Ihave 6 Model 71s including 450 Alaskan and 348 ACK Imp.The Browning versions with no tang lawyer safety is very strong. I would rate
the Browning 1886/71 about 5K stronger than the originals, and definitely stronger than the 1895, the new 1895s not that much stronger.
Rate the Browning 71 as stronger than a Marlin 1895.
Have owned 2 or 3 original 1895s in 405 WCF.
No rear locking lever action is going to protect you with a bad case or overloaded shell. Gas will blow by and you will visit the morgue or eye doc and lawyers office.Winchester
stopped the 30-=06 in the 1895 because people made mistakes with German 8mm ammo after WW l- Rather than pay law suit money, Winchester stopped chambering the 95 in 30-06-eventually.
You cannot push hot reloading practices in a lever action M-71 or 1895. Just re-chamber or buy a 340 Weatherby magnum and forget hot roddin a 71/1895.
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The American Indian gets reparations before anyone else. Wounded Knee and Pine Ridge impress me
more than riots and the Selma bridge. Most Americans are not history scholars. The Apaches under Geronimo
held off both the US and Mexican army. I like the San Carlos Rez. There are real American Apaches there in Arizona.
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