The guys at Turnbull Restoration took out the new 470 Turnbull in Marlin 1895 and new Turnbull Manufactured 1886 Dlx TD 475 Turnbull rifles to Tioga hunting preserve for Russian hogs. All the shots were fass through and most were through one or both shoulders. All shots were form 20-70 yrds. The 470 was with 350 Barnes ZTSX and the 475 Turnbull swas with 400 gr. Barnes TSX.
The hunt area was in Ti oga PA. 4-9-09.

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Here's another Turnbull production that I had fun with a week ago,shooting Barnes 400 gr Tsx

Nice job and a fine rifle you have thre

Well ok I think you should go out and shoot something really big with it now.

Well, OK here are some that have been harvested/shot. Yes, it does a great job on the big ones too. All shot with the 400 grain Barnes TSX or solids.

Great Did you get complete penetration on the hippo? How about the jumbo? I've been wanting to tackle something big with a lever gun.

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Originally posted by Mikelravy:
Great Did you get complete penetration on the hippo? How about the jumbo? I've been wanting to tackle something big with a lever gun.

The hippo was with a 400 TSX at 80 yrds and iron sights. Entered just over the ear and I believe it stayed in the skull. The ele with the tusk was shot at about 20 yrds with a solid, one shot brain and the bullet exited the rear! The tusk less was at 20 yrds and the bullet was recovered in the shoulder. It could have been reused other than the rifling. The buff, the bullets were not recovered.

Seems to be working really great. I will have 475 grain solids available for those that just have to have the .300 SD bullets, they will be at about 1950 FPS for speed.

Great pig Bal. Good to see you are still tipping the hogs. Great looking rifle.
Frank

Frank,
I gotta talk to you soon about my Whitworth,I wanted to put a price on it,
How's your lever working out? did you blood it yet?