I had a half dozen Winchester 1890 pumps in .22 special. Guessin' that's what they were for since .22 special is a bit much for "gallery" shooting.
Hide/market hunters in my area liked the .25-20 a lot. The old 60 grain HV HP load got used for some interesting things. I killed 4 black bear with it, some with my dad's Win 92, some with his grandfather's Savage bolt action.
The "big guns" in the area were .30-40s, mostly Win 95s but a few Krags as well.
Tom
