Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors This pre '64 is ready to hunt elk!

A good range session today, 17* with little wind and filtered sun.
One main reason was to verify for the third time that this 1960 Fwt. is up to the task. The photos show two of todays 3 shot groups shot off my Eberlestock pack while seated on top of the snow. Those are 4 inch squares. It is great fun when the load and a 52 year old rifle come together.
The single shot targets, two of which are 5 inch squares and shot at 200 yards are what I call the "cold barrel test".
Get out of the truck, setup and sit down to shoot some cold barrels to simulate mid winter elk hunting. Those centered 200 yard squares are center holds. With a 180g. Partition, this gives me -3" at 250yds, -8" at 300yds, -14" at 350yds and -22 at 400yds..
With the McMillan stock, Talleys, Weaver K6, Butler Creeks and a Scopecoat, the digital says 7# 6 oz..
Can't go with the wood stock. Too much cold, snow and rocks to contend with.
I don't know what field success this rifle has seen in the past, but it is ready to go hunt up a big fat cow!