ORIGINAL: eldeguello
ORIGINAL: swamp rooster
Ok got another gun 38-56 win. any one have any info on it..has octagon barrel its nice..magnum man you heard of it.bigcountry or mr 45-70.
Sounds like you found an 1886 Winchester. If so, in reasonable condition, it's worth a lot of money to Win. collectors, SO DON'T ALTER IT IN ANY WAY!
RCBS (and perhaps others) make reloading dies for that caliber, which is around .375" to perhaps .379" in the groove diameter. The .38/56 is a .45/70 case necked down to shoot .379" bullets. So ammo is no problem. In fact, I believe Graf's has the empty cases....
http://www.grafs.com/metallic/845
Yep! Sure enough.
It doesn't even have to be in reasonable condition. 10% specimens list for $850. 90% condition can be up to $15,000 depending on model.