Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors 1886 Extra Light rapid taper 33 WCF S order

Keeping them alive-should be the preceding clause...

My photo imagery machines are on the blink. But I have a few 1886 Winchester rifles that fall into the smokeless era: 1902-1934
A special order 2/3 magazine checked pistol grip/forend SB 33 WCF. Superb balance.
A few original boxes of W-W 33 WCF ammunition accompany this rifle.

Just obtained a first year 1902 33 WCF 1886 with full magazine, crescent buttstock; Lyman 21 and hunter's Lyman front sight.

If you have one of these rifles, they are still being carried-hunted with- and shot by older appreciative owners. Hornady
has discontinued offering their .338 FP 200 gr bullets.

Ben Lilly, a famous Govt hunter-wandered through the Gila and Apache wilderness areas in Arizona-New Mexico,
in the early 1900s- making life difficult for mountain lion and the last grizzlies there.
He carried a Winchester 1886 in 33 WCF caliber.

My sweetie. 1920 vintage, 33 WCF with an original factory installed Lyman 21 rear sight. I get my Hornady 200 grain FP's from Buffalo. They have assured me that they wont run out of them, as they make them in-house.

Wow what a Great rifle! I had a win extra light in 45-70 I killed alot of stuff with and Foolishly sold! always wanted a 33 win.maybe one day! I know one of the bigger Gun Collectors in the US and he hunts with a win. in 33 cal.

Mine is not near a pretty as Godogs57's.
This is a 1891 produced Model 1886 re-barreled at some point to a 33 WCF. I do not know what caliber it originally was. I have not ordered a letter yet. I can tell it was originally a round barrel case hardened receiver rifle and the mag tube on the rifle was shortened from a full length one. I bought the rifle out of Montana.

I am running Jamison brass, 200 grain FN from Buffalo Arms and 39.0 Gr. IMR 4895.

John Barsness article in the Dec. 2016 Rifle magazine (I think tha'ts the issue) was very helpful as was his advise given on here.

way cool!!!!