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Offline Dirty Brass

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #60 on: December 27, 2010, 08:07:13 AM »
Rowdy, as you know I didn't have any luck deer hunting during gun season here, but my son did get a nice buck - thought I'd post you a pic of it. Got with a modern rifle, but still - his first buck in 16 years, so he (an I) were pretty proud of it.

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Offline Rowdy Fulcher

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #61 on: December 28, 2010, 11:54:06 AM »
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Nice Deer ,Glad you posted a picture of that Fine Buck .Have you had any Jerky yet . ;D ;D I love Jerky  ;D ;D
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #62 on: December 28, 2010, 01:56:06 PM »
as a matter of fact, he was having some made. I should call him and see if he got it yet! :)
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
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Offline Rowdy Fulcher

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #63 on: December 29, 2010, 11:49:16 AM »
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My wife gave me a dehydrator for Christmas , and I didn't shoot a Deer the first time in 20 +years . Luckily my Son got a Doe and I will make some Jerky for us .  Enjoy yawls jerky and we will getem next year .
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #64 on: December 30, 2010, 11:09:04 PM »
    Re: using .452's, give it a try. The worst that can happen is you don't hit anything.  Use a full load if you do try it. Soft cast bullets tend to expand to fill the bore with the rapid acceleration that a full charge of BP provides. Read Dr. Mann's book "The Bullets Flight".   

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #65 on: March 31, 2011, 12:59:34 PM »
Howdy Pards
Spring Bear season is coming up  . Who's going Bear Hunting with a 1876  ?
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #66 on: June 18, 2011, 11:57:31 AM »
Howdy Pards
Deer season is just around the corner , have you shot your rifle on paper lately to know where's it's hitting ? I decided to change my front sight to a Marble's brass dot .  Drove it own and adjusted it and she is ready for Deer season .
 
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #67 on: June 24, 2011, 08:20:33 AM »
I decided to put an original Winchester sight on my 45-60 and keep the 45-75 with open sights. The best of both worlds...







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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #68 on: June 29, 2011, 09:33:45 PM »
Shrapnel
Great pictures , looks like you're ready for hunting season . Good luck .
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #69 on: August 05, 2011, 01:59:37 AM »
Howdy Pards
 The Deer meat is close to being gone . And before you know it , yes it will be hunting season . I can't wait . Will make more Jerky this year .
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #70 on: August 05, 2011, 10:10:14 AM »
Quote from: woody58 on September 23, 2010, 07:25:28 AM
the rim of the 45 70 case works fine in my gun... of course that is an empty case. May have to do something to them after that have been fired. I have read that the rim maybe to thick but since it's working fine i may wait and fire a couple and see how they eject. As of right now they fly out pretty good. What is ya'll opinion on shooting a small bullet? What would happen to the accuracy with a bullet to small?

I have a Chapparal NWMP carbine, and the re-order of the Lyman 457192.  As delivered the mould gave me bullets at .454 more or less.  I then "beagled" the mould so now it delivers bullets at .458.  With fireformed .348 cases the new bullets are capable of four inch grouips with BP and the "Spanish Metre" military style open sights.  Not bad with my 68 year-old eyes, and I can keep the same relative group size out to 300 yards.

I am in the process of altering some more .348 cases and made up some with a few old pre-beagling bullets at .454 for fire-forming.  The result was that the group of 5 "surrounded" the target at 100 yards. (18" group?)  Yes , Virginia, size does matter.

For hunting deer, I`d use my .457122 Gould hollow-point bullet.  It is proven on deer, unfortunately not by me; - Yet!
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #71 on: August 05, 2011, 12:26:13 PM »
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Wish you the best with your 45-75 . Hope you kill a 12 point Buck and set a record in Boone and Crockett .  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #72 on: August 05, 2011, 11:02:20 PM »
Thanks Rowdy, but I haven't been out in the last 3-4 years.  I'll have to get at'er!

Shrapnel: Maybe an optical delusion, but did you get your tang sight adjusted to vertical.  I had the problem a few years back, and made a "sight square" out of a card tablet backer. I cut a wedge out of one side and relieved it for the action (in this case the dust cover)  Set it on the level part of the action or barrel and use the wide end of the wedge to square up the sight staff.  After sighting in you can pencil in the sight settings for a double check, or when moving sights from one gun to another.  If you leave the narrow end square for about an inch, you could mark the foresight height on the same square as a record, or for calculations. The square could be used when a new sight is acquired, and once completed it stays with that particular rifle.
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #73 on: August 06, 2011, 10:59:03 PM »
The sight is made for the tang of a Winchester, fits it perfectly and works great...
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #74 on: August 07, 2011, 10:14:12 AM »
Quote from: shrapnel on August 06, 2011, 10:59:03 PM
The sight is made for the tang of a Winchester, fits it perfectly and works great...

Shrapnel;
Thats great.  I figured it was an original, but that dern optical delusuion got me. :)
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #75 on: August 31, 2011, 06:59:20 PM »
Been lucky, have killed 3 groundhogs this summer with my '76 in 40-60 WCF. They were only about 75 or 80 yds, sure was fun using this rifle. Goin to try to use the 40-60 for deer this year.

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #76 on: September 03, 2011, 02:17:05 AM »
Rafe
Congratulations on your successful Ground Hog hunt . Are you going to try for  a Deer with your 40-60 ?
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #77 on: September 03, 2011, 05:20:28 PM »
Yes I am goin to try for deer with the 40-60 WCF this fall, want to try for wild hog with my 50-95 WCF next year. I really enjoy your vodeos on You Tube, keep it up.

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #78 on: September 09, 2011, 10:07:23 PM »
Rafe
Hope you have a Great Deer season , and be safe have fun . And don't forget to take pictures .   ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #79 on: October 20, 2011, 11:06:06 AM »
Has anyone--since TR, of course--used a '76 for antelope hunting?  Have been told that it doesn't have enough range.  Any thoughts?

Thanks,
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