I have like the appearance of these Rifles,but have no experience with them.Do they shoot good?????Is the trigger adjustable???Thanks,ahead OB

I have two High Walls. My favourite rifles. One in .45-70 with scope and the other in .30-30WCF with open sight. The trigger pull is adjustable and very good. The rifles shooting excellent.




The group was @100m with an 300grs Hornay HP and 55grs of Rottweil R902.

This was an 168grs Berger with 32grs N140.

Martin

i have a few of them. i prefer the browning 78 because of the better finishing work than on the winchesters, but they all shoot well. the triggers are moderately adjustable, they won't get down to anything like a 1.5-2# level, but they are nice and crispy. worst thing about them was i rebarreled a lowall 22hornet to 221 fireball and taking them apart and putting them back together again is a bitch

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and taking them apart and putting them back together again is a bitch

I have a Black Powder model and could not believe the instructions in the box "forbid" any disassembly of the gun! A black powder gun that cannot be disassembled!! This is just not right and makes no sense at all.

It is a very smooth and well machined gun, but if I got another I will look at one of the Italian or domestic clones. I might still get a browning/winchester. I am just saying I would look around first.

I would like one but I am torn between the 78 or the moder Hi wall, and the Traditional Hunter type with a tang on the action. What ever the choice it would be in 22 hornet. If modern with a nice scope, if traditional with a tang peep and a globe front. Oh, to answer your questions yes they (78) are very nice guns. They usually have beautiful wood and shoot very well. At least the ones I have been around. The freind who had one in 257 Weatherby could really get his to shoot well. DW

Take a long, hard look at the Cimarron models. Double Set triggers, pistol grip stock as well. They are doing very well in BPCRS these days, which means high round counts and reliability.

Rich
SRSS

I have a Browning 1885 in 45-70. Made by Miroku with Badger barrels .Beautiful workmanship with an octagon barrel ,fine stock.Easy 1" or better groups with and factory ammo.Nice adjustable trigger .I cut mine to 22" for better weight and size for hunting.

My 1991 Miroku built Win 1885 Hi-wall in 22-250Rem with 28" octagon barrel, topped with a 6x24 Burris. It is my 'walk the alfalfa fields' varmint rig.

The trigger wasn't quite up to snuff, as they say, for varmint hunting. I spent many miles and lots of time trying to find a gunsmith that would work on the trigger, to no avail. And everyone knows, without a decent trigger pull no gun can be at its best accuracy. BTW, that little adjustment screw inside the finger lever didn't make a crap's worth of difference.

I lucked into a factory rep at a local gun shop and he gave me a phone number to someone he knew in Browning's Arnold, Mo repair facility. That guy said I should send it in with my written request exactly what I wanted done. I politely (well, as polite as I'll ever get) told them it needed a lighter and crisper trigger for the kind of hunting this caliber is used for: a steady, measured squeeze on a small, far-off target. I wrote that every gunsmith I talked to said they wouldn't mess with the trigger as it was incorporated into the action.

I got it back within 2 weeks at no charge to me and the trigger is as good or better than any turnbolt rifle in my vault. And that's saying something for an exposed hammer gun designed so, so long ago. Whoever did the work really listened to what I wanted instead of looking into Browning's "let's make sure we don't get a lawsuit" bible.

It is very accurate. So much so that I attached a strain gauge to it for my Oehler 43 PBL...that's what the grey cable is looped around the scope. Also, that's a Hart accuracy assist on the fore end...meant to keep it level when on the benchrest.

B-78's, Browning and Winchester High Walls are nifty rifle. Have known several in 22 hornet, 22-250, 6mm rem, 7mag, 270 wsm, 30-06.
I'm partial to the high walls with oil finish vs. the acryllic finishes as the oil finish can easily be touched up when scratched or dinged.
Here are two I currently have the opportunity to fondle on a regular basis.
GWB



Winchester high wall, 270 wsm on top.

Browning high wall, 30-06 below.

I have a B78 in 25-06 and a 170 in 1885 and I love these rifles. The actions are very solid and feel like your closing a safe door compared to some other brands.

I have had a 78 / 22-250 from the first year they came out. I love it! Shot more crows that I can count.

EZ

I have 12 of these rifles one in 22lr,17 MII 357 mag, 44 Mag, 45 colt, 260 rem, 243, 22-250 all low walls,one 30-06, two 45-70, 300 H&H rebuild they all lee Shave trigger job and shoot as good as any factory gun could be expected.

Are there any low walls currently offered?

I have a B78 in 45-70 with a 24 inch octagon barrel, this rifle shoots the 405 Remington's into a big cluster at 100 yds. The 420 grain cast shoot slightly bigger at right around 7/8ths of an inch at 100 yds. This would be the rifle I would use for the biggest critters in north America, some have used the 45-70 very successfully in Africa.

Nice rifles with strong actions. Only thing I don't like is that they depend on the half-cock instead of having a safety.

I love my Browning 1885. It has been rebarreled to 30-40 and restocked. I'd like a safety on it, but am confident of the safety I keep between my ears when handling firearms.

I had a Browning 1885 in 270. It would shoot Hornady 130gr Interbond Light Magnum loads into 1/2" groups at 270 Weatherby velocities out of it's 28" barrel. Great rifle....my hunting companion has it now.