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The nice FedEx man just delivered two boxes of 35 WCF this morning!!! Got a chance to try it out yet?
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Nope! Mebbe I can sneak outta the house early next week. Weekend is pretty shot.
Thanks Angus! I do like the SRC's!!!
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Ok! Son called! Appears we are to have a little impromptu shoot out at his spread this afternoon. Report to follow.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Yea, gotta love the 35 in that.
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Well fellas I admit! The rifle is worthy of additional work! She will shoot lots better than I can. I put about 12 rounds thru her and I can hold her in a 4-5" circle at 50 yards. And mebbe 7-8" at 100! If we had better shooting facility's I could probably tighten em up a bit more.
Very pleasant to shoot!!! Two things I discovered.
My eyes suck really bad! Need better glasses. I already knew this.
Other thing is the old girl tends to shoot high. Even out to 100 yds. And I have the rear sight on the lowest elevator notch. I was shooting a 250 grain spire point Hornady bullet loaded by Buffalo Arms. I would hold at 6 o'clock and still hit high.
Feel next step is investing in some dies and start stuffing some cases. Think I'll try a 200 grain RN. See what happens. Open to suggestions.
Overall I was satisfied. And with further work I believe she will perform.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Maybe she needs a "climbing Lyman"? Would be a shame to put a hole in it though.
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Yeah. I was thinking of one. Or a Providence tool copy. But you're right, I really don't want to drill a hole in the receiver. I think I can work this out with some loading.
Gonna shoot it again this week some.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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![[Linked Image]](http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/lt13demi/Mobile%20Uploads/image_116.jpg) 50 yards. Top two holes I was holding as best I could center. Those next four I was aiming 6:00. Bottom of circle. Oh I did a little sight drifting. Got the windage settled. But when I backed off another 50 yds aiming dead center put em at 12:00 top of the paper. I think I'll get it figgered out ok. Then again it could just be me and my blindness & excitement. Prolly should just be happy with a bit of Kentucky windage.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Looks like a dead nilgia in the future! Hope to hear the story and see some pics!
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Well the 200's should shoot lower. That said, I think I'd want to run nothing but 225's to 250's in it. I bet some cast bullets would be great too.
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Thanks Steely! Yeah old son and I have had a long going conversation. We're thinking that rifle was designed for 250's. So I bet if I can come up with some decent brass we can make it do what we want! I'm thinking this spun and drawn 30/40 Krag brass that the loaded ammo came with is too thin. Looks like we'll try to reform some .405 brass. That might help! I mean I shouldnt be bitchin'. For a blind guy I hit the target every time!  Oh and some eventual cast boolit loads ought to be fun as hell!
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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The project is looking good.
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Thanks HBB! Reloading does on the way!
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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You probably already have it but if not I have Dave Scovill's Legacy of Lever Guns on hand and I can ferret out the .35 WCF data if you can use it.
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I can use all the help I can get HBB!
PM me!
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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I use Bertram .35 WCF cases with 50 gr. of H4895, a 200 Hornady RN and 9 1/2 in my 1895. VERY accurate...
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Thanks Bob! How is that Bertram brass holding up?
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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