Woody just informed me of this great thread. First, great job Long Hunter! I have an old (1916) 1895 in 303 Brit. With it, I've taken quite a few hogs here in SE Georgia with it. I load the Woodleigh 215gr RN and it will flat shoot through any hog. I also have two other jap 95, a TR 1909 Safari Commemorative as well as a standard grade 405 I had a period correct Winchester rubber butt plate installed as well as a Lyman. Took a nice Axis with it in Texas a couple of years ago with Pugs and Hatari. The peep sight is the way to go. Easy 2" groups at 100 yards and many times even tighter than that. Great rifles, great thread!


A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”