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Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12541360 01/11/18 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire Heres one my brother owns,you long range shooter type guys may like.!1895 40-72 with factory 36" part octagon barrel and lyman 21 ,and factory sling eyes!!! and a spirit level in the rear sight dovetail, shes longer then a bad dream !

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12541444 01/11/18 Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,687 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,687 Michigan, In , Boon Thats a Tall drink Of water there! Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12541547 01/11/18 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming Wow, that is some rifle... Molon Labe

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12542084 01/11/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Always love it when Loggah posts that pic! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12542183 01/11/18 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming It is amazing what the old companies used to do for the needs of their customers... Molon Labe

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) WyoCoyoteHunter #12542925 01/12/18 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire If you had it in a scabbard on a horse it would be dragging on the ground !!I really dont understand the logic of such a long barrel in 40-72 caliber . It is a fairly late gun you wuld have thought it would have been in a 30-06 or 30-40 .Don

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12543108 01/12/18 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 455 Arizona D Dobegrant Campfire Member Dobegrant Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 455 Arizona great story and pictures, classic rifle Benefactor Life Member NRA, Arizona Hunter Education Instructor

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Loggah #12543215 01/12/18 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,896 Nebraska FlyboyFlem Campfire Outfitter FlyboyFlem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,896 Nebraska Loggan... that 40-72 is a real keeper and not far behind the .405 in killing mustard as well...These old chamberings in their day put down a lot of game with big bullets and modest velocities but still get the job done even by today's standards.. You better be afraid of a ghost!! "Woody you were baptized in prop wash"..crossfireoops Woody

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) FlyboyFlem #12543391 01/12/18 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire I have a 38-72, and a 40-72 in a flatside, but i haven't shot either of them . I also have a 30-06 carbine i haven't shot. I do shot my 405's they both shoot inside 3" at 100 yards.Don

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12543492 01/12/18 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,896 Nebraska FlyboyFlem Campfire Outfitter FlyboyFlem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,896 Nebraska sweet....I'm in the process of load development for my new 405 Win cast gas check..So far it stabilizes well with light loads at 50 yds but haven't had a chance to load it up or go to the range with our weather issues presently. . You better be afraid of a ghost!! "Woody you were baptized in prop wash"..crossfireoops Woody

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) FlyboyFlem #12543648 01/12/18 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire I was just using Hornady factory loads in mine ,the 300 grain ones. Those cast bullets look pretty nice. Don

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12612453 02/05/18 Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 33 WI W wiml76 Campfire Greenhorn wiml76 Campfire Greenhorn W Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 33 WI This thread has been very enjoyable. Used my 1895 TD on a doe the last day of the season this year, quite effective. Member Ancient order of the 1895 Winchester

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12615094 02/06/18 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 811 H helidriver72 Campfire Regular helidriver72 Campfire Regular H Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 811 https://imgur.com/a/1nDvP Can someone make this so the pic pops up automatically? Found this old catalog in an antique store in Virginia. Anybody know who these guys are? Looks like most of em are packing 1895 src's. Member Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) helidriver72 #12615453 02/06/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Originally Posted by helidriver72 https://imgur.com/a/1nDvP Can someone make this so the pic pops up automatically? Found this old catalog in an antique store in Virginia. Anybody know who these guys are? Looks like most of em are packing 1895 src's. Not sure but I think that is a photo of some Arizona Rangers around turn of the century. It sure looks familiar. Nice pic! And Wiml76!!! Nice score and kill!!!! Well done! Last edited by kaywoodie; 02/06/18. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12615482 02/06/18 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 T tmitch Campfire Tracker tmitch Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 Charter Member Ancient order of the 1895 Winchester "It's an insecure and petite man who demands all others like what he likes and dislike what he dislikes." szihn

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12615496 02/06/18 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 T tmitch Campfire Tracker tmitch Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 And here's the rest of the picture.............notice the long building on the hill in the background Charter Member Ancient order of the 1895 Winchester "It's an insecure and petite man who demands all others like what he likes and dislike what he dislikes." szihn

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12615534 02/06/18 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 T tmitch Campfire Tracker tmitch Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 Couple more from the same photo shoot. Supposedly taken in 1903 Charter Member Ancient order of the 1895 Winchester "It's an insecure and petite man who demands all others like what he likes and dislike what he dislikes." szihn

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12615874 02/06/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Thanks Tom! Thought I'd seen it before! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) Longhunter_1 #12616060 02/06/18 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 T tmitch Campfire Tracker tmitch Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,944 Most all 1895 SRC's except the two far left Rangers (1 standing, 1 sitting) have rifles and possibly a Krag carbine top row third from the right. That photo is also the backdrop for the Ranger exhibit in Phoenix Police Museum. Charter Member Ancient order of the 1895 Winchester "It's an insecure and petite man who demands all others like what he likes and dislike what he dislikes." szihn

Re: Winchester 1895 (new pic) tmitch #12616364 02/06/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,586 Northern Ca S sidepass Campfire Tracker sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,586 Northern Ca Originally Posted by tmitch For anyone wanting to join the 1895 club, here's a nice starter rifle up for sale. A bargain! 1895 Winchester .405 A bargain @$135,000.00 Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.