Took a few of the levers out for some fresh air today.


Left to right:
'03 1894 in 38-55. 26" octagon barrel
'01 1886 in 45-70. 28" heavy round barrel, twin flip-up rear sight blades, color cased action and shotgun buttplate.
Browning 1895 in 30-40
Browning 1895 in the process of a re-barrel to 405 WCF.

Very nice. How do they shoot?

The 38-55 and the 45-70 have beautiful bores for their age. The 45-70 shoots very well with Black Hills 405 gr Cowboy loads at 1,150 fps. That's all I'll ever shoot out of that rifle. I have other 45-70's to shoot if I want more power.

I haven't shot this 38-55 enough to develop a load but I will keep it mild.

The 30-40 shoots very well with the load I use for my Krag with 220 grain RN.

I'm working loads up now for the 405. I'll shoot 400 grain Woodleighs and Hawks at 1,900 fps. This runs about 38,000 psi. I'll hunt with this one.