Late again to this 2011 subject. Over the years I have
gotten hold of 3 1886 rifles in 33 WCF. One was found
in Tucson, a LTWT half magazine version. One is a special order 2/3 magazine 1886 with checking. The last is a TD-LTWT half magazine rifle. They all shoot well.
I have a supply of Hornady FP bullets and some good Hawk bullets.
IMR 4198 is a good powder for the 33 with 200 gr bullets. The well constructed Hawk 200 gr bullets will kill
anything that walks in North America including Canada and Alaska.
Ben Lilly, the famous lion and bear hunter of the Southwest
in New Mexico and Arizona-carried an 1886 in 33 WCF.
