BttF3 Doc Brown's Custom Scoped Rifle

[Sandman0077]

Anyone ever make this steampunkish prop? I think it would look pretty sweet as a mantel piece, no?

It's a Winchester 1866 .44 'Yellowboy'

 

[cwabby]

I've always been a fan of Doc's rifle, and as an airsoft enthusiast, i can help with a base




Marushin Winchester Model 1892 Maxi (DX / Gold Plating)



Marushin has a long history of high quality replicas, unfortunately, they're a tad expensive. But, as a bonus, you can shoot empty cans with your replica.

 

[Sandman0077]

A little bit pricey for my blood. Might at well just get a real one haha.

 

[Jedifyfe]

I swear we are so symbiotic on this site, I was just thinking about posting a thread about this gun to see if anyone can customize the scope! Great prop!

This gun is also called the "Yellow Boy" and can be found on Ebay for about $250

 

[ChaseKiefer]

I've always thought this was the coolest gun besides a blaster.
I need to try to do this.

 

[Sandman0077]

I swear we are so symbiotic on this site, I was just thinking about posting a thread about this gun to see if anyone can customize the scope!

I was watching it on G4 and decided to post. Looks like I beat you to it

 

[PHArchivist]

You can find a Denix version for under $200 I bet...

EDIT: Well, a Denix Yellow Boy that is... I think Doc's was a different model (slightly) from the one Brad posted.

 

[missileman]

Docs has the large lever loop, like the one shown here....

Cowboy Lever Action Rifle Winchester Model 1892 "El Dorado" Big Loop 45 Colt

I havn't been able to find an 1866 with a large lever loop of the same type on Docs gun. Maybe it's custom....

 

[Sandman0077]

Hm..VERY good point missileman. I hadn't even noticed that. But the 1892 model has different pins along the receiver's side. The 1866 has different one's too, so maybe we are both wrong lol.

I found this info on this website. It is usually correct with all movie and anime weapons, but sometimes they get it wrong:

Back to the Future Part III - imfdb :. guns in movies :. movie guns :. the internet movie firearms database

 

[deathscythe]

This is too funny!
I had BTTF 3 on last night while I was working on stuff, and I was reminded again how much I'd like to make Doc's rifle.

I don't have the coin to make it right now, but I'll be watching this thread!:cool

 

[PHArchivist]

Fairly certain this is what we'd want.

For less than $150, this may be the way to go to finally see this replica made.

M1892 WESTERN RIFLE WITH LOOP LEVER ANTIQUE BRASS FINISH NON FIRING REPLICA GUN COWBOY WEAPONS GUNS RIFLES

 

[Sidewinder]

Amazon.com: Denix 1866 Lever-Action Repeating Replica Gun (Brass): Sports & Outdoors: Reviews, Prices & more

Wrong loop, but one could be made.

SAS

 

[treker2557]

My all time favorite character is the Doc and I will be watching this thread anticipating the final prop. I would love to work on it with everyone but I don't have the money for this type of prop project. Best of luck!

 

[mjdehlin]

Sandman! Cool to see a thread from you here on the RPF. I've always thought Doc's rifle would be a cool prop to have. It doesn't look insanely complicated either like a few other BTTF projects. Hopefully we'll see somebody do an accurate one someday.

 

[PHArchivist]

Fairly certain this is what we'd want.

For less than $150, this may be the way to go to finally see this replica made.

M1892 WESTERN RIFLE WITH LOOP LEVER ANTIQUE BRASS FINISH NON FIRING REPLICA GUN COWBOY WEAPONS GUNS RIFLES

If this is indeed the model used, then it looks (per the film) like the modified the barrel to make it longer.

 

[Sandman0077]

I Googled for quite some time to see if I could track down a similar telescope, but it seems to be completely custom, which in the long run will be cheaper than buying one, but it's gonna be difficult aligning the glass to make it work.

 

[mrsmartypants]

If this is indeed the model used, then it looks (per the film) like the modified the barrel to make it longer.

Yes, I've always believed the lengthened the barrel. It's much longer than your standard Winchester barrel.

I wouldn't be surprised if they used the 1866 with the big loop lever from an 1892 rifle...

 

[mrsmartypants]

The more I look at this gun (have the blu-ray in right now) the more I think they fabricated it just for the movie. It's definitely not a yellow boy, but it has a lot of aspects of a yellow boy. It also has aspects of an 1876 Open Top long barrel - most notably the octagon-shaped barrel, which Doc's gun has, but the yellow boy doesn't (it's a round barrel). There are also aspects of other late century Winchesters in Doc's gun.

I think I'm going to dig into this further and see what else I can come up with....

 

[Sandman0077]

UPDATE:

Hours of searching has lead me to realize that the base gun IS in fact a Winchester Model 1866 'Yellowboy' 24" barrel.

Not entirely sure if the original has the octagonal barrels or not, but this version by Uberti's does, and so does Doc's. So that's a match.

Secondly, I know it is this model because the trigger and bolt pins on the outside are in the same spot:

Plus, it's the only octagonal barreled Winchester that has the same pins (that I have found).

Doc DID in fact extend the barrel:

See where the tube magazine weld point is? There's an extra 1.5 feet or so of barrel added. The base rifle is 43inches, and Christopher Lloyd is 6'1".

You can see here by the front sight where there is the SAME weld point. Looks like they just took another rifle barrel and connected them:

As far as the big loop lever, I found one for $64:

I'm sure you could find a better deal.

Still no luck on the telescope. So far, I'm still thinking it was a scratch build prop.

Any corrections?

 

[PHArchivist]

I think you may be on to something with that .

The 1892 Loop Lever has the wrong receiver (though it has the correct lever).