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Watching last alaskans last night, showing Ray Lewis packing a 1895 Win. Anybody know what caliber it is?
Love watching people using the older stuff!

I believe I saw some where that it is a .35 Winchester.

It’s a 35 Winchester..

Thanks guys. And a cool caliber! Was hoping it was that or a 405.

Ray Lewis lives a great life ,my only question what happens if hurt or when your older ? myself I worked outdoors all my life in Minnesota as a power lineman most of those years was climbing every pole ,we did not have bucket trucks my first 25 years,everything was done by hand or just bull work. I kinda think these Last Alaskan people work hard too, now at 64 years of age my body is beat up ,wonder if these Alaskan`s end up the same way too ? I do enjoy every episode sometimes wonder why I never moved up to Alaska ?

Now they are getting good pay for it now I imagine! My first job was unloading box cars of raw bark out in the hot sun, but there was no filming crew their!!! Probably would not be too entertaining of a film, just cussing, grunting, sweating,etc.

It's .35 WCF.

Yes, nice!

Ray has a Winchester Model 1895 that was 30-40 Krag that was rebarrelled by JES to 35 WCF. I talk to him all of the time. He is working constantly on construction around Fairbanks but during the Winter is out in the country quite a bit. He rolls his own ammo and has said that he hasn't lost a moose shot with that rifle.

Great info.. Keep it up..

Did you know Bob Harte too? If so what were his firearm preferences?

I presently teach with Traver who is his Stepson. Bob liked 30/06 rifles. He had several. He also had several winchester 94 30-30s. I am kind of connected to that community of bush trappers. We have Ashley and Tyler Selden sell furs out of our shop. We also sell Mark Knapp knives. Its a pretty small community and I respect most of them with the exception of Eric Salitan from LBZ. Don't like him much. I talk with Marty from MM fairly often as well. Marty is a freaking beast in real life and qualifies as a smoke jumper on the high side of fifty.

Seems every person on Last Alaskans is genuine and likable. The other couple of shows are more just entertainment...

I like Salitan's wife more than I like him.

Just can't warm up to Glenn Villanueve for some reason but I digress.

Cool info on the rifle. I"d thought i heard 35, but was sure hoping 405 for some reason. JES did a rebore to 338/06 on our bolt gun that stays in AK year round. Not that great with Barnes bullets that I prefer but more than good enough.

In one of the eisodes he said its the 35.

I would much rather spend a winter with her, than with Chip Hailstone's wife.

In my collection of old ammo, I have a 35 WCF. It's not really as large of a round as I would have thought. But, I love those old Winchester cartridges, and if were a wealthy man, I'd collect a rifle in every one of those chamberings.

Until you do it with both, you'll never know if what you assume, is correct.....

Jeff! Lmao. Well there you have it