Winchester 71 Long Range

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Ravenman
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Winchester 71 Long Range

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Who said leverguns are only usable at short range?
Friend of mine with his Winchester 71 348 Winchester (Williams Fire Sight) at 200 meters. No problem to hit a target about the size of a watermelon.
Sighted in at 100 meters with Winchester 200grs. factory stuff.

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Same rifle in late summer with reloads (Hornady and Barnes).

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Cool. One day I'll get to try one.
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Man! There's that "neat place to shoot" again. I like those pics--its just so much fun shooting at rocks, etc in a place that is totally safe. :D BTW-put that model 71 on a bench with sandbags and it will hit those watermelon sized targets out to 500 meters.----easily---------------Sixgun

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He could probably hit the 300m targets if he'd stop holding the rifle backwards. 8)
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Sixgun wrote:Man! There's that "neat place to shoot" again. I like those pics--its just so much fun shooting at rocks, etc in a place that is totally safe. :D BTW-put that model 71 on a bench with sandbags and it will hit those watermelon sized targets out to 500 meters.----easily---------------Sixgun
We tried the 348 Winchester also at 500 meters. IPSC size target was hit 6 times out of 10. Problem. The red Williams front firesight was too big.
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I am SO incredibly jealous!
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Cool, I have never seen a 348 Win cartridge. Any of you dudes got a pic of one? How heavy and how fast? Never seen one over here :roll: Nothing surprising there :!:
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Nath, here ya go.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... 8&ei=UTF-8
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Post by 1886 »

You have a Kick A shooting range. I am envious. 1886.
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Cheers Phlatnose, it is good ain,t it! I did not realise it,s size. I guess you know when that goes off :!:
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That M-71 and range combo is about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on.............
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Re: Winchester 71 Long Range

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My new Browning M71 High Grade at 100 meters with Winchester 200grs. factory stuff. This is a great rifle and a real shooter! Just can't wait to try it out at longer ranges.

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These are the last 3 shots of the range day. What more can one ask for?

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Re: Winchester 71 Long Range

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The Model 71 is one of the Good Lord's great creations!!!

Ravenman, that's sure a beautiful High Grade you have there...and some mighty fine shootin' with it!!!
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mod71alaska wrote:The Model 71 is one of the Good Lord's great creations!!!

Ravenman, that's sure a beautiful High Grade you have there...and some mighty fine shootin' with it!!!
Victor, That post is about a year old. How did you find that?? I heard you can find anything with the number "71" on it. You 'da man! :D --------------Sixgun
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Beautiful shooting - nice knife :D
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Great pics! Can't wait for the weather turn cool and for gun hunting to start.
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Re: Winchester 71 Long Range

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What a sweet lookin' pair of 71s, Ravenman. You have a beautiful country and lovely place to shoot. Everything is so green; not like here where we live in gold and brown most of the year. :lol:

I can't wait to get my old 71 out to the elk country. Hopefully, she'll be gettin' a lick, or two, on 1 November. :D
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Re: Winchester 71 Long Range

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mod71alaska wrote:The Model 71 is one of the Good Lord's great creations!!! True - Amen!!

Ravenman, that's sure a beautiful High Grade you have there...and some mighty fine shootin' with it!!!
With this gun and cartridge it's easy to hit! :lol:

@ Mike D. Thanks for the kind words about my country and the gun. I can tell you I love both and your Winchester 71 is a beauty too!!

@ Old Savage - next time I hope you see some blood on the knife. :wink:
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