POTD: Hunting with a Winchester 1886 in .33 WCF
Photo Of The Day – We have a lot of hunters among our readers, and presumably most of you hunt with relatively modern firearms, optics and gear. Here’s an exception, with a Winchester 1886 chambered in .33 WCF. The dagger is homemade, and most likely the coffee as well.
The Winchester 1886 is a lever-action repeating rifle which was designed by John Browning. The original design was made for black powder, but in 1903 it was modified and offered in the smokeless powder . 33 Winchester Center Fire caliber.
Below: Another homemade dagger.
This is a Husqvarna in .358 Norma Magnum.
All pictures provided by Håkan Spuhr, used with permission.
For more photos on the subject, check out the POTD titled “ 450 Express Double Rifle and a Sticking Knife“.
Do you use any special firearms or strangely different calibers when hunting? How do you find it and do you buy or reload your own ammunition?
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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I hunt with a Marlin 336c in .35 Remington, or my 336w in 30-30. But in the hills and woods of the North East I tend to be within 75 yards of my target.
My deer hunting rifle is a Model 1898 Springfield 30/40 Krag. I shoot 155gr ammo. It was manufactured in April of 1899. Farthest shot on a deer has been about 100 yards, but I have shot it to 300 on a range. It was sporterized before I got it. Great gun.
I just picked up a US Arms SxS 12 guage made between the early 1870s and 1880. It has 2 1/2 chambers, Damascus barrels, exposed hammers and double triggers. It was used pretty hard but taken care of extremely well. The barrels are still tight as new. Had it looked over by a gunsmith and he said he could find no signs it had been worked on. He also said not to shoot it, even with black powder equivalent loads. Good advice - but I want to shoot it so badly!