Hi Richard, Its round. Just tough to tell with this picture.

run buddy, dont buy from these guys, don't trust steve p or james, they both pose as community users but really work for buds gun shop. beware, be warned. shop somewhere else

Heres a Hires picture --- winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/products/rifles/model-1886/short-rifle/Model-1886-Short-Rifle-MID-534175-hr.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/original.img.jpg

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