It's taken awhile, but I finally got a shot with my old 38-40.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h6...pswtji6qwy.jpg
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35W
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It's taken awhile, but I finally got a shot with my old 38-40.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h6...pswtji6qwy.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h6...psdubhkaai.jpg
35W
Awesome!
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That's how you do it. Great eating there. Details please- the old '73 ain't talking... Best, Thomas.
Merry Christmas!
Very cool. I started hunting seriously with a crossbow last year and again this year as it's the only way to hunt legally during our rut, but I hate the darn thing. Seems like the whole time I'm on stand with it, I'm wishing I had an unusual, vintage rifle with me instead.
That's a nice rifle and deer. I'd like to hear some load details as well.
Congratulations. Please share the story of the rifle.
Way to go! Nice buck and a great rifle. I've found I enjoy deer hunting a lot more when I use a vintage rifle.
Very cool. Great deer, rifle and great looking ammo.
:awesome: I love filling the freezer with a piece of history. I did a couple years ago with a 109 year old 25 35.
Thanks everyone.
The rifle was made in 1886 and has REALLY been used. In fact if you look closely at the bottom rear of the forearm where it meets the receiver, you can see the forearm is very worn from being carried, the magazine tube is a little dented and bent, the dust cover flops around, etc. The bore was beyond hopeless so I had John Taylor line it. The bullet is cast of ACWW from an RCBS 40-180 mould and weighs 192 gr. Loaded over 1.9 cc of Swiss 3Fg it runs right at 1300 fps and is surprisingly accurate to at least 200 yds.
The buck was about 45 yds. out when I shot him. The bullet enter low behind the left shoulder, broke a rib, through the left lung, perfectly centered the heart, creased the right lung then exited the off side. He hauled *** off in the mesquite and broomweed, so I sat in my little brush blind for 20 minutes before going out after him. He'd gone 50 or 60 yds. and keeled over.
35W
Congratulations are in order!!
Really great 35W. Do I see a tang sight on her. Your ammo; as I think I see no crimp and lube resembles SPG or a variant, are you using black powder?
That is an aftermarket tang sight that came with the rifle. I have it set for 200 yds. and it's only used for banging the 200 yd. gong.
For hunting, I am using black powder, about 1.9 cc of 3Fg. The lube from our very own Randy Rat. It's his TAC1. It's marketed as a smokeless lube but has worked fine as a BP lube so long as I don't fire over 10 or so shots without cleaning.
35W
That's even better. 38-40 BP cartridges in a 130 year old Winchester. As I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Winchester man, I've got a pretty good case of the warm fuzzies from this.
way to go!!!!
of course, that buck forgot to wear its body armor.:bigsmyl2::kidding:
we all KNOW that you couldn't take it because you where using black powder and a lead(gasp!!!) boolit!:kidding:
I have another rifle that's identical only it's all original and was made in 1888. The bore is a teeny bit rough but the rifle is just about as accurate as the one pictured here.
35W
Well done 35W. Very well done. Black powder is not my thing, but for some reason 38-40 and BP has interested me. Perhaps one day.
I have a model '73 SRC in 38-40 that's a parts gun and about 90% finished. Looking forward to shootin' BP cartridges in that.
Great job!tThat deer is a real trophy.
That's awesome!! Good job.
Enjoy your venison.
Congratulations .
Eddie