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Help! I have recently taken delivery of a vintage Winchester Model 59 semi-auto 12 gauge. It came in its original box with the chokes and key in a pouch BUT! one of the previous owners lost, removed or broke, the pistol grip cap. I need a replacement! Also, a thick red rubber pad has been...

Winchester Model 59 Grip Cap Help! I have just acquired a Winchester model 59 12 ga autoloader (WinLite Barrel) that is missing its pistol grip cap. Over here in the UK, folks ain't even heard of a 50 or 59! Can anyone help? Alan.

Confed, (I'm a Robert E. Lee man) Guess what? Mine is signed too! Moreso, I chat with 'REB' by telephone and we e-mail. He has some great stories about Carbine! He was one of the very few, outside the family, that Mr. Williams trusted. Regards from the UK Alan.

RELOADING (or Handloading as we call it in the UK) What a fantastic thread! I have been handloading (shotgun) since 1962. Nothing has ever been cheap in this little country of ours - all of our governments, whatever their political colour have been corrupt and tax us to the hilt to pay for...

David Marshall 'Carbine' Williams I am looking for personal memories from some of you 'oldies' who owned or used a Remington 550 0.22 Autoloader. The 'Power Piston' (or floating chamber) that enables it to handle .22 short, .22 long and .22 long rifle was the brainchild of the subject of...

Carbine Williams He! He! Were you getting confused with 'Sergeant York'?

Carbine Williams Dave, he had at least one 'schematic' - drawn on the back of a shoebox!

Carbine Williams Well! This 'discussion' seems to have run out of powder!:eek: Just how many (or how few) of you oldies/young guns out there have seen film footage of Carbine Williams describing and demonstrating his inventions? I asked an American shooter (living here in England) if he...

Best Auto? I know of a dealer here in UK who has a 20ga. Winchester Model 50 with a 21" barrel.

Best Auto? Like you Stell, I am left handed and use a very old LH Rem. 1100. I shoot clays on an informal basis and leave on the 26" Skeet barrel. My scores are fine (I'm nearly 60, so 90% I'm happy with.) I have a 30" Full choke barrel on hand in my gunbag for any long 'crossers'. I shot RH...

Best Auto Shotgun? All of 'em!:)

Gordon, I never said the M1 had a floating chamber! It has a short-stroke piston which moves a tenth of an inch and imparts a kick to the slide. All of Mr. Williams' inventions work on a movement of a tenth of an inch or less - to get that 'strong kick'. I refer to excessive headspace because...

Gordon, YES, the Remington Model 8 with its recoiling barrel was the invention of JMB, BUT, the 'FAMOUS' Remington .35 to which I refer was the hand-crafted 'lookalike' that Mr. Williams made from scratch. The barrel and moveable chamber were made from Ford auto parts.(crankshaft!) He chose this...

Hi again! In my conversations with various authors and members of his family, I have learned a great deal about Mr. Williams. I also have, without sounding too pompous, acquired a fair amount of knowledge of firearms and ammunition during my 45 years of shooting - and I am still learning...

Folks, nice to hear from you and to get the warm welcome! I first became interested in 'Carbine' and his inventions circa 1967 when the movie was screened (only once) on British television. It was a 38 year wait before I got to see it again - I bought a dodgy copy on DVD from Canada...

Sorry Guys, I forgot to tell you I'm a Limey and live in the West Midlands of the UK. I am a keen clayshooter, even though I'm nearly 60. I have been reloading shotshells since 1962. The '59 I am buying from my friend has the chokes, key, original pouch and instructions. I am paying £350 ($630)...

Let's have a discussion. I'm new, aged 59 yrs. About to buy a Model 59 and think I know just about all there is to know about the great man! Have had converstaions with close members of his family, Ross Beard, Jr. (author) and Martin Hill. Let's go. My name is Alan.