Colt Lightning 40-60-260 Antelope Hunting

[robinsroost]

Thanks for the nice narrative and photograph. Congratulations to you and your family. My oldest gun,(rifle), is a model 100 Winchester .308, not in the same class...……..robin

[ChristopherO]

This is why I continue to come to this forum. Exellent post and follow up commentary. Cheers to your success.

[JMtoolman]

I too love to hunt with old guns, shot a moose with a Alex Henry .450 express, and a cow moose with a 43 Mauser sporter. Others I have used in years past to take game are an original Peabody, Purdey percussion rifle, double Alex Henry muzzle loader, another double muzzle loader, Remington rolling block sporter. It's been a lot of fun to use old original rifles, more sporting too! The toolman.

[NBraun]

Wow, that's a cool rifle, and a cool story to go along with it!

[JDL]

Most excellent Shrapnel! I concur with your feelings about all the plastic, stainless, tacticool stuff being sold.
I can remember when I was a kid in the '50s there was an old rusted gun in my Granddaddy's work shop. The stock was broken off, the left side panel on the forend was missing, and the barrel was full of dirt dobber mud. It was a Lightning and had either .32 or .38 stamped on the barrel flat IIRC. I told a friend about it and he asked for it to try to repair so I gave it to him. Lost touch and don't know if he repaired it or not.

[taco650]

Guess I’ll have to do some reading up on the Lightning cuz I thought they only came in pistol calibers.

[Hook]

Cool rifle, cool hunt! Congratulations, Shrap!

Just wish I still had the eyes to hunt with irons.....

[Craig Dodd]

Shrap - Thanks for posting the story of your hunt and the Lightning! Cool photos.

Congratulations on the sage goat!

[steve004]

I also enjoyed the photos. Thanks Shap. And I also have some of these Colts rifles. I have a .40/60/260 (which is a .40/65 Winchester of course). I believe the medium frame rifles chambered in revolver chamberings are called Lightnings and these large frame rifles are called Lightning Express rifles. On the topic of the Express rifles, here's a holy grail I've sought for the past 40+ years. Nope, I was not the winner:

https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...ess-rifle-5095

[shrapnel]

I also enjoyed the photos. Thanks Shap. And I also have some of these Colts rifles. I have a .40/60/260 (which is a .40/65 Winchester of course). I believe the medium frame rifles chambered in revolver chamberings are called Lightnings and these large frame rifles are called Lightning Express rifles. On the topic of the Express rifles, here's a holy grail I've sought for the past 40+ years. Nope, I was not the winner:

https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...ess-rifle-5095

Yikes! I was trying to see where to bid on that rifle and saw that it sold for $31,000.00

[kootne]

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Well, if a picture shows up, Shrapnel and I can riminess about when 2 misfits from the class of '72 "graduated" to classy '76's
Hope all is well,
Dennis

[veeman]

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[kootne]

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Take 2

[shrapnel]

Take 2

Yes, we were immortalized in Mike Venturino's book "Shooting Lever Guns Of The Old West"

[veeman]

That was the 1st of I think 3 of Mikes books that I got, I never did get the buffalo rifle book. In fact, I had to get a second leverguns book as the 1st ones binding fell apart from so much usage. Mike has been a favorite writer of mine for more years than I can count.