I also found a used Winchester 94AE Big Bore in. Not too long ago, I found myself with a little extra cash. 308 Winchester, but the rest of the cartridge case was dimensionally identical as was the CUP pressure limit of 52,000. 307 Winchester had a slightly larger rim than the. 38-55 Winchester, with a slightly longer case that was loaded to a CUP pressure of 52,000 as opposed to 30,000. 375 Winchester was, for all practical purposes, a modernized version of the old. It was even loaded to the same CUP pressure of 52,000 as the. 358 Winchester with a 0.506 rim diameter, as opposed to 0.473. These rifles were offered in three chamberings: the. And second, because the Big Bore (BB) designation meant that the rifle could handle higher-pressure cartridges than the old. First, because the AE designation meant that, unlike previous 1894 Winchesters, a riflescope could be mounted directly over the action. It was a good trade the dog turned out to be the best coonhound I’ve ever hunted with, but I’ve missed that rifle ever since. 307 Winchester takes the lever gun into a new realm of ballistic performance. With the ability to push a bullet like the Speer Hot Core Flat Point to 2,700 fps, the. We traded some cash and my Winchester for that dog. My best friend and I were desperate for a really good coonhound, and he managed to locate a direct descendant of the notorious Grand Night Champion Hickory Hunt Harry. In fact, the first hunt I ever went on was a raccoon hunt, and the first animal I ever killed was a raccoon. I was raised around hounds in a coon-hunting family. Unfortunately, while I was a die-hard deer hunter, I was also a seriously dedicated coon hunter. I used it to take several deer, and if my memory serves, I don’t think I ever missed a deer with that rifle. For deer hunting in the hills of West Virginia, I felt there could be nothing better. My fondness was due to its svelte handling qualities lever-actions are known for, combined with its. This was a rifle I dearly wanted, and I considered it a graduation present to myself. Up until that time, my parents, grandfather or best friend had to facilitate my weapons cache. In 1983, I made my first legal over-the-counter long-gun purchase: It was a Winchester 1894 AE (Angle Eject) Big Bore lever-action rifle chambered for the. Updated with some modern amenities, the Winchester 94AE still proves an all-time classic field lever-gun.
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