Thebear_78
Handloader
- Sep 30, 2004
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I find myself in possession of two Winchester 1895 lever guns. One that was rebarreled to 35 whelen the other a bone stock 30/06. I had been toying with turning one into a 400 whelen but......then I saw this wildcat.
A fellow Alaskan cane up with a very interesting wildcat for the 1895. It’s called a 41 OM. It’s basically a 9.3x62 necked up to .410 caliber. He is getting 2400fps with 350gr swift in a 21” barrel.
Below is 358 win, 9.3x62, and 41 OM with 250, 300, 350 gr swift bullets.
Now I just need to figure out which one I want to have rebored. I had been planning on bead blasting the stainless barrel, new sights and possibly a scout scope. The whelen has some utility as it is and the 30/06 is unaltered but unlikely to see any real use. That said I don’t really need two medium/big bore 1895s. Sometimes too many options can be a problem.
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A fellow Alaskan cane up with a very interesting wildcat for the 1895. It’s called a 41 OM. It’s basically a 9.3x62 necked up to .410 caliber. He is getting 2400fps with 350gr swift in a 21” barrel.
Below is 358 win, 9.3x62, and 41 OM with 250, 300, 350 gr swift bullets.
Now I just need to figure out which one I want to have rebored. I had been planning on bead blasting the stainless barrel, new sights and possibly a scout scope. The whelen has some utility as it is and the 30/06 is unaltered but unlikely to see any real use. That said I don’t really need two medium/big bore 1895s. Sometimes too many options can be a problem.
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