Mare's Leg question

See above.
There's no "supposed to shoot it" way. :)
You shoot it any way you want, any way that produces hits.
Denis
 
I can see having utility for skirting the no rifle law I guess. It's kinda dumb though, chop off the best parts of a rifle? You guys ever shoot a PGO shotgun or a folding stock rifle/SG folded? They suck, you can't use a pistol technique, and can't use a rifle technique. SHortness/folding stocks are good for storage but when I pick one up the first thing that happens is the stock gets opened and the butt goes to shoulder. In this way I have saved thousands of rounds of ammo that would have been misses ;)

My 18.5" LA rifle is very compact in its own right and is actuall very useful.
 
Edward429451: I can see having utility for skirting the no rifle law I guess. It's kinda dumb though, chop off the best parts of a rifle? You guys ever shoot a PGO shotgun or a folding stock rifle/SG folded? They suck, you can't use a pistol technique, and can't use a rifle technique. SHortness/folding stocks are good for storage but when I pick one up the first thing that happens is the stock gets opened and the butt goes to shoulder. In this way I have saved thousands of rounds of ammo that would have been misses

My 18.5" LA rifle is very compact in its own right and is actuall very useful.
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The man made a choice to buy a Mare's Leg & is just asking a question & doesn't need to feel that he's dumb for doing so.

I have several 92s in various calibers with full stocks & 16, 20 & 24 inch barrels but the discussion on this thread is about the Mare's Leg.

I have a Chiappa Takedown Model in .44 Mag that disassembles into 3 pieces about a foot long, makes a great pack-sack gun for carrying on my dirt bike that I use during hunting season. I also have a holster for the gun that allows me to carry it on my hip.

My gun has an octagonal barrel & I've put a Picatinny rail on it so that I can optionally mount a Bushnell Trophy 2-6x33mm pistol scope with Warne QD "return to zero" mounts. The rail is low enough that I can still use the iron sights.

You can get really accurate with the gun with a little practice. I snug the butt up to my cheek for support and really hold onto the gun when shooting it & I've never had a problem. I duct tape the toe end of a thick woolen sock (washed preferably) to the butt. The sock doesn't add any length but makes the shooting process a bit easier on the cheek.

The .44 Mag ballistics from the 12" "closed" barrel are much more impressive than from my 6" S&W Model 29 "vented" revolver.
 
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You value your face less than I do mine.
I've fired my Rossi with heavy .45 Colt CorBons & there's no way I'd "snug" any part of that thing up to, or anywhere near, my cheek in shooting heavy-recoiling loads through it.
Denis
 
I've been thinking about these critters.

The Rossi version has a "saddle ring" on the left side.

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So...what you do is, you link that to some kind of lanyard arrangement to the top of a shoulder rig of some sort. That would let you "lean into it", hanging the gun off of that cord (paracord?). This would also make working the lever a lot faster, because the gun would be suspended between your off hand on the forestock and your shoulder off the cord while your strong-hand works the lever. Set up right, racking it should be almost as fast and smooth as a regular lever rifle.

Right...so...yeah, there's also a few different picatinny rails that mount to the 1/8th rifle dovetail where the stock rear sight is, that lets you run a low-power scout scope :). Paint it like it's brass and insta-Firefly-prop :D. Stick a laser on it for that extra measure of twisted...and by "laser" I mean something with the work "Wicked" in the name, set some wacko's hair spray on fire from 100yds out :eek:.

http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/Spyder_III_Pro_Arctic_Series-96-37.html

God knows there's room for it under that 12" barrel!

Oh, and we need a flashlight. 4100 lumens will do:

http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/The_Torch-74-41.html

Oh yeah. Hell yeah. I *need* a mutated 1892 design with multiple energy weapon grafted onto it.

And you KNOW I'm enough of a sick puppy...
 
That type of rifle was also used by a character in the cancelled show Fireflyand Serenity film. FWIW, character wears it in a western style drop thigh rig and firing styles vary between shoulder (less common) and crook of elbow.

Might be no use for it but its on my to get list, for the above use :)

Kinda like the guys that got the Beretta 92 b/c it was on Lethal Weapon, but much much geekier :cool:
 
I think we all realize that shooting styles from 1950's and 1960's TV shows are not worth much in the realm of putting a bullet on target.

The TV series "Wanted: Dead or Alive" starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall was one of many TV cowboy series of the era. Some other TV series of the era also had gimmick guns. I'm guessing the studios wanted anything they could think of to catch the eye of the TV audience.
One series had a guy with a shotgun he carried in a case, and claimed that he could assemble it and fire in ten seconds.
One had a guy with a six shooter that also had a shotgun barrel in the gun; a LeMat I think. Ringo I think.
The Rifleman (Lucas McCain) had sort of a tricked out rifle.
Wyatt Earp had a 12" buntline.
Yancy Derringer had a four barreled derringer in his hat! (and an Indian sidekick who never spoke)

In the 50's and 60's there were a lot of one season Westerns.
 
Don't be so thin skinned pricedo. I wasn't being condescending to the op. I was being subjective. In my opinion, these are gimmick guns with little to no practical use. That you can rationalize it to be more than it is by comparing it to something less and totally different doesn't make it practical, it makes you a deep thinker. ;)
 
If you want a better grip get some shrink wrap tubbing and put it on the grip and if you decide you don't want it on any more a few minutes and some scissors and its back to new again.
 
Big Shrek said:
How are you supposed to shoot it?
Just like Steve McQueen
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DPris said:
Yup- with 5-in-1 blanks....
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'Course, reloads were tough, what with the weapon being chambered for one round and the ammo on Steve's belt being something totally different, 'cause it looked more impressive. According to the always-authoritative Wikipedia:

The original Mare’s Leg was made by cutting down a .44-40 caliber Winchester Model 1892 rifle to a size that could be worn in a large leg holster and used with one hand. The barrel was cut down to a length of twelve (or possibly nine) inches, and much of the butt-stock was removed. For filming three guns were actually made, each with an enlarged loop on the cocking lever. The first gun differed in the size of its lever enlargement, and the last gun had an octagonal barrel instead of a round one. The actual gun being used could sometimes change from shot to shot in a given scene. While the guns were chambered for the .44-40 round, McQueen wore more impressive looking .45-70 rounds in the loops of his gun belt. In season one, a doctor, after removing a bullet fired from the Mare's Leg from the back of a criminal, identified the removed bullet as a 30-30 round.
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DPris: You value your face less than I do mine.
I've fired my Rossi with heavy .45 Colt CorBons & there's no way I'd "snug" any part of that thing up to, or anywhere near, my cheek in shooting heavy-recoiling loads through it.
Denis
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Found a perfect recoil pad for my Mare's Laig in the golf section of a department store the other day.:D

It's a thick cushion nylon "boot" (shaped exactly like a little boot) designed for a golf putter & fits the Mare's Laig stump perfectly & the slot at the bottom is just the right length to accommodate working the lever action without interference.

Couldn't be more perfect if the boot was custom made for the gun.

It's a recoil pad & not a stock extension & should not attract BATFE attention.

Sometimes things work out.........not often.........but sometimes.:)
 
Someone has a good eye for detail. I checked on the accuracy of the statement about the character carrying 45/70 ammo on the gunbelt:
McQueen45_70ammo.jpg

Guess what you see is just about the "costume".
McQueen45_70_2.jpg
 
Just a TV Show guys...Star treK was just a show too. Never really happened.. LOL
Still I have the Mares Leg (Rossie Ranch Hand) and all seasons on DVD...
 
Found a perfect recoil pad for my Mare's Laig in the golf section of a department store the other day.

It's a thick cushion nylon "boot" (shaped exactly like a little boot) designed for a golf putter & fits the Mare's Laig stump perfectly & the slot at the bottom is just the right length to accommodate working the lever action without interference.

Couldn't be more perfect if the boot was custom made for the gun.

It's a recoil pad & not a stock extension & should not attract BATFE attention.

Sometimes things work out.........not often.........but sometimes.
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Pics would be cool. :)
 
but I'd like to add a recoil pad to make it long enough to tuck against my upper arm above the elbow....is it possible?


I'm seeing 13" of hand hacked red rubber. :D
 
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