VikingsGuy
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The cow elk in my freezer was a one shot with an 1885 highwall in .270Win.
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michsteelguy
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Thanks! Super happy with that stock as it is actual wood and NOT a laminate. I think for my next rifle (bolt action) i will go with the gloss walnut as i luv that classic look. Cant decide.... 270, 308 or 300 WM.
std7mag
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That is indeed a gorgeous rifle!!
Better to get a 300 RUM. Helps keep mtmuley happy!!
:Johncushman,
As always, you are a beast!
:Europe,
A coworker has the modern equivalent. Savage model 24, in 222 Rem Mag over 20 ga.
He's taken many deer and turkey with that gun.
BrentD
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Beware, not all "highwalls" are created equal. Those that are shooting rimless cartridges like 6.5 MBs or .270s, 7 mm, etc are doing so in a rifle that has only superficial resemblance to an original highwall. The externals are actually fairly different and the internals are wholly different. Although an excruciatingly few 1885s were built in the rimless .30-06 cartridge (and shipped to England iirc), the original 1885s were basically for rimmed cartridges only. Winchester did use the early 1885 as a test bed for almost all of their cartridge development in the early 20th century, but they did not sell rifles in those calibers. If you are building a rifle, keep that in mind.
The original 85 can be field stripped in a minute, two at most with a single small screwdriver. The modern rifles are a bit of a nightmare to take apart and much more so to reassemble - or so I am told. Definitely not a simple job to be done in camp.
The original 85 can be field stripped in a minute, two at most with a single small screwdriver. The modern rifles are a bit of a nightmare to take apart and much more so to reassemble - or so I am told. Definitely not a simple job to be done in camp.
Thank you Brent. I wrote down this information and have mailed it to my son as he does have an interest and has some of these types of firearms
To anyone/everyone: I know I am old but isn't the post by MaddH, number 25 above---"sacrilegious " (-:
std7mag
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Alas, not that much more so than someone claiming to want a lever action in 6.5 MB.
At least we haven't heard someone spout off about wanting a double in 6.5 MB!!!
At least we haven't heard someone spout off about wanting a double in 6.5 MB!!!
Question to whomever,
Single shots are pretty darn elegant though a question from one who's only experience with single shot comes from a Hawkins project build.
Why a single shot while hunting? I understand the immersion into the historical side of the old Sharps and Hawkins type rifles though for modern single shots? Accuracy? Sure though of the rifles in my vault, my simple Savage 111 stock is dialed in. I have additional shots ready, etc. Keep looking up the various mentioned single shot rifles and wow! They are good looking!
Is it for the added decisive one shot, one kill or the desire to step outside the generic bolt actions?
They are awesome looking! It's quite apparent there is a quality following behind single shots. This is not a knock for any reason. Why the desire for a single shot for hunting?
std7mag
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For me anyways, the single shot i feel makes you more aware/dedicated to the game your hunting. It drives home that necessity for one good well placed shot.
Your not gonna be blasting away at an animal that's running.
It's a different mindset.
I often load only one round in my bolt guns when i hunt.
Panda Bear
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I believe the keyword above is "mindset" and I agree. Although I dont use a single shot I do have a "mindset". All animals, or most anyway, are taken for food and income whether via hunting or trapping. If I have taken time away from whatever I was doing or should be doing, I want to make sure that time produces results, whether it takes one shot or two. Hides are important, and I prefer no time lost via tracking a wounded animal, so definitely one shot is always preferred regardless of what rifle one is using, but if two is required so be it. Also, where one hunts makes a difference as we never leave the house without the possibility of crossing paths with a white or brown bear. However, I witnessed a fellow using and reloading a double ( at a range, not hunting ) and he got off four shots faster than the other fellow did with a bolt. Maybe with practice one can get off two shots from a single as fast also, but I dont know that. Has anybody witnessed two shot from a single vs two shot's from a bolt, or tried it themselves with someone timing them ?
Ouch, that’s hurtful
VikingsGuy
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This ^^^^^
With a little practice you can get 2 or 3 shots off not much more slowly than a bolt freehand in the field. I use a minimalistic elastic band cartridge holder on the side of the action that holds 2 rounds so I am not fumbling in my pockets or carrying one loose.
noharleyyet
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My first serious rifle was a 25 naught-six #1. Of the many pigs and a good number of white tails I don't recall having to follow up... but time to recharge would not have been an issue. Still remember handling the first one I ever saw and still think they're the most elegant hunting tool made. Sure a Dakota is gorgeous but, to me, it's only a jewelled and gentrified copy of William Ruger's masterpiece.
LuketheDog
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LuketheDog
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I kid, Cushman, I kid...
LuketheDog
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I'll have a Henry Long Ranger in 6.5 someday...
