1895 Saddle Ring Carbines; '41 & '42

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1895 Saddle Ring Carbines; '41 & '42

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The top one I bought when I was still in college for $300 ( @'92), made in 1941 and knocked off a pile of deer with it. The previous owner put a pad on it and a Redfield receiver sight, but it was cheap and the first ever Winchester I'd bought for myself. The other one made in 1942 I recently picked up for considerably more but still a decent price as it was missing parts. I had the upper handguard and the missing saddle ring. Just picked up the rear sight on Gunbroker. That part wasn't cheap, but it's all back together now. Hoping to get it out this week and see how it shoots. The other one will shoot under 2" at 100 yds. Both are .30-'06. Still need a set of those old hook style Winchester sling swivels. The new one has about the same amount of wear but has a much tighter action. Thinking it was carried a lot but not fired all that often. It came from Oregon.

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NICE PAIR!
I can honestly say I've never seen a 95 in person!
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There's a few of them around here. :D

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My all time favorite. The one on the bottom was my Grandfather's .35WCF. Guess I had a bit of an influence.



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Really nice '95s 2ndovc. :mrgreen:
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Yes, very nice. I can't wait until they start shipping the new ones.

2 inches at 100 yards is plenty accurate for deer at reasonable ranges. With me staring at a computer screen or small pills with tiny numbers and letters on them for 8 hours a day, my vision is not capable of accuracy beyond 150 yards without a scope anyway.
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And, NO I am not suggesting that I would scope a rifle like those. That would require to start wearing digital urban camo pants and a T-shirt advertising me as someone who thinks that they are tactical and cool. Truly dangerous men and guns do not have to look the part.
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NICE collection.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the 95s were scoped. Early adopters of new rifles may also be early adopters of diopters too, eh?
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Hmmm...the very top M1895 in the OP pic...the one with no handguard....is that a .30-40 Krag/.30 US by chance??

The M1895 I looked at yesterday has a barrel profile similar to that M1895...I think. I got a topic here from this morning regarding the barrel contour....
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The two carbines are both .30-'06. Followed by a 7.62x54r and a .35 WCF. If I remember correctly, the .30-40 was the most common in the SRC, with the .303 being one of the more scarce.

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GunnyMack wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:12 pm NICE PAIR!
I can honestly say I've never seen a 95 in person!
Same here, on both counts...

Probably my only remaining 'bucket list' gun; others have either been purchased, or faded from the list as too silly or too pricey. I know the 1895's are getting more expensive but I don't think they'll ever bump off my wish-list. I haven't even held one or worked the action on one though....!
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The '95s have always been my favorite levergun. For me, nothing carries better while walking the fields and trails. Other than my Grandfather's '03 sporter , the old SRC was a go to gun for just about anything that needed to be put down.

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