I reloaded it with hornady 110 grain ftx bullets and 27 grains of Ram shot big game powder. They run on average 2310 fps out of my gun with a 24-inch barrel.
It was not very first antelope, just first one with this gun. My first one was with a pre 64 win in 270. My first deer was with an 1892 25 20. After 60 some years of hunting I just needed a new challenge.
I live in Shoshoni WY and we have had about 1 inch of snow so far this winter. Also we have not hit a negative temp of below 0. We normally have below - 20++. We do have ice on the local lake in the bays but not the main lake,
I had one a friend built, and they used 2 refrigerators. they put the back of them on the out side of the walls and no doors on the inside of the cooler. it worked well and they had meat rails running to the out side.
When I was a young lad in the 60s, me and my brother decided to hunt rabbits on the farm. We had skipped school that day since mom and dad had gone somewhere for the day. Well, I lined up on a Bunnie sitting under a rock and when I fired my 22, I felt a burning sting in my right calf muscle. I...
The fun part was we did a half mile stock and got him a 150-yard shot. He was calm and I was going crazy, thinking it was going to leave the country by the time he took his shot.
I have a model 1894 Winchester in 25-35 with a serail number 175186, so about 1899? I had it checked out by a gun smith and said it is in shootable condition. Is anybody reloading on of these and your recommendations.
I drew a November any white tail tag for area 157. I primarily hunted private land, going out for 6 morning hunts and 4 evening hunts. I have hunted these same private lands in the past and would see 25 to 40 white tail deer on the morning hunts. I did not see 1 white tail deer period. I also...