I was recently gifted a Winchester 1895 in 30-40 Krag. Serial #1355. According to the Winchester records I've been able to find, that means it was manufactured in 1896 I'm a lucky bugga.
To say the Russians did not use them is incorrect. The did in fact use them quite vigorously, some units were rejected by the Russian inspectors for minor flaws.
You're forgetting the 7.62x54r version of the 1895, which that one is one the holy grail gun for a lot of collectors out there since a lot of them were lost during WW1 and the Spanish Civil war
Just bought this 1895 Winchester gun in .405 Winchester new, LOL maybe I should have gotten the .30-06 option! I already had a BLR in .30-06 White Gold Medalian.
That was my holy grail gun. I first saw it in that movie The Wind and the Lion when the character playing Teddy Roosevelt is shooting it. I was just 10 but loved and wanted that rifle. In 2008 I saw a Japanese made Browning reproduction produced in 1984 brand new at a gun shop in Florida. $899 with all the tags. I grabbed it like a starving pilgrim. It’s chambered in 30-06 and without the tang safety.
I have my Grandfathers original 1895 it is beautiful, also many boxes of original ammo and lots of brass for it. The .405 is a beast and the first time I shot it in 1975 I was hooked it is now my pride and joy and hopefully will continue in my family for many years.
Thank You Michael!, I Finally found my Holy Grail Gun....Winchester 71 in 348! I found an Original "Deluxe" made in 1937 in wonderful condition! so Happy
I gotta say, I am so tired of hearing people say that crescent butt plates are design to inflict pain it is absolutely not true! You need to know HOW to shoot with a crescent butt plate. The crescent is designed to go around your upper arm with your elbow perpendicular to your body. When shot properly the crescent butt plate is extremely comfortable with some of the heaviest recoiling loads. The crescent was popular due to its ability to be comfortable and keep the rifle stock in the same place for accurate off-hand shooting.
Well, not to make anyone jealous, but I inherited my Grandfathers 1895 30-06 take down model with factory folding buck horn sights and factory swivel sling mounts. It was made in 1915, It shoots like a dream and is very accurate even with the iron sights out to 250 yards. But, it also has a LYMAN frame mounted adjustable peep sight that extends the range to 800 yards using the small aperture. And as we all know, 30-06 ammo is readily available just about anywhere. 405 GRAIL SCHMAIL! 220 grain round nose 30-06 are HAMMER ROUNDS! And besides I do not plan to shoot Rhino or African Lions her in the USA with it. Just the critters here in THE Bob Marshall Wilderness of Northern Montana. where I live. HAPPY HUNTING Y'all
Michael, I ordered mine at the Shot Show 3 years ago and I just received mine about a month ago. I have about 50 rounds of brass and 20 rounds of reloaded ammo that a friend made for me several years ago. I look forward to shooting it and I hope Hornady will make some more runs of .405!
And, not surprisingly, I have my eye out for a 30-06...although it the 6.5 Creedmoor henry Long Ranger shoots as well as I've heard it does (I just got mine in), it might help quench that thirst!
Hodgdon H4895 - 60% load in 458 win mag with polyester filler to keep powder in place - makes .458 great again 😂😂😂 this was only download powder from Hodgdon other than Trail Boss 👍🏻
There were some takedown versions of this model floating around too, which I believe came out in the mid 90s. I’ve seen one in the odd caliber of 270 as well.
I have one. I bought mine at Chimo guns in wasilla Alaska. Also I bought a lot of ammo to. I hand load for it. I have very good accuracy,with Montana bullet works. 300 grn hard cast gas checked. It can be loaded to full house powder charges. It truly is a medicine gun.
A guy by the name of John Plutte killed one of the biggest elk in Colorado in 1899 in the dark canyon of the Gunnison with a 95 Winchester in a 30-40 Craig
Glad you found one...I bought one from a friend 20 years ago and came with a case of ammo...he never fired it. Pacemaker makes a very thin Decellorator pad that isn't much thicker than the steel buttplate. I had a local rifle smith put one on mine and it makes a huge difference. Sold off most of my ammo several years ago on GunBroker...brought $75-95 a box. Since Winchester is making runs of rifles it would sure be nice if Hornady would do a run of brass. I shoot cast bullets from 280 to 350 grains as well as .410 pistol bullets. Besides the 1895 I also have a 1885 Single Shot 24" Sporter and a TC Encore barrel that has been cut down to 20". Also had a stainless laminated Ruger #1 but sold it... On to TRs guns is at the Cody Museum...it has a shotgun butt, not crescent... There are also videos on UA-cam of a woman in Africa whi used one while protecting her husband while he was working...hers had a shotgun butt also.
I have four 1895s...3 originals in .405 WCF, .35WCF and .30 US (.30-40 Krag) and a 2002 Miroku remake in .30-06. The .405 and .35 were hand-me-downs from my grandfather, I bought the other two. Great rifles. I do most of my shooting with these with cast bullets and reduced loads. FWIW, you can make .405 (and .35 WCF) cases from .30-40 Krag by fireforming them. The cases are a little short, but this is not an issue in a box magazine. Just seat the bullets to normal OAL and have fun! No need to crimp in a box magazine. Most of my shooting with the .405 and .35 is done with reformed .30-40 Krag cases. Also FWIW I do not use scopes on any lever gun. Peep sights are the way to go. Don't cobble up a slim, trim, easy to carry rifle with a scope. That said, my favorite hunting rifle for many decades is a Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage. Were I to be looking for a new lever gun today, I believe I would choose the Henry "Long Ranger", probably in .308. I am sold on the concept of box magazine lever rifles. Their advantages are great! Use any bullet, don't worry about crimping. The only disadvantage I see, and it is a small one, is that the rifle has to be "out of order" for reloading. You cannot top off the magazine through a loading port and be ready to shoot a round in the chamber, EXCEPT with the Henry Long Ranger or the Browning BLR (and some versions of the Savage 99)
I started at min powder charge. My rifle likes the hottest charge of h 4895. From the horady manual. Accuracy and extraction is easy. No flattened primers.. I have 300 loaded and 100 new brass. But will not sell. When I bought the rifle I bought 2 cases of ammo. 30.00 dollars per box. That's how long I've had mine. By the way it will flatten a big brown bear.
TR, my favorite president! I’ve been considering one of these 1895/405’s but the ammo issue has been the deal breaker! I’ve got a pair of Model 70’s in 7x57 and 375H&H so I’m covered… One day though, one day, LOL! Great video, a very enjoyable story! Hope you find a stash of the TR405 ammo in the next Ace Hardware store you visit!
How cool, my grail gun is also a Winchester, a. model 52 sporter.Another cool fact is mine is also made by Miruko . The quality is outstanding as is the accuracy.
It took me awhile to find a new 405 here in Canada but I got lucky and found 1. After extensive searching I was able to come up with 10 boxes of factory hornady ammo and 8 boxes of Hornady 300gr bullets. I’ll be set for along time I reckon.
I bleed Winchester lever guns owning several originals myself. The only problem I see with the new made ones is that silly tang mounted safety feature. Total blasphemy if you ask me. Yes I know why it is there and for what reason but the originals already had a safety. It was called the half cock notch in the hammer. As far as the rear sights Lyman made a receiver mounted one. 405 Hornady brass sells now for 4 to 5 dollars each if you can find them so I feel your pain. I now buy them when I find them at any cost. Maybe Hornady will start making them again...
I put a Williams receiver peep sight on my 1895, it is less obtrusive and the rifle is already drilled and tapped for it. I can see in the video, yours is too.
I didn't get what I originally wanted but the way things worked out, I got a teddy roosevelt commemorative 1895 in 405. It shoots quite well, and I hope to do more hunting with it. It worked very well on antelope.
I can’t imagine the 405 with the original curved but plate I shot a original in a 30-40 Craig with the curved but plate and it backed up with them 180 grain bullet. Those but plates were designed for pain
Looking forward to my "Bane-erized" 1895 with a shorter barrel, shortened stock with recoil pad, a plate on top of the bolt to carry a red dot (a la Big Horn Armory's gun) and long swivels. I worry about ever getting back to Africa, but if I do that will be my go-to gun for both plains and dangerous game like crocks and buffalo.
The Russians never refused the 1895. The first shipment was paid for. The second shipment was not. The Tsarist regime in Russia could not afford to pay as promised because they were at war with both the Nazis and the Bolsheviks.In effect, they were going broke.
Very very nice gun but would a original made by the real Winchester company back in the day that is very tight with a excelent bore in a caliber thats easy to find like 30-06 or .303 brit or that russian thing not be a wiser and cheaper and more historical option.......... For me i own a original made in 1897 but converted to cal 30-06 reblued with the wood newly oiled (sounds like a franken gun) but the gun is perfect very very tight no wear on the bolt or moving parts and the barrel could be new......I would not swap it for a "Miruko" reproduction one even they might be stronger and and and. But reproduction or not a 1895 nomatter what company made it,it is a piece off design/technique thats hard to find a match for to compete it.
@@TheREALLibertyOrDeath you have to be freakin joking and no they're definitely not better in anyway and for you to say that let's me know you definitely don't know squat about firearms
You're wrong sir, that is not a Winchester model 95. It is a replica of a Winchester model 95. It may carry the name Winchester but it's a Browning made by Maruku. So again it is a replica! Original Winchester model 95 did not have a Tang safety.
I was recently gifted a Winchester 1895 in 30-40 Krag. Serial #1355. According to the Winchester records I've been able to find, that means it was manufactured in 1896 I'm a lucky bugga.
To say the Russians did not use them is incorrect. The did in fact use them quite vigorously, some units were rejected by the Russian inspectors for minor flaws.
You're forgetting the 7.62x54r version of the 1895, which that one is one the holy grail gun for a lot of collectors out there since a lot of them were lost during WW1 and the Spanish Civil war
Keep the great lever gun content coming Mr. Bane!
Just bought this 1895 Winchester gun in .405 Winchester new, LOL maybe I should have gotten the .30-06 option! I already had a BLR in .30-06 White Gold Medalian.
That was my holy grail gun. I first saw it in that movie The Wind and the Lion when the character playing Teddy Roosevelt is shooting it. I was just 10 but loved and wanted that rifle. In 2008 I saw a Japanese made Browning reproduction produced in 1984 brand new at a gun shop in Florida. $899 with all the tags. I grabbed it like a starving pilgrim. It’s chambered in 30-06 and without the tang safety.
I want one now in a 30/40 Krag
I have my Grandfathers original 1895 it is beautiful, also many boxes of original ammo and lots of brass for it. The .405 is a beast and the first time I shot it in 1975 I was hooked it is now my pride and joy and hopefully will continue in my family for many years.
Thank You Michael!, I Finally found my Holy Grail Gun....Winchester 71 in 348! I found an Original "Deluxe" made in 1937 in wonderful condition! so Happy
And yours is a real Winchester
And I Reload for it Now, It also can have Expensive Brass and Projectiles !@@danmarcell3167
I gotta say, I am so tired of hearing people say that crescent butt plates are design to inflict pain it is absolutely not true! You need to know HOW to shoot with a crescent butt plate. The crescent is designed to go around your upper arm with your elbow perpendicular to your body. When shot properly the crescent butt plate is extremely comfortable with some of the heaviest recoiling loads. The crescent was popular due to its ability to be comfortable and keep the rifle stock in the same place for accurate off-hand shooting.
Well, not to make anyone jealous, but I inherited my Grandfathers 1895 30-06 take down model with factory folding buck horn sights and factory swivel sling mounts. It was made in 1915, It shoots like a dream and is very accurate even with the iron sights out to 250 yards. But, it also has a LYMAN frame mounted adjustable peep sight that extends the range to 800 yards using the small aperture. And as we all know, 30-06 ammo is readily available just about anywhere. 405 GRAIL SCHMAIL! 220 grain round nose 30-06 are HAMMER ROUNDS! And besides I do not plan to shoot Rhino or African Lions her in the USA with it. Just the critters here in THE Bob Marshall Wilderness of Northern Montana. where I live. HAPPY HUNTING Y'all
Picked one up in 2000 on the first reissue. It was also my "grail gun". I love it, but hate I can't find any ammo.
Have you thought about getting into reloading ? ...should be able to buy the brass cases at Buffalo Arms !
The rebounding safety doesn't make sense to me, you would have to cycle the action in order to get a live round.
Michael, I ordered mine at the Shot Show 3 years ago and I just received mine about a month ago. I have about 50 rounds of brass and 20 rounds of reloaded ammo that a friend made for me several years ago. I look forward to shooting it and I hope Hornady will make some more runs of .405!
the win1895 was my grail gun, but I purchased one in 30-06 :D
still want one in 405 though.
And, not surprisingly, I have my eye out for a 30-06...although it the 6.5 Creedmoor henry Long Ranger shoots as well as I've heard it does (I just got mine in), it might help quench that thirst!
Hodgdon H4895 - 60% load in 458 win mag with polyester filler to keep powder in place - makes .458 great again 😂😂😂 this was only download powder from Hodgdon other than Trail Boss 👍🏻
Just bought mine in 30-06 haven sho yet but it is beautiful
There were some takedown versions of this model floating around too, which I believe came out in the mid 90s. I’ve seen one in the odd caliber of 270 as well.
Still kicking myself for not picking up an almost mint one in 30-06 for a steal of a deal
I have one. I bought mine at Chimo guns in wasilla Alaska. Also I bought a lot of ammo to. I hand load for it. I have very good accuracy,with Montana bullet works. 300 grn hard cast gas checked. It can be loaded to full house powder charges. It truly is a medicine gun.
Mine is a model 71 octagon barrel in 45-70 or an 1895 carbine with an octagon barrel in 30-06
I have two in 405, thanks 🇺🇸
Excellent advice to start with reduced loads. There are lots of .454 casull pistols for sale with 18 rounds of ammo.
A guy by the name of John Plutte killed one of the biggest elk in Colorado in 1899 in the dark canyon of the Gunnison with a 95 Winchester in a 30-40 Craig
Glad you found one...I bought one from a friend 20 years ago and came with a case of ammo...he never fired it.
Pacemaker makes a very thin Decellorator pad that isn't much thicker than the steel buttplate. I had a local rifle smith put one on mine and it makes a huge difference.
Sold off most of my ammo several years ago on GunBroker...brought $75-95 a box. Since Winchester is making runs of rifles it would sure be nice if Hornady would do a run of brass.
I shoot cast bullets from 280 to 350 grains as well as .410 pistol bullets.
Besides the 1895 I also have a 1885 Single Shot 24" Sporter and a TC Encore barrel that has been cut down to 20". Also had a stainless laminated Ruger #1 but sold it...
On to TRs guns is at the Cody Museum...it has a shotgun butt, not crescent...
There are also videos on UA-cam of a woman in Africa whi used one while protecting her husband while he was working...hers had a shotgun butt also.
That should be Pachmayer..love phone spell check...😂
I have four 1895s...3 originals in .405 WCF, .35WCF and .30 US (.30-40 Krag) and a 2002 Miroku remake in .30-06. The .405 and .35 were hand-me-downs from my grandfather, I bought the other two. Great rifles. I do most of my shooting with these with cast bullets and reduced loads. FWIW, you can make .405 (and .35 WCF) cases from .30-40 Krag by fireforming them. The cases are a little short, but this is not an issue in a box magazine. Just seat the bullets to normal OAL and have fun! No need to crimp in a box magazine. Most of my shooting with the .405 and .35 is done with reformed .30-40 Krag cases.
Also FWIW I do not use scopes on any lever gun. Peep sights are the way to go. Don't cobble up a slim, trim, easy to carry rifle with a scope.
That said, my favorite hunting rifle for many decades is a Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage. Were I to be looking for a new lever gun today, I believe I would choose the Henry "Long Ranger", probably in .308.
I am sold on the concept of box magazine lever rifles. Their advantages are great! Use any bullet, don't worry about crimping. The only disadvantage I see, and it is a small one, is that the rifle has to be "out of order" for reloading. You cannot top off the magazine through a loading port and be ready to shoot a round in the chamber, EXCEPT with the Henry Long Ranger or the Browning BLR (and some versions of the Savage 99)
I started at min powder charge. My rifle likes the hottest charge of h 4895. From the horady manual. Accuracy and extraction is easy. No flattened primers.. I have 300 loaded and 100 new brass. But will not sell. When I bought the rifle I bought 2 cases of ammo. 30.00 dollars per box. That's how long I've had mine. By the way it will flatten a big brown bear.
TR, my favorite president!
I’ve been considering one of these 1895/405’s but the ammo issue has been the deal breaker!
I’ve got a pair of Model 70’s in 7x57 and 375H&H so I’m covered…
One day though, one day, LOL!
Great video, a very enjoyable story! Hope you find a stash of the TR405 ammo in the next Ace Hardware store you visit!
I have 23 bullets for mine and I’m hoping someone will start making the 405 rounds. It would be a shame for these rifles to become extinct 😢
I recently bought 200 Bertram cases for $700. Get em' while you can. Good luck finding brass or bullets. I will be casting for the 405 Win.
The 405 win is awesome lots of history. Teddy Roosevelt ,Osa Johnson,and many other exporers used the 405 win
How cool, my grail gun is also a Winchester, a. model 52 sporter.Another cool fact is mine is also made by Miruko . The quality is outstanding as is the accuracy.
i want the 1895 in 7.62x54 that was made for the Russians
It took me awhile to find a new 405 here in Canada but I got lucky and found 1. After extensive searching I was able to come up with 10 boxes of factory hornady ammo and 8 boxes of Hornady 300gr bullets. I’ll be set for along time I reckon.
Hey fellow Canadian! Any idea where I can get my hands on some factory 405 or projectiles?
I bleed Winchester lever guns owning several originals myself. The only problem I see with the new made ones is that silly tang mounted safety feature. Total blasphemy if you ask me. Yes I know why it is there and for what reason but the originals already had a safety. It was called the half cock notch in the hammer. As far as the rear sights Lyman made a receiver mounted one. 405 Hornady brass sells now for 4 to 5 dollars each if you can find them so I feel your pain. I now buy them when I find them at any cost. Maybe Hornady will start making them again...
30wcf (30-30), intrioduced in 1895. 30-40 Krag introduced 1892. So it wasn't the first smokeless round introduced in a rifle
What do you mean "fitted the old way" when you referred to the walnut stock and forend?
I just ordered 20 rounds for mine..picked it up few days ago
I put a Williams receiver peep sight on my 1895, it is less obtrusive and the rifle is already drilled and tapped for it. I can see in the video, yours is too.
I bought my m95 405 to go to South Africa. But I never got to go.i was going to try for a buffalo.
I'll trade ya, my .44-40 Colt Burgess for that .405 '95 Winchester ☺
I didn't get what I originally wanted but the way things worked out, I got a teddy roosevelt commemorative 1895 in 405. It shoots quite well, and I hope to do more hunting with it. It worked very well on antelope.
Holy smokes! You must’ve vaporized em
This is my grail caliber but want it in a double rifle! Need to find one
I can’t imagine the 405 with the original curved but plate I shot a original in a 30-40 Craig with the curved but plate and it backed up with them 180 grain bullet. Those but plates were designed for pain
Looking forward to my "Bane-erized" 1895 with a shorter barrel, shortened stock with recoil pad, a plate on top of the bolt to carry a red dot (a la Big Horn Armory's gun) and long swivels. I worry about ever getting back to Africa, but if I do that will be my go-to gun for both plains and dangerous game like crocks and buffalo.
45-90
Wasn't JMB's last creation the Model 71 chambered in .348?
The Russians never refused the 1895. The first shipment was paid for. The second shipment was not. The Tsarist regime in Russia could not afford to pay as promised because they were at war with both the Nazis and the Bolsheviks.In effect, they were going broke.
That’s ever gun,Mine was a 71 Winchester.still have it.kicks like a very big mule.
Lucky bugger! That’s my holy grail gun
Condolences to Jim Clark Jn's family
9:18 yeah yeah yeah
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Very very nice gun but would a original made by the real Winchester company back in the day that is very tight with a excelent bore in a caliber thats easy to find like 30-06 or .303 brit or that russian thing not be a wiser and cheaper and more historical option..........
For me i own a original made in 1897 but converted to cal 30-06 reblued with the wood newly oiled (sounds like a franken gun) but the gun is perfect very very tight no wear on the bolt or moving parts and the barrel could be new......I would not swap it for a "Miruko" reproduction one even they might be stronger and and and.
But reproduction or not a 1895 nomatter what company made it,it is a piece off design/technique thats hard to find a match for to compete it.
Is michael bane sick? He does not look or sound like himself.
Having your gun made by someone who can't even own it is like taking your car to a mechanic whom has never driven one
Have you handled any miroku guns? They are unrivaled in their quality, fit and finish. Much better than us
@@TheREALLibertyOrDeath you have to be freakin joking and no they're definitely not better in anyway and for you to say that let's me know you definitely don't know squat about firearms
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You're wrong sir, that is not a Winchester model 95. It is a replica of a Winchester model 95. It may carry the name Winchester but it's a Browning made by Maruku. So again it is a replica! Original Winchester model 95 did not have a Tang safety.
If it's made by moroku it's better we've all worked in a factory it's not mine I'm just here for a paycheck japs take pride in their craft
They made true replicas without the tang safety and sold under the browning name