New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
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New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
Ive wanted one since ever and Ive know about this one for awhile..The old timer who had it kept talking me out of buying it,last weekend i didnt listen and it came home with me..Finally a Winchester 71..1946 Vintage
The price was right and included 100 rounds of Factory ammo
Im very happy
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The price was right and included 100 rounds of Factory ammo
Im very happy
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
Very nice! Congrats on a good one.
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Beautiful AND practical...
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SO classic. Great Wood....
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There's a trophy!!
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
Welcome to the club..................the 348 is a slam dunk Elk and Moose rifle and have dropped 2 elk with mine as magnum like as you would ever want........these shoot cast bullets extremely well so it does not have to be a safe queen but you can shoot the hell out of it with no wear and tear...........bullets and brass are around and Hornday has bullets in their warehouse and one can find
old process barnes Grizzly stoppers are floating around on the internet....I bought a life time supply cheaper then 30 cal 150's as everyone or most everyone doesnt shoot these but hoards them n dark dank safes when they are actually the best lever rifles ever manufactured........How many leaver rifles feed upside down or on port side down??????? Shoot the rifle and enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!
old process barnes Grizzly stoppers are floating around on the internet....I bought a life time supply cheaper then 30 cal 150's as everyone or most everyone doesnt shoot these but hoards them n dark dank safes when they are actually the best lever rifles ever manufactured........How many leaver rifles feed upside down or on port side down??????? Shoot the rifle and enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Montana Outfitters wrote:Welcome to the club..................the 348 is a slam dunk Elk and Moose rifle and have dropped 2 elk with mine as magnum like as you would ever want........these shoot cast bullets extremely well so it does not have to be a safe queen but you can shoot the hell out of it with no wear and tear...........bullets and brass are around and Hornday has bullets in their warehouse and one can find
old process barnes Grizzly stoppers are floating around on the internet....I bought a life time supply cheaper then 30 cal 150's as everyone or most everyone doesnt shoot these but hoards them n dark dank safes when they are actually the best lever rifles ever manufactured........How many leaver rifles feed upside down or on port side down??????? Shoot the rifle and enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not arguing with you but my 1895 Winchester feeds upside down. I do love a good 71 though. With the lighter bullets they are pretty dang close to .30-06 velocities, great for deer. And of course they are uber reliable and powerful big big game rifles as you said.
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Wow ! That's sure a nice one, Dave !
Congrats !
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Wow ! That's sure a nice one, Dave !
Congrats !
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
very nice !
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With bolt peep! NICE!
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That baby looks like new money! 100 rounds of factory ammo came with it...you can sell that and buy yourself a mould and shoot for cheap until the cows come home. I shoot at least 800-1000 a year out of mine for silhouette competition.----6
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
That is a very fine 71
never have owned one but always enjoyed shooting them
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never have owned one but always enjoyed shooting them
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
Thanks everyone...its a beautiful gun
I'll be getting a mold and loading up fun stuff..aka gentle on my shoulder
My oldest already has his eye on it!!!...sent him home with a S&W Model 28
And a Win 94 Trapper in .45 LC so he's happy for now
I'll be getting a mold and loading up fun stuff..aka gentle on my shoulder
My oldest already has his eye on it!!!...sent him home with a S&W Model 28
And a Win 94 Trapper in .45 LC so he's happy for now
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
Yum ... bolt peep. Very clean.
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Welcome to the club.
That there is a dandy..!! Now all you need is a Moose license and you'll be in levergun heaven.
As others have suggested...get a mold and go to casting some moderate loads to enjoy that rifle on a regular basis.
You done well.
That there is a dandy..!! Now all you need is a Moose license and you'll be in levergun heaven.
As others have suggested...get a mold and go to casting some moderate loads to enjoy that rifle on a regular basis.
You done well.
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Now that's the one I have always pined for! I'm a big fan of .33 dia bullets! Happy you finally brought it home, use it, shoot it, hunt it, enjoy it!
Post some accuracy results please.
Post some accuracy results please.
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Very nice indeed.
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
Very nice. Hope you enjoy it greatly and get many chances to use it. Never owned one, but would like to. Congrats.
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
Bullet diameter is a true .348", but you knew that.GunnyMack wrote:Now that's the one I have always pined for! I'm a big fan of .33 dia bullets! Happy you finally brought it home, use it, shoot it, hunt it, enjoy it!
Post some accuracy results please.
The 348 Win is actually much closer to a "35" caliber than the 35Rem, 356 W, 358W, 35 Whelen, etc. which all miss the "35" measurement by .006-008", while the 348W is of course, only .002" from the magic 35 moniker.
Only two/three production guns ever made for the cartridge, the 47,000+ Winchester 71, the re-engineered <12000 Browning 71s, and the Cimarron 1885 High-Wall, reputed to be between 400-750 built in different configurations.
Enjoy your 71, as they still out-class almost anything else your pals will bring to camp. I use a Limbsaver slip-on pad which allows me to spend many more rounds on paper. Practice makes accuracy!
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And when you take it to deer, elk, moose, bigbear camp, you got the BEST gun!
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Yeah I hit submit button and moved on, wasn't until later I realized I flubbed that dia! I really like my 33's. Have always liked the 348 more then the 45-70.
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Beautiful rifle, and a very nice supply of brass/cartridges.
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Beautiful old classic, congratulations.
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that is one nice levergun...sometimes it's good to get something you always wanted... :)
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Re: New Stick...a very big stick Win 71
I have one made in the 50's, it also has a peep sight, great gun, probably could never wear it out.
I have taken it moose hunting one time, didn't get to shoot one with it that year however. Planning
to take it again next year. Most guys I have been around have no idea what a 348 looks like and
it is always a conversation piece. It's just about the nicest lever gun ever built, in fact it was built
so well the cost was too high for most guys and that is one of the reasons it was not a big seller,
hard times when they first started manufacturing the Winchester 71. Of course they aren't cheap
these days, I paid 1,300.00 for mine, worth every penny. That one you have looks to be about as
nice as I have ever seen, congratulations.
I have taken it moose hunting one time, didn't get to shoot one with it that year however. Planning
to take it again next year. Most guys I have been around have no idea what a 348 looks like and
it is always a conversation piece. It's just about the nicest lever gun ever built, in fact it was built
so well the cost was too high for most guys and that is one of the reasons it was not a big seller,
hard times when they first started manufacturing the Winchester 71. Of course they aren't cheap
these days, I paid 1,300.00 for mine, worth every penny. That one you have looks to be about as
nice as I have ever seen, congratulations.
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Congrats on your new gun, I never feel under gunned when I am carrying my 71win !!!
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And super grade sling swivels to boot! Beautiful 71 you have.Im jealous
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old post I know ,but fascinating rifle.Deluxe sling swivels on standard rifle . nice rifle!!!Luckily I've not come across one like it, I'd have to get poorer real quick!snkbittin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:25 pm Ive wanted one since ever and Ive know about this one for awhile..The old timer who had it kept talking me out of buying it,last weekend i didnt listen and it came home with me..Finally a Winchester 71..1946 Vintage
The price was right and included 100 rounds of Factory ammo
Im very happy
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Just lovely. Somewhere out there is a promotional film made in the early 1950s of several guys going hunting with their 71s -- and they are all wearing black and red checkered wool. If I find the link I will post it. Sure makes a feller feel nostalgic.
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It just doesn't get much better than that!
Congratulations on a fine old Winchester!
Congratulations on a fine old Winchester!