I am leaving for SA to hunt PG with the 475 Turnbull. Shooting the 400 Barnes TSX at 2200 FPS. Open sights, Kudu, Gembok, wildebeast and Hartabeast. Will be back April 12th. I find this to shoot frairly flat. Three inches high at 100 yrds and it is then 3" low at 200. Shoudle have a great time sending HOT copper out the end of this WInchester 1886.

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Originally posted by Doug Turnbull:
I am leaving for SA to hunt PG with the 475 Turnbull. Shooting the 400 Barnes TSX at 2200 FPS. Open sights, Kudu, Gembok, wildebeast and Hartabeast. Will be back April 12th. I find this to shoot frairly flat. Three inches high at 100 yrds and it is then 3" low at 200. Shoudle have a great time sending HOT copper out the end of this WInchester 1886.

Happy hunting

2200Ft/Sec + 400grain flatnosed bullet thats duplicating the old .404 jefferyload

have fun! good hunting!

You really shouldn't tease us like that. Be sure and post pics asap!

South Africa
April 3-10 2008
Ko Ka Tsara safari
PH Ralph Koster
Plains Game
SAA Air
Took wife her first time and loved it there.
Booking agent Cabelas, Jason Berger
Total animals shot 10

Well I made it back safe. What a great time over there. Hunted for 8 days and shot the heck out of them. Black Wildebeest green measured #7 in world. Blue was #12, Cape Kudu #55, Red Hartebeest #62, Waterbuck #93, gemsbok #102.
Some really great animals.

Hunted with Ko Ka Tsara Outfitters and had Ralpf Koster as my PH. Shot 2 Jackels in the middle of the day and Ralph said I was the luckies man that he has had with them.
The rifle performed flawlessly and the animals were is great shape and I had a great time too.

Recovered a few bullets with the one from the Blue that I shot head on at 40 yrds and it ended up at the rear near his testicals. Full penatration!! Ran 50 yrds and died. Missed a Ceracal cat at 150 yrds in the middle of the day too. All with open sights.

Shot 2 Springbok for a local family. One in the head at 60 yrds and the other shot at 150 and finished at 70 yrds in the head.

I will get some photots up real soon for you all to look at.

Doug

Cool and congratulations. Waiting eagerly for the pictures.

Good Hunting and I'm looking forward to the photos.

Interesting. I look forward to more info and photos. You might post this in the hunt report section as it will get more exposure there.

I shot an ele last year in Zim with my 50 Alaskan levergun. My PH loved the gun. Did you get many comments on yours?

Not sure I am doing this right , so here goes.

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The black measures #7 in book.

Had a great time and shot some really fine animals.

Nice photos. I like that waterbuck.

Love the outfit!
Marks 10/10, very good style.

This also proves the point of the usability of the lever action as well on safari as anywhere else, too.

- Lars

Thanks Doug

A great rifle of yours has proved itself "africaworthy"...

Great pictures

hey Doug.
I will one day consider selling this rifle here.


Its 100% original 1886 TD in .33 WCF with Lyman recieversight.
Could you consider swapping one day perhaps?

I sure would love to get ahold of that nice 33 TD DLX. Let me know when!

Nice posts Doug.