Re: Winchester Model 1895 Reviews
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:47 pm
The only experience I have with the '95 is from my teens. I shot my first deer with granddads '95 chambered in .30-GOV'T-06, (that's the way it read on the barrel). My brother has the '95 now, I have granddads .45 Colt New Service revolver and Mossberg M-42B .22 rifle.
Headspace issues? I guess it's possible using todays hotter ammunition, but as I recall, the barrel on granddads '95 was stamped NICKLE STEEL, same steel used in WWI production Rock Island Arsenal M-1903 rifles which had no issues I'm aware of. Possibly the receivers were made of a lesser steel and stretch slightly using modern .30/06 ammunition. The solution to this is to use "Garand Safe" ammo, or .30 M-1 ball duplicate ammo, (150gr. bullet loaded with medium burn powder @ about 2750fps. A favorite loading among match shooters using the M-1 is 48gr. IMR 4064 under a 150gr. bullet. It duplicates both G.I. ballistics and pre-war sporting ammunition, and gives good accuracy). This pertains to original Winchester M-1895 rifles in .30-GOV'T-06.
The above is not holy script carved in stone, just my experience and opinion.
Headspace issues? I guess it's possible using todays hotter ammunition, but as I recall, the barrel on granddads '95 was stamped NICKLE STEEL, same steel used in WWI production Rock Island Arsenal M-1903 rifles which had no issues I'm aware of. Possibly the receivers were made of a lesser steel and stretch slightly using modern .30/06 ammunition. The solution to this is to use "Garand Safe" ammo, or .30 M-1 ball duplicate ammo, (150gr. bullet loaded with medium burn powder @ about 2750fps. A favorite loading among match shooters using the M-1 is 48gr. IMR 4064 under a 150gr. bullet. It duplicates both G.I. ballistics and pre-war sporting ammunition, and gives good accuracy). This pertains to original Winchester M-1895 rifles in .30-GOV'T-06.
The above is not holy script carved in stone, just my experience and opinion.