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Description:
Up for your review is a well kept all original 1895 lever action rifle. This was John Browning's last designed lever gun and it was the most powerful by any measure available at that time. It almost remains so to date with the exception of a couple more recently introduced calibers. The gun came into being in 1904 and was produced until 1932. It was made in eight calibers with perhaps the 30/40 Kraig being the most popular even though Teddy Roosevelt brought the .405 into the lime light with his east African safari in 1909. He prefered this caliber when hunting lions even though most professional African hunters today would choose something a bit different. The gun in this caliber is a powerhouse for sure but then so are lions. About 425 thousand 1895's were made and a majority went to Russia on contract for use by law enforcement and military groups. Some made it into Mexico and were used by Pancho Villa and his revolutionary forces. A few were used by the Arizona and Texas rangers in the U.S. caliber. Initially the rifles were made with a flat sided receiver but in an effort to reduce weight after about 5000 were produced the company began to scollop the lateral aspect of the receiver but made no other changes to the rifles that I am aware of. Its box magazine incorporated in the receiver allows the use of pointed bullets which the tube mags of earlier Winchesters would not. A nice feature. The rifle now being considered is one with a scollpped receiver and most likely the least produced due to the recoil generated by this caliber. This shoulder bump is significant but not prohibitive and would most likely be ignored if you happen to be facing an angry bear or some other undesirable toothy critter. When properly loaded in my opinion it makes one of the best mid range non-scoped elk rifles available today. I have tested this thing out to three hundred yards using Hornady's 300 grain interlock bullets coming out of the barrel right at 2200 feet per second and I have no trouble hitting plastic gallon milk cartons with the peep iron sights on the rifle....off a sand bag of course. It continues to be in excellent internal shape as previous owners no doubt carried the gun a fair amount but didn't shoot it much. The bore is absolutely mint and the stock has a few minor bumps and scratches on it but over all the rifle is in excellent shape considering its 102 year old existence. Hopefully the photos here included will answer questions regarding the rifle's condition better than words. Along with the rifle will be two boxes of new old stock Bertram unprimed .405 cases and a brand new set of Hornady .405 dies which might come in handy if you happen to be a hand loader. Thanks much for taking a look.
Jack
Price:
$6,700.00
Rifle Caliber: .405 Winchester Manufacturer:
Winchester Model:
1895 Bore Info:
mint Condition:
very good
Description:
Up for your review is a well kept all original 1895 lever action rifle. This was John Browning's last designed lever gun and it was the most powerful by any measure available at that time. It almost remains so to date with the exception of a couple more recently introduced calibers. The gun came into being in 1904 and was produced until 1932. It was made in eight calibers with perhaps the 30/40 Kraig being the most popular even though Teddy Roosevelt brought the .405 into the lime light with his east African safari in 1909. He prefered this caliber when hunting lions even though most professional African hunters today would choose something a bit different. The gun in this caliber is a powerhouse for sure but then so are lions. About 425 thousand 1895's were made and a majority went to Russia on contract for use by law enforcement and military groups. Some made it into Mexico and were used by Pancho Villa and his revolutionary forces. A few were used by the Arizona and Texas rangers in the U.S. caliber. Initially the rifles were made with a flat sided receiver but in an effort to reduce weight after about 5000 were produced the company began to scollop the lateral aspect of the receiver but made no other changes to the rifles that I am aware of. Its box magazine incorporated in the receiver allows the use of pointed bullets which the tube mags of earlier Winchesters would not. A nice feature. The rifle now being considered is one with a scollpped receiver and most likely the least produced due to the recoil generated by this caliber. This shoulder bump is significant but not prohibitive and would most likely be ignored if you happen to be facing an angry bear or some other undesirable toothy critter. When properly loaded in my opinion it makes one of the best mid range non-scoped elk rifles available today. I have tested this thing out to three hundred yards using Hornady's 300 grain interlock bullets coming out of the barrel right at 2200 feet per second and I have no trouble hitting plastic gallon milk cartons with the peep iron sights on the rifle....off a sand bag of course. It continues to be in excellent internal shape as previous owners no doubt carried the gun a fair amount but didn't shoot it much. The bore is absolutely mint and the stock has a few minor bumps and scratches on it but over all the rifle is in excellent shape considering its 102 year old existence. Hopefully the photos here included will answer questions regarding the rifle's condition better than words. Along with the rifle will be two boxes of new old stock Bertram unprimed .405 cases and a brand new set of Hornady .405 dies which might come in handy if you happen to be a hand loader. Thanks much for taking a look.
Jack
Price:
$6,700.00
Rifle Caliber: .405 Winchester Manufacturer:
Winchester Model:
1895 Bore Info:
mint Condition:
very good
Description:
Up for your review is a well kept all original 1895 lever action rifle. This was John Browning's last designed lever gun and it was the most powerful by any measure available at that time. It almost remains so to date with the exception of a couple more recently introduced calibers. The gun came into being in 1904 and was produced until 1932. It was made in eight calibers with perhaps the 30/40 Kraig being the most popular even though Teddy Roosevelt brought the .405 into the lime light with his east African safari in 1909. He prefered this caliber when hunting lions even though most professional African hunters today would choose something a bit different. The gun in this caliber is a powerhouse for sure but then so are lions. About 425 thousand 1895's were made and a majority went to Russia on contract for use by law enforcement and military groups. Some made it into Mexico and were used by Pancho Villa and his revolutionary forces. A few were used by the Arizona and Texas rangers in the U.S. caliber. Initially the rifles were made with a flat sided receiver but in an effort to reduce weight after about 5000 were produced the company began to scollop the lateral aspect of the receiver but made no other changes to the rifles that I am aware of. Its box magazine incorporated in the receiver allows the use of pointed bullets which the tube mags of earlier Winchesters would not. A nice feature. The rifle now being considered is one with a scollpped receiver and most likely the least produced due to the recoil generated by this caliber. This shoulder bump is significant but not prohibitive and would most likely be ignored if you happen to be facing an angry bear or some other undesirable toothy critter. When properly loaded in my opinion it makes one of the best mid range non-scoped elk rifles available today. I have tested this thing out to three hundred yards using Hornady's 300 grain interlock bullets coming out of the barrel right at 2200 feet per second and I have no trouble hitting plastic gallon milk cartons with the peep iron sights on the rifle....off a sand bag of course. It continues to be in excellent internal shape as previous owners no doubt carried the gun a fair amount but didn't shoot it much. The bore is absolutely mint and the stock has a few minor bumps and scratches on it but over all the rifle is in excellent shape considering its 102 year old existence. Hopefully the photos here included will answer questions regarding the rifle's condition better than words. Along with the rifle will be two boxes of new old stock Bertram unprimed .405 cases and a brand new set of Hornady .405 dies which might come in handy if you happen to be a hand loader. Thanks much for taking a look.
Jack
Price:
$6,700.00
Rifle Caliber: .405 Winchester Manufacturer:
Winchester Model:
1895 Bore Info:
mint Condition:
very good
Description:
Up for your review is a well kept all original 1895 lever action rifle. This was John Browning's last designed lever gun and it was the most powerful by any measure available at that time. It almost remains so to date with the exception of a couple more recently introduced calibers. The gun came into being in 1904 and was produced until 1932. It was made in eight calibers with perhaps the 30/40 Kraig being the most popular even though Teddy Roosevelt brought the .405 into the lime light with his east African safari in 1909. He prefered this caliber when hunting lions even though most professional African hunters today would choose something a bit different. The gun in this caliber is a powerhouse for sure but then so are lions. About 425 thousand 1895's were made and a majority went to Russia on contract for use by law enforcement and military groups. Some made it into Mexico and were used by Pancho Villa and his revolutionary forces. A few were used by the Arizona and Texas rangers in the U.S. caliber. Initially the rifles were made with a flat sided receiver but in an effort to reduce weight after about 5000 were produced the company began to scollop the lateral aspect of the receiver but made no other changes to the rifles that I am aware of. Its box magazine incorporated in the receiver allows the use of pointed bullets which the tube mags of earlier Winchesters would not. A nice feature. The rifle now being considered is one with a scollpped receiver and most likely the least produced due to the recoil generated by this caliber. This shoulder bump is significant but not prohibitive and would most likely be ignored if you happen to be facing an angry bear or some other undesirable toothy critter. When properly loaded in my opinion it makes one of the best mid range non-scoped elk rifles available today. I have tested this thing out to three hundred yards using Hornady's 300 grain interlock bullets coming out of the barrel right at 2200 feet per second and I have no trouble hitting plastic gallon milk cartons with the peep iron sights on the rifle....off a sand bag of course. It continues to be in excellent internal shape as previous owners no doubt carried the gun a fair amount but didn't shoot it much. The bore is absolutely mint and the stock has a few minor bumps and scratches on it but over all the rifle is in excellent shape considering its 102 year old existence. Hopefully the photos here included will answer questions regarding the rifle's condition better than words. Along with the rifle will be two boxes of new old stock Bertram unprimed .405 cases and a brand new set of Hornady .405 dies which might come in handy if you happen to be a hand loader. Thanks much for taking a look.
Jack
Price:
$6,700.00
Rifle Caliber: .405 Winchester Manufacturer:
Winchester Model:
1895 Bore Info:
mint Condition:
very good