I have a total of 3 winchesters, 1 pre-64 in a 30-30 lever action, and the other 2 are the model 70 coyote in .223wssm and .25wssm Looked nice, so I bought them. Wanted to have at least a couple of their last made in USA firearms.

Cody,

what are your thoughts on that .25wssm?

To be perfectly honest with you, I haven't shot it yet. It's still on layaway at the store. Same with the .223wssm. From the reviews that I have read on it so far, it sounds like it will be a pretty good rifle. Not anything that another caliber couldn't do the same, but it's unique. If all rifles were the same, would there be a need for more than 1?

Now Bushy, he is from Canada and not trying to sell you on owning a 303 Enfield....yet.... With a handle like 1895 you would think a 95 Winnie would be in the safe.
Ed

Not trying to sell anybody on anything. It was a tough old rifle, good all round for big game in the first couple hundred yards and since I can't see past 150, that's plenty, had a nice weight and heft and I brought down a couple of good size bull moose with it back in the day.

36 on the 17th.....and 18 guns....Browning then Ruger.

SwampFox wrote:

Now Bushy, he is from Canada and not trying to sell you on owning a 303 Enfield....yet.... With a handle like 1895 you would think a 95 Winnie would be in the safe. Ed

Nope, I wouldn't own a 303 Enfield if you gave me one nor would I recommend one and the only winnie I have is a 12 gauge.


I had to edit my original post. I forgot what all I have for guns I guess.

43 at present. Favorite gun/Rifle, the ones that shoot well, brand does not really bother me, I have Winchesters, Howa, Smith's, Desert Eagles, Springfields, Brownings, Ruger, but they all hit where I aim and that is what matters to me.

Well Hi Irskii...Welcome back...

58 at last count, I try to forget my birthday!
.17 HMR, .22LR, .243Win rifles, 2 X 12 bore and 1 X 410 shotguns.

Older than dirt - 77. Mess Cook at the Lord's Supper. Been shooting and hunting since 13, My father was Sheriff in Colo, so tried out alot of weapons earlier in life. . Favorite rifles, 03-A3, 06, sporterized. Parker Hale 22/250, .222 Rem, .300 WinMag SS Stalker, 250/3000 antique Savage 99. 10/22 Ruger. .45 Colt Commander and others that my Son likes better than I do. Presently working on 1895 Chilian Mauser, converting to .260 Rem. Looking fwd to Rock Chucking in a month, also big plans for elk again this yr.

Well freedyf...You should feel quite young then, 'cause rocks are older then you...(that's one origin of dirt if ya didn't know).

1895ss wrote:

I turned 56 last Nov.

Why 1895ss , you are a LOT younger than I though

Just turned 50 in feb. I used to have quite a few guns but like I posted a while back, push came to shove the car taking a dump on me and you know the rest... I had a Beretta 96 .40s&w, 2 Daewoo's which one was a 9mm and the other was a .40. I had a Taurus 44mag. A Sako and a Savage .243. A Savage 7mm rem mag. An H&R Ultra 25-06. A Winchester mod. 100 .308. An SKS, An 8mm Mauser Which was original. A 6.5 Carcano. A .30 M-1 carbine. 2 Marlins, one a 30-30 the other a .35 Marlin. A Mossberg 500 12ga slug gun. And a Winchester 1300 12ga.

Now I only have my Charles Daly 12ga A Marlin mod. 60 .22. A .45 CVA Magbolt 150 muzzle loader and now my .357. I will buy more. Maybe not as many as I had but i will have more.

Will be 43 this summer. I have around 15 long guns but have owned many more over the years, in a variety of action types (bolt, semi, pump), makes (Ruger, Browning, Tikka, Savage, Remington, Beretta) & calibers (.17, .22. 223,.270, .280, 25-06, 7-08, 30-06). Overall I tend to favour bolt action Brownings for big game hunting, they have the same safety mechanism as my favourite scaggergun and just fit well. I have found them to be accurate & reliable. On saying that I took my new Tikka .223 (bolt action heavy barrel) to the range yesterday, it is showing great promise with regards to accuracy and also has one of the smoothest actions I have ever owner. Stay tuned.