The 40-72 Winchester 1895 has been for me, the most elusive Winchester caliber to get information on. What I did discover over the last 20 years is that the 40-72 and the 38-72 was a black powder cartridge, just at the time smokeless was takeing off. The barrels on those rifles are all black powder barrels, and aren't designated smokeless like all the other 1895's in the various different calibers are. As far as i'm concerned I would only shoot black powder out of them.
Hope to see a picture of Wyocyotehunters' 1895 40-72.
Last edited by Malcolm; 04/01/17.
