Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:48 amLet the discussion begin...Winchester Owners 
What are you using for a Hammer spur?
I have a Low Wall in 22 Hornet with a scope and the hammer is difficult to get my thumb on
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:48 amRe: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:37 pmRe: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:21 pmHairtrigger wrote:What are you using for a Hammer spur?
I have a Low Wall in 22 Hornet with a scope and the hammer is difficult to get my thumb on
I have heard (my 1885 is "in jail" for the week) that a spur will not work on these, as the hammer sinks fully into the action when cocking.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:21 amThe hammer on mine does not
SailDesign wrote:Hairtrigger wrote:What are you using for a Hammer spur?
I have a Low Wall in 22 Hornet with a scope and the hammer is difficult to get my thumb on
I have heard (my 1885 is "in jail" for the week) that a spur will not work on these, as the hammer sinks fully into the action when cocking.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:39 pmHairtrigger wrote:The hammer on mine does notSailDesign wrote:Hairtrigger wrote:What are you using for a Hammer spur?
I have a Low Wall in 22 Hornet with a scope and the hammer is difficult to get my thumb on
I have heard (my 1885 is "in jail" for the week) that a spur will not work on these, as the hammer sinks fully into the action when cocking.
Cool. One more InterWebz myth destroyed.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:34 am
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:40 pmHairtrigger wrote:The hammer on mine does notSailDesign wrote:Hairtrigger wrote:What are you using for a Hammer spur?
I have a Low Wall in 22 Hornet with a scope and the hammer is difficult to get my thumb on
I have heard (my 1885 is "in jail" for the week) that a spur will not work on these, as the hammer sinks fully into the action when cocking.
So I got to visit mine in jail yesterday, and sure enough when you fully open the lever, the hammer FULLY retracts into the action.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:41 pmKinda like this from the Owners' manual:
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Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:34 amTwo different animals what caliber do you have
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:36 amHairtrigger wrote:Two different animals what caliber do you have
I have the 22LR.
Can you show us a pic of yours with the lever all the way down? (action wide open)
Your shot of the hammer cocked looks just like mine in that state, but with the lever down.....
How do you load a round if the hammer stays "up?"
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:43 pmDid not consider that
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:20 pmHairtrigger wrote:Did not consider that
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 7:35 amWell, having finally got mine out of "jail" and mounted the scope, here she is:
Have not fired it yet - that will happen on Sunday. but she is bore-sighted and ready to go.
Have not fired it yet - that will happen on Sunday. but she is bore-sighted and ready to go.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:21 amSailDesign wrote:Well, having finally got mine out of "jail" and mounted the scope, here she is:
Have not fired it yet - that will happen on Sunday. but she is bore-sighted and ready to go.
Who makes that scope mount?
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:58 amHairtrigger wrote:Who makes that scope mount?
I ordered it from Talley, who I believe manufacture it for Winchester. It needs Talley rings, too.
Not cheap, but then neither was the rifle.
Part numbers and prices from my invoice are:
Product Qty Unit price
Winchester 1885 (Low Wall) 252885 1 100.00
1” Fixed Ring (High) (Gloss) G100005 1 75.95
Just don't show those numbers to my wife...
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:44 pmBeautiful rifle Sail. Quality demands a little more upfront. You can enjoy now and pass on up your lineage as a prized possession for generations to come.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:59 pmredryder wrote:Beautiful rifle Sail. Quality demands a little more upfront. You can enjoy now and pass on up your lineage as a prized possession for generations to come.
Thanks, Red. Yup - quality is usually worth paying for. "Why spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth* of tar?"
* Half-penny-worth
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:48 pmThis morning I looked at both of my low walls. One in 22lr the other in 22 Horner.
Sir, you are correct!
Photo proof, I used my 22lr as it is more photogenic
Sir, you are correct!
Photo proof, I used my 22lr as it is more photogenic
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:07 pmSheez! The hammer dropped into the rabbit hole. My first to see. Very pretty receiver scene and color.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:44 pmHairtrigger wrote:This morning I looked at both of my low walls. One in 22lr the other in 22 Horner.
Sir, you are correct!
Photo proof, I used my 22lr as it is more photogenic
<snip pic>
Dang! Now THAT's purty.
Mine's just kind of a shiny black smooth one.
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:37 pmredryder wrote:Sheez! The hammer dropped into the rabbit hole. My first to see. Very pretty receiver scene and color.
Would you believe.... Rifle looked new 2 years ago when I purchased it at Gander Mountain no box but priced at $649.00 in Reynoldsburg OH
Re: Winchester Model 1885 Accessories
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 5:26 pmHairtrigger wrote:redryder wrote:Sheez! The hammer dropped into the rabbit hole. My first to see. Very pretty receiver scene and color.
Would you believe.... Rifle looked new 2 years ago when I purchased it at Gander Mountain no box but priced at $649.00 in Reynoldsburg OH
Superb - and at that price I am extremely green-eyed.
Nice to know an occasional bargain rolls around, though