Ill do the 92 soon.
My 1895.
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My 1895.
Ill do the 92 soon.
The 95.
Its a 30/40 Krag saddle ring carbine. made in 1921.
I picked it up saurday along with the 1992 on the other post. If you have never seen one quite like it, it is a sort of a military type rifle.
It has a trap door in tthe but that stll contains the origional cleaning kit after 88 years.
The rear site is an extravagant version of the ladder type. Graduated out to 2000 yards. It has a windage dial , and it really should not be to hard to shoot in daylight.
Anything else you want to know ?
...tj3006
I picked it up saurday along with the 1992 on the other post. If you have never seen one quite like it, it is a sort of a military type rifle.
It has a trap door in tthe but that stll contains the origional cleaning kit after 88 years.
The rear site is an extravagant version of the ladder type. Graduated out to 2000 yards. It has a windage dial , and it really should not be to hard to shoot in daylight.
Anything else you want to know ?
...tj3006
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nice - how's the bore?
I have an older 95 in 30 US (that how your's is marked?) and it's bore was frosted. But a little fire lapping and it shoots like a champ.
I like 200 grain hard cast gas check bullets the best - at 2000 fps. Lyman dies and use Lee Liq Alox lube - its the schitz for cast rifle bullets IMHO.
I have an older 95 in 30 US (that how your's is marked?) and it's bore was frosted. But a little fire lapping and it shoots like a champ.
I like 200 grain hard cast gas check bullets the best - at 2000 fps. Lyman dies and use Lee Liq Alox lube - its the schitz for cast rifle bullets IMHO.
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didn't get to shoot her yet.
I drove over to the local range,
And they were closed cause it was raining like hell.
So I took advantage of the tme to put together some hand loads.
I had some 180 grain sierra rnd noses and I seated them over a charge of IMR-4350.
The more I handle the 95 the more I like it. It's put together like a tank , and it feeds smooth as glass.
I will try some 220 grain Hornady RNs fairly soon as they should make a heck of a elk load.
I am curious about how a guy would have sighted one in.
If you were a rough rider and using one on san juan hill You might put your site on the 300 yard shelf , and figure on aiming for the belly at 100 yards you should hit in the chest area.
I bet if a guy was a texas ranger in the early 1900s this would have been a great all around wepon.
With skill you could shoot your dinner at quite a range, and knock bandits and smuglars down hard.
Back it up with a colt or smith in 44 or 45 cal.
And you were as well prepared as could be...tj3006
And they were closed cause it was raining like hell.
So I took advantage of the tme to put together some hand loads.
I had some 180 grain sierra rnd noses and I seated them over a charge of IMR-4350.
The more I handle the 95 the more I like it. It's put together like a tank , and it feeds smooth as glass.
I will try some 220 grain Hornady RNs fairly soon as they should make a heck of a elk load.
I am curious about how a guy would have sighted one in.
If you were a rough rider and using one on san juan hill You might put your site on the 300 yard shelf , and figure on aiming for the belly at 100 yards you should hit in the chest area.
I bet if a guy was a texas ranger in the early 1900s this would have been a great all around wepon.
With skill you could shoot your dinner at quite a range, and knock bandits and smuglars down hard.
Back it up with a colt or smith in 44 or 45 cal.
And you were as well prepared as could be...tj3006
stove pipe.
I saw that flamming Bomb thing on another site on a 94. As I recall it had sdomthing to do with a home guard unit in WW1. Or mabye WW2.
very nice rifle. What was the load that made all that bacon ?
...tj3006
very nice rifle. What was the load that made all that bacon ?
...tj3006
That sure looks like a surplus 1903 Springfield barrel fitted to an 1895 Winchester. Not a bad idea. After WWII, unused surplus Springfield barrels were cheap, and gunsmiths seemed more willing to tackle such jobs, than is usual today.
I have never heard of Springfield Armory refurbishing civilian made rifles, even ones being used by the military. This topic has come up before, and is controvertial. There just doesn't seem to be alot of info around to either prove, or disprove a military rebuild.
Sean
I have never heard of Springfield Armory refurbishing civilian made rifles, even ones being used by the military. This topic has come up before, and is controvertial. There just doesn't seem to be alot of info around to either prove, or disprove a military rebuild.
Sean