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any updates on that Swift bullet??

Ruger #1

Hi atomiclab,

First Browning/Winchester model 86 (new ones), second model 71.

I met Turnbull at IWA shot in Germany. Nice job and fair price.

I have a custom 71 in .50Ak. It launches 500grs Woodleigh at 2000fps without pressure problem. Shot some water buff with. The 475Turnbull interest me a lot...Maybe next year.

Dom

This summer I ordered from Cabela's online a new Winchester 1886 in 45-90. Needless to say, I was greatly disappointed when I saw the lawyer induced tang safety. I'm contemplating selling it and ordering a Turnbull 1886 in the 45-90 that is a FULL replica of the original Winchester 1886. In other words, sell the Japanese model and buy a REAL American made model.

TTT, pics back on page 2 Kennesaw.

Gunner

SSWWWEETTTT Hammer!

Thanks Kennesaw, I knew I wanted to lean on this cartridge a bit, hence the replica re-do, an original '86 in 50-110 is much to valuable to hunt very hard with ie saddle scabbard and such.

Gunner

Would have to change that rifle butt to a shotgun style if it were mine.

If ya run those 525's up around 2100 fps you can start to feel that steel butt a bit , recoil at 1850 fps is surprisingly modest.

Gunner

Smokeless or BP?

I hear Turnbull is using the Chiappa guns now. He had some say in the way they were built, at least the ones sent to him.

In this replica '86 I run RL-15 and the Cast Performance WFN-GC bullets.

Gunner

I looked long and hard and found a Browning high grade in 45-70 without the tang or cross-bolt safety to do the conversion on.

Gunner

Gunner - I've got a Browning 71 in .475 Turnbull, and like the gun a lot. It came with a bunch of ammo, so I haven't had to reload yet, but that will next. Mine had a nice fitted recoil pad on it, but it looks like a knucklehead trimmed the bottom end of it with a pocket knife. I have a new limbsaver pad to fit on it when I get a chance.

My rifle had the Burris Fastfire on it, but will be changing that out for a peep sight.

I'd be surprised if Turnbull was converting the Chiappa guns as a regular-offered rifle, my rumor control tells me that the parts don't interchange as well with other 1886 copies. I visited his shop a couple years ago, he had enough Winchester copies in stock to keep the shop going for a quite a while.

These big blasters are addicting...

That 475T will get it done. I shot a decent WT buck with a Buds 50-110 with a Woodleigh 500 gr FPSP before I had mine built, they are addicting and just plain fun to load for and shoot.

And they lay a helluva wallop on whatever ya hit with em too.

Gunner

Would anybody consider the 38-55 a "big" bore? I just acquired a Model 94 Trail's End Hunter, and have very little knowledge of the round. I've been doing the usual Google searches and picked up some details, and it will be in the stand this Fall for deer.

I shoot 265 gr Cast Performance and Beartooth FN-GC bullets in my M-94 38-55 sized to .380, and with a good stiff dose of RL-7 those slugs run an easy 1885 fps with no leading, excellent accuracy through the Lyman peep, and no bullets recovered on game to date.

I would consider the 38-55 WCF a medium bore, and even a 375 H&H as a heavy medium, just my HO.

Gunner

Edit: powder correction

TTT for Funshooter.

Gunner

Here they are Beretzs.

Gunner

Sweet gun, Gunner! Is that a Lyman Peep? I've been trying to find one for my 1895 forever!