, but the20-inch carbine Browning, will give about the same velocity as the 24 inch Winchester rifle..and the 24 inch Browning will give 100 to 150 fps more velocity than the 20 inch Browning version. Simi Valley, CA 93065. Ammunition must ship UPS ground. The plate has strong finish and strong checkering. With the load unchanged except for his gas checks, it made back-to-back groups at 50 yds. What kind of guns did he have? The .50-110 was introduced as a big-game round in 1899 and survived in the Winchester ammo catalog until 1935. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. I dont know if such a permit still exists for veterans- I have not seen any mention of them- but I think they should. The 71s .348 cartridge was sort of an update too, supposedly intended to be a more powerful version of the .33 Winchester round that was introduced for the Model 1886 in 1902. There isnt a huge choice of either loaded .348 Winchester ammunition or bullets to handload. CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable: This rifle CAN be transferred in California. Thank you for your understanding. The original Model 71 was an improvement on the Model 1886, the designation Winchester gave when they simplified the options offered and consolidated the caliber offerings to just .348 Winchester.
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