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Enjoyed that. Collecting buddy in Montana focuses on Sharps, Henrys (and '66's) and Burgess. I often get phone calls telling me to look at the offerings on the docket at RIA.
As a side note, the 1876 Winchester by technicality perhaps should not have been disqualified based on action strength. The Army had already decided the "full-house" .45-70 load was much too much recoil for soldiers to handle in the carbine (soldiers then as grown men were on average about the size of today's 9th grader). The standard load for the carbine was reduced to 55 grains of blackpowder, and the case also shortened to accommodate.
For all intents and purposes the resulting cartridge was a near carbon-copy of the .45-60: A VERY popular offering (and easily handled) in the Winchester Model of 1876. The action itself WAS strong enough for .45-75 (actually the very FIRST cartridge offered), as well as the .50-95 Express! What truthfully disqualified the '76 was simply incompatibility with cartridge LENGTH of the "full-house" .45-70 load (still being issued for use in a full-length battle rifle).
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