Win. model 95 SRC, .303

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Well I have wanted one of these for years and always seemed to miss the good ones however I bought one today in really nice condition, full wood, nice 90 % blue, great barrel, correct sights, etc.

It is a neat little rifle and will likely go walking for deer this fall. I hope to get out to the range to try her out in the next few days. I've got some IVI ball, IVI soft point RN ammunition. I also have Seirra 180 grain bullets to reload over Reloader 15. Has anyone used the 200 grain bullets that are produced in Ontario? Thanks.

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I found the one I had shot 215 grain Imperials (handloaded) to point of aim with the original sight set as low as possible. Handloaded 215 grain bullets I got from Australia( I can't remember the company name) did the same. Check out Steve Redgwell for more info on heavy bullets in the .303.

regards, Darryl
 
20 yrs ago I got to handle a military musket in 7.62 Russian while visiting a Finnish military museum. I owned a 1914 vintage Model 95 .303 Carbine for a number of yrs,but never fired it. It was a fascinating to see all that metal in motion when you cycled the action.

When I was a young sprog starting out deer hunting in Sask one of the guys had a M1895 in .30-40 Krag and got his deer with it every yr. I hunted a bit with him again 11 yrs ago- 80 yrs old then and still carrying that old rifle. Magnum for deer you say?
 
dan belisle said:
I played with a 7.62 Russian 95 Win musket at the Shootist in St Albert a while back, neat gun, but too rich for my blood. Still very cool though, I wonder why the replicators don't bring that one back? - dan
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For some reason there has never been the collector interest in 95s that there is in other Winchester levers. The only ones that command higher prices around here are .405 and .35 Win. calibre. They don't have the lines and balance of the 94,86 etc. but they are still quite a gun.
 
Shot the model 95 today and it grouped well with some IVI softpoint rounds however the group was very high. Looks like a taller front sight blade is in order and it can be fit without modifying the rifle. I had one round get stuck in the mageazine (bottom round when three were loaded) and it seemed like the rim was catching on something. I don't believe that the rifle has been shot in many years and a strip and clean are in order.

I usually use peep sights and getting back to the issue carbine rear sight will take some getting used to.
 
purple said:
When I was a young sprog starting out deer hunting in Sask one of the guys had a M1895 in .30-40 Krag and got his deer with it every yr. I hunted a bit with him again 11 yrs ago- 80 yrs old then and still carrying that old rifle. Magnum for deer you say?
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I do hope you take the time to sit with the old boy and get some of his stories to paper, you will never regret it. I was too late in getting to visit with a WWII vet who carried his 95 in 303 since he got back from the war, I was sick when I heard of his passing... so much was lost.:(

Outdoors, I am happy to hear your rig shoots well. Maybe this winter we can sort out the problems mine has.
 
You'd have to be crazy to hunt with an obsolete rifle like that... iron sights, too? Pffft!

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Congrats on a nice rifle. I really like the 1895s. Smooth actions.

On the jamming issue you had, make sure you're loading it properly. I know, we all know how to load a gun, and I thought I did too but did not learn the proper method to load the cartridges into my 405WCF until I jammed a few myself and did some reading. They are not to be loaded by simply pushing the cartridge horizontally down into the box mag. You actually insert it vertical, base down, slipping the rim under the guides, slide it back towards the rear of the action then plop it down forward. Kinda hard to explain, but you'll see the difference when loading it and no more jamming. As I read from another site: The key to proper function in a Model 1895 (b/c of the rimmed cartridges) is to load the magazine while making certain that the rim of each succeeding cartridge is placed in front of the preceding cartridge before pressing it home. This simple step completely avoids any of the feeding problems that gave rise to a certain bad reputation that the ‘95 rifle had with rimmed cartridges.

Anyway, here are the instructions (p14) which are far more clear than I could describe:

http://media.winchesterguns.com/pdf/om/model1895_manual_om_s.pdf

Maybe you are already doing this, but if not, this may be your problem.

Matt
 
The '95 in the pics. is a replica is it not, i can tell by the big punkin on the end of the forearm, why didn't they make it nice and sleek like the orig?
 
^ Ben I have 2 of those Miroku reproduction M-95's; I've got the .30-06 pictured and a .405Win. They are really nice rifles!
The .405 is virtually identical except it has a steel butt plate.

The funky looking action is smooth as silk, and the rifles balance nicely and the only bad thing I could say about 'em, is that magazine swell, doesn't quite fit the hand as nice as a recessed magazine would... minor issue though. I find them both to be smooth shooting, nice handling rifles.

The fore-end? Doesn't bother me, but I haven't handled one of the originals. Maybe those are nicer?

I would not hestitate to buy another of these if a caliber came along that interested me...
 
Thanks for your thoughts and experiences. I had instructions on loading the '95 from Winchester's 1898 (or'99??) catalogue. The problem round was the very bottom one and it stayed downed in the mag when the cartridge above it was loaded. Perhaps the follower spring was weak but it seemed like the rim was slightly too wide and catching on the sides of the box magazine. I had to use a piece of coat hanger and slightly tap the rim from the bottom. It then popped up and would feed. I measure the rim diameter and check her over again.
 
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