# Turnbull Restoration: \#1 in Vintage Firearm Restoration \& Historical Metal Finishes Modern Firearm Manufacturing > Firearm Restoration \& Manufacturing\. Antique restoration and bluing services\. Featuring Colt 1911 and 1886 Winchester manufactured reproductions \. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.6, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Reviews](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/reviews/) - [Home](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/) - [Privacy \& Terms of Use](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/privacy-terms-of-use/) - [Custom Rifle and Revolver Gun Finishes](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/custom-gun-finishes-rifle-revolver/) - [About](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/about/) ## Posts - [How to Mount a Red Dot Sight to Your Lever Action Rifle without Drilling](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/how-to-mount-a-red-dot-sight-to-your-lever-action-rifle-without-drilling/): More and more lever\-action rifle hunters are turning to red dot sights from Burris, Vortex, Docter and others\. For those of us relying on their favorite lever action rifles and carbines, installing our no\-drill dovetail Picatinny rail mount to secure your red dot sight couldn’t be easier\. - [How Accurate Are Lever\-Action Rifles for Hunting? Real\-World Expectations](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/lever-action-rifle-hunting-accuracy/): When my home state's slug restriction went away, my first thought wasn't which rifle should I buy\. It was which one actually makes sense for the stand, and is any of them going to give me any advantage over my slug gun? That sent me down a rabbit hole on lever action accuracy that turned out to be more interesting than I expected\. Here's what I found out\. - [Why the Model 1892 is Still a Top\-Tier Lever\-Action Hunting Rifle](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/model-1892-hunting-rifle-guide/): Long before it became a movie star, the Winchester Model 1892 was a practical working tool\. It rode horseback across ranch country, rested behind wagon seats, hung in cabins, and followed hunters through thick timber where quick handling mattered more than magnification and where shots were measured in feet and yards rather than football fields\. - [Rethinking the Winchester 1876: More Than Just a Bigger Model 1873](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/winchester-1876-origins/): At the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, Winchester Repeating Arms Co\. launched its new big frame rifle with promotional language that was clear, confident, and commercially sensible\. But did it tell the full story? ## Projects - [B Basic Engraving\Ruger New Vaquero](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/project/turnbull-b-basic-engraving-pattern-ruger-new-vaquero/) - [A Basic Engraving\Model 1911](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/project/turnbull-a-basic-engraving-pattern-model-1911/) - [C Basic Engraving\Model 1911](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/project/turnbull-c-basic-engraving-pattern-model-1911/) - [B Basic Engraving\Model 1911](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/project/turnbull-b-basic-engraving-pattern-model-1911/) - [C Expert Engraving\Ruger New Vaquero](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/project/turnbull-c-expert-engraving-pattern-ruger-new-vaquero/) ## Products - [Turnbull Open Range Single Action Revolver](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/gun/turnbull-open-range-single-action-revolver-log-648c/) - [Marlin Safety Replacement](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/gun/marlin-safety-replacement/) - [Engraved Turnbull Finished Winchester 1892 Deluxe Takedown with Case \- SOLD](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/gun/winchester-1892-deluxe-takedown-turnbull-finishes-log-23248/) - [Winchester Model 1892 \- SOLD](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/gun/winchester-model-1892-log-514c/) - [Restored Winchester 1876 \- SOLD](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/gun/restored-winchester-1876-log-7892/) ## Events - [Annual WACA Cody Show 2026](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/event/annual-waca-cody-show-2026/): This event listing is for information only\. Turnbull Restoration will not be attending\. - [Tulsa Arms Collectors Association Show November 2026](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/event/tulsa-arms-collectors-association-show-november-2026/) - [Tulsa Arms Collectors Association Show April 2026](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/event/tulsa-arms-collectors-association-show-april-2026/) - [Las Vegas Antique Arms Show 2026](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/event/las-vegas-antique-arms-show-2026/): South Wall Table 17 \- More than 600 exhibitors offering or just showing fine merchandise, a dozen collector organizations, manufacturers of quality sporting arms, more than a hundred custom handmade knife\-makers and several thousand interested collectors join together at the winter show\. - [Tulsa Arms Collectors Association Show November 2025](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/event/tulsa-arms-collectors-association-show-november-2025/): Come see us at the Guns International booth, pick up your 2026 Turnbull Restoration calendars while you’re there\! ## Popups - 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[Winchester](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/brand/winchester/) - [Taylor's \& Co](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/brand/taylors-co/) - [Colt](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/brand/colt/) - [Remington](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/brand/remington/) - [Ruger](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/brand/ruger/) ## Product categories - [The Showroom](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-category/the-showroom/) - [Used Firearms for Sale](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-category/the-showroom/used-firearms/) - [Turnbull Finished Firearms](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-category/the-showroom/turnbull-finished-firearms/) - [Restoration Gallery](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-category/restoration-gallery/) - [Uncategorized](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-category/uncategorized/) ## Product tags - [John Moses Browning](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-tag/john-moses-browning/) - [Before and After](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-tag/before-and-after/) - [Restored Examples of John Moses Browning\-Designed Firearms](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-tag/john-moses-browning-restorations/) - [Process](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-tag/process/) - [Restored Service Pistols and Variants Restoration Examples](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/product-tag/restored-service-pistols/) ## Product Caliber - [\.22 Long Rifle](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/caliber/22-long-rifle/) - [\.45 Colt](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/caliber/45-colt/) - [\.45 ACP](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/caliber/45-acp/) - [\.44\-40 Win](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/caliber/44-40-win/) - [\.45\-70 Govt](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/caliber/45-70-govt/) ## Product Inventory Status - [Sold](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/inventory-status/sold/) - [No Longer Available](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/inventory-status/no-longer-available/) - [Current Inventory](https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/inventory-status/current-inventory/) - 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