1876 Winchester makes meat
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1876 Winchester makes meat
Had a good hunt for Wt. and wild hog last wk. and was lucky enough to take a nice Wt. buck with my old 1876 Winchester 40/60 cal.The buck was shot here in West Tx. at about 110yd. hit low in the chest . At the shot he sprang up ran about 30yd. and went down for good. My load for this hunt was a 210gr. original bullet cast soft from the original Winchester mould and lubed with deer tallow and beeswax ,a std. Win. lg. rifle primer and 55gr. by volume of 2ff Swiss bp. in a Jamison case. Here is a pic. of the Wt. buck and the charcoal burner!,,,,,DT
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That load is as old timey as that fine vintage rifle......looks like a good hunt, mate.
Regards, Gerry.
Regards, Gerry.
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Excellent. .
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Wow, you did that rifle justice, Dusty! Very fine buck.
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Wow! There's time warps showing up in lots of spots!! Nice rifle, nice buck ...good on you, Dusty.
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+1Bill in Oregon wrote:Wow, you did that rifle justice, Dusty! Very fine buck.
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
It's one thing to talk about how the old timers did it, but to actually go out and live the experience has got to be very satisfying. Congratulations on a nice buck, and I sure like that rifle!
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Yes! Guns are made for shooting, not for looking at (at least not, JUST for looking at)
An 1876 or 73 are the few examples I don't have....yet.
An 1876 or 73 are the few examples I don't have....yet.
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Nice to see these old style rifles and loads still doin' the job..…..
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Great job DT!
As I stated in another post, nothing beats piling up a big buck with an old rifle.
You have some classy iron for sure. I've never been lucky enough to own a 76, but I've always wanted one. They are just cool on steroids.
As I stated in another post, nothing beats piling up a big buck with an old rifle.
You have some classy iron for sure. I've never been lucky enough to own a 76, but I've always wanted one. They are just cool on steroids.
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Like Gamekeeper says, long live the toggles
Good shot Dusty.
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Good shot Dusty.
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Good shot
With a good lookin rifle
With a good lookin rifle
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Great job Dusty. I see you have a tang sight on there. What make and model is that? Great looking rifle also.
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
I would have liked to have been a by stander on that hunt!!
well done!
ollogger
well done!
ollogger
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
I wish you had been there also Ollogger! I had a long drag to the Jeep. LOL! And deer are harder to drag after my 30s and 40s went by ! Hondo1892 that is an old Lyman tang sight on that rifle, sure helps my focus on the sights and target. Thanks for the kind words to everyone! ,,,,,,,DTollogger wrote:I would have liked to have been a by stander on that hunt!!
well done!
ollogger
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Just plain ol' and Happy for ya at the same time!!! Well Done Sir!
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You shoulda hollered!! I'm in Texas...you're in Texas......I coulda been there in 12 to 15 hoursDusty Texian wrote:I wish you had been there also Ollogger! I had a long drag to the Jeep. LOL! And deer are harder to drag after my 30s and 40s went by !ollogger wrote:I would have liked to have been a by stander on that hunt!!
well done!
ollogger
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Sweet on so many levels. Classic rifle. Classic BP load. Classic game. Blessings
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
It can`t be done better than that.
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That's the way to do it. Congrats and thx for sharing.
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
Congratulations, It's always more fun to take a deer with an old rifle, and especially a nice old original like that one.
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Nice shot and quite a rifle!
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Cool !
Only thing that woulda made that any better for me is if the rifle had been chambered for the 50-95 . Nothing wrong with your cartridge I just always had a soft spot for the 76 in 50-95 and the 86 in 50-110 .
Only thing that woulda made that any better for me is if the rifle had been chambered for the 50-95 . Nothing wrong with your cartridge I just always had a soft spot for the 76 in 50-95 and the 86 in 50-110 .
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Re: 1876 Winchester makes meat
If I'd a known you was that close ,I'da Hollered for sure !,,,,,DTvancelw wrote:You shoulda hollered!! I'm in Texas...you're in Texas......I coulda been there in 12 to 15 hoursDusty Texian wrote:I wish you had been there also Ollogger! I had a long drag to the Jeep. LOL! And deer are harder to drag after my 30s and 40s went by !ollogger wrote:I would have liked to have been a by stander on that hunt!!
well done!
ollogger