Winchester 1895 In 40-72
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Winchester 1895 In 40-72
I have a doe permit and planned on shooting it with the 40-72. I ran into a 2 point mule deer buck at 162 yards and shot him...
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Man I love seeing those fine old Winchesters out in the field! Very cool.
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+ one...ArcticGoose wrote:Man I love seeing those fine old Winchesters out in the field! Very cool.
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OK that is cool ! I will see if I can connect with a whitetail this year with mine in 35 Win.
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Boy Shrapnel, I really like that! Cool rifle in an obscure caliber and you score a nice buck.
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+1.TedH wrote:
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Way to go!
Old Winchesters in obsolete calibers are very interesting to me and I especially enjoy seeing someone actually use them as intended. That's a dandy buck. He would make two of the size we have around here!
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Old Winchesters in obsolete calibers are very interesting to me and I especially enjoy seeing someone actually use them as intended. That's a dandy buck. He would make two of the size we have around here!
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kudos on the shot, the animal, and the rifle. That guy is about three SE AK deer.
your firearm sent me to Mike V's article sorting the various winchester cartridges to find out what your gun shoots.
it appears that winchester sold a different gun for each bullet weight/diameter combination. smart for a gun maker, eh? just don't tell anyone about changing bullet weights in the same gun . . . shhhhhhh.
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your firearm sent me to Mike V's article sorting the various winchester cartridges to find out what your gun shoots.
it appears that winchester sold a different gun for each bullet weight/diameter combination. smart for a gun maker, eh? just don't tell anyone about changing bullet weights in the same gun . . . shhhhhhh.
best huntin story I've read this year so far
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Greetings Shrapnel and Congratulations !
Thank you for posting the fine picture ! May your life be blessed with many more fine hunting days with that rifle. Being able to walk around free with a rifle full of history and use it to harvest a healthy critter is one of those good moments.
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Thank you for posting the fine picture ! May your life be blessed with many more fine hunting days with that rifle. Being able to walk around free with a rifle full of history and use it to harvest a healthy critter is one of those good moments.
When you get a chance fill in a few details.. Load, details of the day, even where you found that nice Winchester.
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Why oh why have i not dragged home a nice 1895 ? I have been admiring them for years
Well done on a 160 yard shot with open sights
Well done on a 160 yard shot with open sights
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Griff wrote:+1.TedH wrote:
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I have an addiction to Winchesters. I just got a sightless pre-64 model 70 featherweight in mint condition. I had both of them with me this weekend and I had 2 deer tags and wanted to shoot a buck with the 270 and a doe with the 40-72. When I saw the buck, I knew it was no trophy, but figured the trophy would be in the shot and the rifle. My brother ranged it at 162 yards and I adjusted the peep sight accordingly and shot him.Grizz wrote:kudos on the shot, the animal, and the rifle. That guy is about three SE AK deer.
your firearm sent me to Mike V's article sorting the various winchester cartridges to find out what your gun shoots.
it appears that winchester sold a different gun for each bullet weight/diameter combination. smart for a gun maker, eh? just don't tell anyone about changing bullet weights in the same gun . . . shhhhhhh.
best huntin story I've read this year so far
Tonight I took the model 70 out and shot the doe. It worked, but the real prize is getting to use such a historic gun as the 1895, in a rare chambering. Most 1895's were sent to Russia and the rest were divided between the rest of the cartridges of which the 40-72 is one of the rarest...
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That buck looked very healthy until he received a lethal dose of lead from that old Winchester
great shot!!
ollogger
great shot!!
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The article that Mike Venturino wrote on the 1895 Winchesters was on his 405 and my 40-72. He compared the 2 as old and not as old, 40 calibers and the similarities and differences. We found out in doing the comparison, that the rim thickness of the 405 is about .017" thicker than the 40-72 which keeps the 405 from chambering in the 40-72 and potentially blowing up the gun with the higher pressures in the 405 cartridge...