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👏 OK, Zane. You've got me hooked. When can I read more?

And there was one other important event in 1886. Browning designed a lever action rifle, chambered in .45-70 caliber, for Winchester. IMHO, the culmination of the lever-action rifle design. 🫡

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Thanks Matt! I'll have Part 3 up next Tuesday and Part 4 will be early January, so stay tuned!

And good point about lever actions! The advancements in personal weapon technology in this time period are just wild and completely transformed land warfare.

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