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  • Restoring an 1886 Colt Lightning Rifle back to Life

    06/27/2019 6:10:13 AM PDT · by w1n1 · 8 replies
    Am Shooting Journal ^ | 6/27/2019 | K Dulles
    When you find a relic, will it go on your wall or is it a shooter? In this case a Colt Lighting rifle was raised from the dead. Andre Will shared a video with us on this rare collection that he purchased and restored. The rifle was in fairly bad condition, covered by some sort of chemicals which caused deep rust and cracks, it was badly restored by the previous owner. The Colt Lighting rifle is a slide pump-action rifle manufactured from 1884 to 1904 and was originally chambered in .44-40 caliber. The rifle profile resembles the pump-action rimfire rifles...