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Dusty Texian

Looks like some good eating! ,,,DT

Dusty Texian

Taking care of the herd! The true! conservationist ,the Hunter! Good on Ya!

Dusty Texian

Very Cool ,Hammering them with the old double ! ,,,,,,DT

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Very Cool a good buck and taken with a classic rifle and cartridge . That gets me going ,Mule deer season starts in 11 days here in Tx. ,,,,,DT

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Had a good hunt for Wt. and wild hog last wk. and was lucky enough to take a nice Wt. buck with my old 1876 Winchester 40/60 cal.The buck was shot here in West Tx. at about 110yd. hit low in the chest . At the shot he sprang up ran about 30yd. and went down for good. My load for this hunt was a 210g...

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Congrats Barbarossa! That is a Classic hunt indeed . Puts a smile on my face to see a fellow 1876 hunter out there. Good on Ya!,,,,,,DT

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Congrats to you both! Very nice pics. Any idea how much that buck weighed? Wow those Northern deer are massive!,,,,DT

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Thanks for the kind words fellows. Hunting with the old time guns and equipment has renewed my interest in hunting. Most of my fellow hunters use modern equipment, and the newest and most up to date rifle & cartridge combo. For me its leather wool black powder and old time guns. Heck my skinning...

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My Goodness Brent! That is unbelievable ! You got more tallow from that fox squirrel than I did from my last buck. That is one fine rifle Amigo!,,,,,,,DT

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Great job Hondo! Cant get better than that a well placed shot from a classic rifle ,and a clean kill. Good on Ya! ,,,DT

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Thank You to all Veterans . Every day should be Veterans Day! ,,,,,Dusty Texian

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My Condolences to your Sister and your Family. And a prayer for all. ,,,,,,,DT

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Very Nice ! DT

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I have seen the .22 mag. Colt cylinder for sale from time to time at Numerich Arms or Gun Parts. I have the Colt Scout .22 and The steel frame Colt PMAKER .22 . The .22 Mag cylinder will fit each pistol. DT

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Thanks for a look into your hunting area. Very nice pics. of the Sow and cubs! Those hogs can do some damage . Good luck on your next hunt. DT.

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And one of the Wt. buck, shot with same rifle and load at 110yd. low in the chest . He sprang up at the shot and went less than 30yd. before expiring .The old 187 http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b519/TheDustyTexian/IMG_0769_zps5d614b5c.jpg 6 Winchester and 210gr. bullet bp. load is still as effe...

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Here is a pic. of the sow shot with the same rifle and load

at about 85 yd. in the neck also DRT.,,,DT

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Had a little luck hunting with the old 1876 Winchester in 40/60 wcf. Used the 210gr. bullet and Swiss bp. load to take two wild pig and one Wt. buck, this past wk. Here is a pic. of the young boar. Shot at about 75yd. http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b519/TheDustyTexian/IMG_0751boar_zps750c1e65.j...

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Thank you for all the advice and help in the past Mr. w30wcf. The poly check Idea ,was the ticket to getting the old 38/40wcf with a very rough barrel to shoot again. This particular short rifle has a rare barrel configuration and I sure did not want to make any changes to the rifle. Now by using th...

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Thanks for the story and the pics. One of my favorite things to do ,is discover old camps or homesteads . You sure can feel the history at places like this. ,,,DT

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That is a nice buck! Good Luck on your season. ,,,DT

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Good story! One of the Greatest joys of life, Grandchildren. You are both truly blessed. Good luck hunting. ,,,,,DT

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It really has nothing to do with this getting the old 1873 38wcf to shoot. But here is a close-up of Paul Newman holding his 1873 Winchester that most want to call a 1876 ! Ok call it a 76. But I think most that know the difference will agree that the movie rifle is a 73 Winchester.,,,,DT http://i12...

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Had the old 1876 Winchester 40-60wcf out at the 100yd. range today. The load was 210.gr. cast soft lead bullet from an original Winchester mould @.406" over 55 gr. Swiss 2ff bp. std. lg. rifle primer and bees wax tallow and olive oil, mixed for lube.The five shot group at top of target. The old...

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Finally took the old 38wcf out to the range today. I tried the test loads with toilet paper under the bullet and over the 2ff Swiss bp. @ 50yd. these loads tumbled real bad. No surprise this old barrel is in bad shape. I tried the .060"poly wad under the 180gr. cast bullet and over the 2ff Swis...

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Thanks for the info,Bullard4075. I will dig-up the Pet Loads . Ken Waters has been a big help in the past on other cartridges. I have always enjoyed his writings. I ran another ROT test on the barrel today ,used a better plug and rod and came -up with 1 turn in. 11.5 . Should have some test loads re...

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Thanks for the story and pic. That should be some fine eating and plenty of it!,,,,DT

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I would suggest you check the rifling twist as bullet selection might be easier. My 35 Whale does it's best with the 225 Noslers and with 250s not so much. Talking to Nosler and Sierra about production timing for their 225s to resume, they assured me end of October. Varget powder has been a stellar...

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Wow that is a Big Buck!!!!,,,DT

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very nice indeed! ive shot them but never owned one ollogger Hey OLLOGER, did you use it on game? Thanks for the input Bill, looks like the 35 whelen and the AI and the 9.3x62 are all about the same . Looking at the books ,I think it should be the kind of rifle cartridge that can do about anything ...

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very nice indeed! ive shot them but never owned one ollogger Hey OLLOGER, did you use it on game? Thanks for the input Bill, looks like the 35 whelen and the AI and the 9.3x62 are all about the same . Looking at the books ,I think it should be the kind of rifle cartridge that can do about anything ...

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Dusty, that's a mighty big and beautiful stick to keep in the closet. Not 35 Whelen AI, but I used Re15 in my 9,3X62 for a plains game hunt in Africa. Bill , Re 15 is one of the powders I will start with. It did not take long to notice that many were using Re15 in the Whelen cartridges, Std. and th...

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After reading the recent threads on the 35 caliber rifles. I started thinking about a 35 Whelen AI custom 98 Mauser I had purchased some years back . The 98 custom is in like new condition and was assembled by Paul Jeager ,so the workmanship on this rifle is first class. I do not think the rifle has...

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Thanks for the pics. Some fine pistola's!!!!!!,,,,,DT

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Congratulations to your Daughter on a fine buck! And to you Sir for passing on the hunting tradition.,,,DT

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Good Luck on your hunt. ,,,,,DT

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Very Well Done and congratulations !!!!!Nothing is better than a Classic rifle hunt. ,Should be some fine eating. DT

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Boy! That's beautiful country out there! And there's hills! Nice set of wheels too! My camp rig: 57 Willys http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p64/Basepin/IMG_3536_zps7893199d.jpg At home (still working on it) 67 CJ6 http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p64/Basepin/CJ6/1339183717486.jpg Mainehunter :w...

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Old win ,looks like you use your Jeeps! Not many creek beds down here have water anymore.Three Leg,that salt has to be tough on a vehicle. Here is a pic. of old Green at work.I never get tired of riding the rough country.,,,,DT http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b519/TheDustyTexian/100_1834oldgreen...

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Hey Old Win, here is a pic. of my old 1964 Jeep,it still works for a living and can get the job done.It is a 4 cylinder 3speed with PTO winch . About 47mph. is top speed not that it ever see's it. IT NEVER LEAVES THE RANCH. But it will climb any hill out here,,,, http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/...

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That old Festus has Style!!!!!

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A very fine trio of 35 cal. rifles . I am partial to the 1895 in 35 Winchester. That is a rare caliber and a Fine one If I may add. A man could use that on anthing in North America and have enough gun.,,,DT

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bulldog1935 wrote:congrats on a great hunt

Thank you !!!

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OldWin wrote:Dusty,

Haven't found the picture I've been looking for but here are a couple crappy ones.

I like it! These old Jeeps just keep running. ,,,,DT

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Well 1892 ,I did not make the list. I will be using my 1876 Winchester 40-60wcf or my 1876 Winchester 45-75 wcf,I am the odd duck.,,,,,,DT

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So glad to hear you still have it! That is really neat. We don't see many with the 60/40 seats up here but the old Dauntless V6 was pretty common, and as I recall, worked pretty good in the woods. Mine had the old Hurricane 4 banger, and even 30 years ago up here made you a traffic hazard. :D The t...

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Great pic. Nice old CJ. I take it you still have it? I had a 59 just like it, even the top. I removed the top as it was kind of top heavy. Mine was called Festus. Hello Old Win. That old Jeep is part of the family. The top does make it a bit top-heavy,dont think this one has ever been off. Its a 22...

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superchicken wrote:Nice shot and nice Jeep. What county is your ranch in?

Superchicken this place is in Brewster Co. Tx. /South of Marathon and on the /East side of the Tinaja Mountains, just North of the Rio Grande, Some maps show it as Hells Half Acre,,,,DT

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Good for you Griff. ,,,,,DT

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Glad Y'all like the pic. Plowboy45 that old Jeep has been called Ole Rojo since I can remember. My old Daddy branded it that,and it stuck. Big Sky56 those are some very nice pic's Sure wouldnt want to crawl up in that tinhorn with that Cat. And Ms Boots I know that same feeling ,get it when I go get...

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