I have two, one was converted to 50 alaskan and the other is still 45/70. I like the way the rifle hangs with the longer barrel. The are accurate and handle well. I like the cowboy better then the 22" standard model I have and I am not at all fond of the guide gun as it feel butt heavy to me.
Posts: 5727 | Location: Ohio | Registered: 02 April 2003
Pulled the barrel off my 1895CB yesterday. It weighs (with sights, dovetails, etc.) 2.52 lbs. on a Lyman trigger scale and the complete gun 6.7 lbs. Recoil with hunting level loads was way too much for me. It will soon have a 26", 1.0" dia., round, Green Mountain (45-70) barrel with 1:18" twist. Yes, it will weigh about 10 lbs but at least I'll enjoy shooting it. The original octagon barrel came off undamaged and is in perfect shape if anyone's interested.
I love my CB -- favorite rifle I own. With the Garretts, the recoil's a bit stiffer than my #1 in 375 H&H. But, with a LeverRevolution, it's about like a 270 -- and the Remington 405 JSP's are really soft -- and still perfectly effective on whitetail, etc. I do have a Limbsaver pad on it, though. I put WWG trigger, loop, ejector, follower, ghost ring sights on mine -- made a huge improvement.
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Posts: 863 | Location: Texas | Registered: 25 January 2006
