Another beauty inbound.

[FOTIS]

Got a brand new Winchester 1895 and 405 Winchester coming in. I always wanted one ......imagine that...... because of Teddy Roosevelt, he shot lions and rhino on it back in the early 1900s now if I can find some ammunition and some brass would be great.

https://imgur.com/a/sn9rTJQ

 

[Guy Miner]

Excellent!

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

My envy gauge just went off the charts!! Super cool! I believe the hardware store in town may have a box of .405’s, I will check tomorrow night!

 

[RL338]

Nice snag there Fotis. Good luck on your brass and ammo search , didn’t see much out there.

 

[Slimfinn]

That is so cool! I was just looking at the same rifle, one they have at the LGS, Scrolled thru the posts on here this weekend and searched for brass and ammo, decided I'd maybe go for a 45-70 instead. But now I am interested in what you come up with.

 

[DrMike]

Congratulations, Fotis. Good pick up, without a doubt.

 

[cloverleaf]

I Duno- Teddy said that the "flat shooting 30-30" was his pronghorn gun but....that 405 and a Pronghorn would be a cool photo op. Enjoy! CL

 

[salmonchaser]

Bucket list rifle for me!

 

[JD338]

The 405 is a very cool, and powerful round.
Congrats Fotis.

JD338

 

[FOTIS]

My envy gauge just went off the charts!! Super cool! I believe the hardware store in town may have a box of .405’s, I will check tomorrow night!

I'll take it

 

[Gun nut]

Very nice!! Congratulations.
Duane

 

[Polaris]

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/76364 I briefly owned a .405 Win Rem Rolling block...lucky estate sale find. I was talked out of it and needed the money more than a hard hitting single shot. In the time I owned it, I discovered that brass can be formed from 9,3x74R. Didn't get into the specifics before I sold it, but THAT brass is in stock, as linked above. Edit: I never did get to the point of forming brass from 9.3x74R, was only in the "research" phase. I did reload a few of the fired Kynoch brass that came with it on the ancient Ideal dies purchased with the rifle using a .41 Mag 215 cast bullet and a light charge of Unique for some pleasant plinking.

 

[JD338]

Fotis,
A friend of mine has the same rifle. I got the chance to shoot it and all I can say is "WOW"!
His loads were with hard cast bullets but I had looked into it and Winchester had a factory load offering.
It's an awesome rifle for sure.

JD338

 

[wvbuckbuster]

That is a wow factor rifle for sure. Is this the rifle that TR referred to as his BIG Medicine? Dan.

 

[JD338]

That is a wow factor rifle for sure. Is this the rifle that TR referred to as his BIG Medicine? Dan.

Dan,
You are correct. It was indeed Big Medicine and is even by today's standards.

JD338

 

[PJGunner]

I have the Browning version of that rifle in 30-06. Guy I got ot from had put a recoil pad on the gun and removed all the finish. The Browning is more like the original as there's no lawyer order safety catch. One of these days I'm gonna have to complete the refinishing job on that gun.
Paul B.

 

[SJB358]

Very cool score Fotis!

 

[375hh1973]

Not much cooler than a .405

Very badass!

 

[FOTIS]

If anybody sees brass or loaded ammunition please let me know

 

[Vince]

Super Sweet find!
Enjoy it in good health.

Vince

PS: I’m in need of adoption.
Just throwing that out there, Dad.