Burgess Model 1878 Long Range Repeating Rifle

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ligonierbill

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I was just up home shooting with my brother. We had an 1884 Trapdoor Springfield and an old 45-70 lever gun he had. A little research tells me it is the subject rifle, AKA Whitney-Burgess-Morse rifle. Sorry, I didn't take pictures. Can anyone share some knowledge about the Burgess rifle? I know Colt used the toggle action for a 44-40 competitor to the Winchester 1873, but this one is different. Supposedly only 2,000 were made. Good shooter, by the way.
 
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JT-AR-MG42

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Can't share any personal experience lb.

The 1965 edition of Gun Digest does have an article - pages 166 - 175 on the Burgess saga however.
The folding shotgun is covered in addition to their rifle line.
Also discussed are the mergers. Good reading.

I remembered this edition for the article (and testfire) that covers guns slated as the M-14 re-placement, including the .308 version termed the AR-16.
Also includes an in depth article on M&H revolvers and a testing of the new
Ruger 10-22!

JT
 
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Lee44ShooterCnB

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Check out the list at
https://www.eliwhitney.org/7/museum/permanent-installations/gun-collection

In the catalog
https://www.ubertireplicas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/catalog-uberti.pdf

Good read at
http://www.rifleshootermag.com/rifles/featured_rifles_bringing_back_the_burgess_032411/

“There is a bit of irony in the fact that Andrew Burgess sold his Burgess Gun Company to Winchester in 1899. However, he continued patenting inventions until 1906, even though he was in failing health. He died in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1908. One can’t help but wonder what this prolific firearms inventor would have thought had he known his once-banned rifle would be resurrected and made in Italy, as one of the newest guns of the 21st century.”
 
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