my old Winchesters

I don't hunt but I wanted to post "nice rifles!"

Cool Winchesters!

Wow! That is one sweet trio you have there .

All of my 1894’s have several million previous copies that came before them, none are as original as yours are.

Hopefully you’ll fill the freezer with one of those vintage beauties this fall.

Stay safe.

fishguts said:

im gonna try for a deer this fall with a 38-55.anyone here ever hunt with one of these era guns?

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I have not, but I would sure like to someday.

Nice looking rifles! It shouldn't be any different hunting with those than a new 30-30.

Although I own a '94 I have never hunted with it. Those are nice guns.

you should really have laid then on an huge American Flag for this pic ..

Only with the 94 30-30. I just recently acquired a 94-22M, now I have 2 winchesters.

This one, chambered in 38 WCF, left the factory in 1886 and I've used it a couple of times. It was about 130 years old when I last used it-





I use smokeless and black powder handloads with home-cast bullets, but the buck and the Tom were both taken with BP loads. The one on the right is my hunting load.



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I have managed to bloody a few of my old rifles. I have several more waiting in the wings. I love to put the old ones back into service.

Nice vintage Winchesters you have there Fishguts....

I'm hoping Ruger resurrects Marlin's Cowboy models and makes one in 38-55. If I had to I think I'd cull a Henry to make space for it.

You have some dandy rifles there. Good luck with your quest. I bought this 1893 for the purpose of hunting with an old rifle. Built in 1900

Good that you take your historic guns for a walk once in a while. At left is a 32 spl that was in person handed down to me by an Uncle. Next is a 30wcf with a stock that my father hand carved from Birdseye maple, finished using broken glass to shape the wood. They hunted together, me and the boys make a point to take these out. Next is a button mag shotgun butt 38-55 src that I just really like. Last is a basket case 92 with a numrich 44 barrel that I need to put on the lathe and fit. It had been refinished and then neglected, extra holes in receiver etc. I have drawfiled, stoned, rust blued it and may take dads stock from the 94 and use it on the 92. The handmade stock was a reject, found discarded in our shed as it had checked. It has a sister on a 32ws 94 which is perfect, I bought the gun it’s on now at a show just to have a place to keep it. Thought it might be nice on something I had made. These old guns need company to honor those who came before.

Nice collection of rifles! You have some nice old stuff!

I've hunted with my '73 Winchester in 44-40 a few times. I use a cast 200 grain round nose flat point made from wheelweights. It was a hoot for me to use a 130+ year old rifle to take a deer with.

fishguts said:

Heres a pic of my old Winchester levers 2 mod 94 38-55s and one mod 92 38-40 first year manufacture. im gonna try for a deer this fall with a 38-55.anyone here ever hunt with one of these era guns?
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If only those rifles could talk, imagine the story’s they could tell. Vary nice group.
My father gave me a 70’s era 94 when I was 13 years old. It’s long been gone and always wanted to replace it. Well finally I have a model 94,1950 30 WCF carbine coming next week sometime.
I will be watching the tracking everyday with anticipation