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Yes. The current Alaskan is offered in all of those. But do note that the Alaskan in 375 H&H will have a magnum length action and a second crossbolt like the Safari Express.

Yes, absolutely true and I'm aware. Just easier to say Winchester

I don't mean to get too far off topic here, but I agree on the old service rifles. For quite a few years I had a desire to pick up a tastefully sporterized Springfield '03. Well, a couple years ago I found one I liked and the price wasn't disagreeable. Paid a pinch under $500. I figured for...

I would say the same is true of the new ones too. To the OP, Winchester is still making these rifles. I think it's a matter of timing your search to when production runs start filtering in to retailers. Scouring sites like GB will be your best bet in finding what you are looking for. Pre-64...

I don't think anyone has asserted that a lever rifle is or would be superior or more reliable than a CRF bolt rifle anywhere in this thread unless I missed it. What is being said however is that there seems to be some misguided assertation that they are inherently unreliable and far inferior to...

Correct, the model 70 Supergrade is not offered in 416 Rem. In current production the only rifle they offer in that is the Model 70 Safari Express. Also correct is that the older Super Express is as close to a Supergrade big bore as you can get. Earlier Super Expresses were push feed. The...

I love a lever rifle chambered in hyphenated 45! Just brought home my second 45-70 three days ago. A Winchester 1886 Trapper Limited by Davidsons. Already had it in the woods hunting yesterday. Trekked through some thick stuff. The little Trapper is handy for that. The day before I ran my...

Yes, I have a couple P&R model 19 and I stick with nothing lighter than 140gr bullets in those, mostly use 158gr and nothing over book max, which many say is milder than the 357 Mag loads of its earlier days. The K-Frame forcing cone is thin compared to an L-Frame and has a flat on the...

I know of at least one documented case where someone thought it would be funny to put a 500 in the hands of an inexperienced shooter. Unfortunately she was killed by the double tap. Pretty easy to find vids on YouTube showing double taps too.

Looks normal to my eye. Though your drive spurs look a bit hammered. Double tapping is known to have happened with heavy full house loads in the X-Frames, particularly with the 500. It's never happened to me with my 460, and I don't think I've ever come close to it either. Probably because I...

I own a S&W 460V (5" barrel). I bought it lightly used about 10 years ago and brought it home with a couple boxes of factory Hornady ammo as I wasn't yet tooled and supplied to make my own for it. With the Hornady factory stuff, I would sometimes get as many as three out of five that I would...

Speaking of the 405WCF. I went to my LGS to pick up a new to me rifle three days ago. It's a Winchester 1886 Trapper Limited, 1 of only 201 made... Awesome little walk around hammer! But anyway, I digress... In the rack at the shop was something that really caught my eye. It was a Cimarron...

My brother in law has a current production Winchester 1895 in 405WCF. I have handled it as well as fired it. It is a very nice rifle in form as well as function. As to the 405WCF. I feel that reliably making a good shot at 300yds may be a bit much to ask of it. It was designed to be a big game...

This person strikes me as a PETA troll. First post was pretty cool but the rest is a dumpster fire.

Thank you for sharing this story! I too am a lever rifle fanatic and a Winchester 71 is very high on my short list of "must have". The 348 is a very stout cartridge. I don't know why anyone would think otherwise. If it was good enough for moose and big bears in North America, why wouldn't it be...

I agree that the idea of making a lever rifle that can run what are considered traditional DG cartridges is a fools errand. That said, I'm not sure you are intimately familiar with the Winchester 1886/71 action. They aren't light rifles and modern specimens have very strong actions. My 1886...

Rhino is making what appears to be a tough DG oriented bullet for 45-70. Of course it should also be suitable for 45-90. About $38USD for 20. https://www.rhinobullets.co.za/product-page/45-70-solid-shank-20-units

Beautiful rifles Sir! Thank you for sharing

Pic of said Turnbull 1886??

There is definitely more to making a lever rifle.

To be fair, my handloads were worked up to max Level II (Marlin lever action) in Hornady 11th data using the Hornady 325gr FTX which has proven to be a very accurate bullet in everything I've tried it in despite it's debatable terminal performance on target. These bullets have better BC than...

There are two Henry rifles in our safe. One is my wife's brass Big Boy 45 Colt and the other is my brass side gate 45-70. Both have been great rifles. Accuracy is as good as you can expect from open sights, in fact my 45-70 managed a three shot group at 100yds that would be impressive for a...

That's pretty much exactly where I zero my pistol chambered carbines. Usually happy with dead on to about 1" high at 50yds. I consider them as 100yds and in rifles. Played around lobbing my handloaded Ruger level 45 Colt at the 200yd steel half silhouette at my gun club range awhile back. Had...

I don't buy very much factory ammo but I have noted some pretty significant inconsistency at times when I have. Awhile back I bought a couple boxes of 308 Win mainly to start building a stash of brass to reload for my first 308 rifle. Had some spicy rounds in that box, 160gr bullets clocking...

I thought hard about one of those that was at my LGS a year or two ago. Had $1000 on the tag.

Henry does offer blued steel versions Also, don't discount a current production Winchester 1892, or even a late New Haven 94 Trapper that was offered in pistol cartridges. I have a 94 Trapper (16") in 45 Colt as well as a current production 1892 Short Rifle (20") in 45 Colt. Here is the...

If these animals are comparable size or smaller than American white tails, the 44mag should work just fine. I've seen 44mag lever action carbines cleanly and easily take mature white tails.

If I ever realize my dream of hunting Africa, in my humble opinion that I am very open to correction on, I would think a modern 1886 chambered in 45-90 using solids in the 350-400gr weight carefully developed to run appx 2000fps should work quite well. If the 45-70 can be right there nipping at...

CRS? If so he also has used an 1886 in 45-90 with good results.

Thanks for the warm welcome and compliments folks. My 1886 was a VERY nice rifle as it was when I got it. Mr. Turnbull's crew took it over the top and I have no regrets whatsoever of what I spent with them to make it what it is.

Was born, raised and still reside in northern Oneida county. I'm about 15 miles north of the I90 Thruway about halfway between Utica and Syracuse. Very near the northeast corner of Oneida Lake.

Definitely something I aspire to do one day. My wife is dead set against it, mainly because she fears I will get hurt or worse

My name is Joe and after stumbling across many internet search engine hits to this forum and finding a lot of very interesting content I've decided to join up and say hello. I have never hunted Africa but I really want to someday. This seems like a great place to gather information from those...