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November 19, 2006
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Rick C said
steve004 said.
Let’s not forget Ben Lilly
Yup – very cool.
I notice of course that it is a full magazine rifle. I wonder if when he carried it afield if he kept the magazine filled to capacity?
November 7, 2015
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steve004 said
Rick C said
steve004 said.
Let’s not forget Ben Lilly
Yup – very cool.
I notice of course that it is a full magazine rifle. I wonder if when he carried it afield if he kept the magazine filled to capacity?
Considering what he hunted I can assure you I would have!
Mike
March 14, 2022
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I have to agree Mike! I think I would be going with the full mag version 😅
“Lilly was known to hunt with a 1886 in .33 Winchester for Grizzly.”
Rick C
February 17, 2022
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Nice rifle Rick. I too am a HUGE fan of the 33. I like the configuration of yours, it’s one i don’t have yet.
January 20, 2023
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The short magazine rifle appeals to me because it’s easier to shoot from up in a tree.
On the other hand, the full magazine version has more weight forward, making shots at a safer distance – say, 200 yards and close to a climb-able tree.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
March 14, 2022
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oldcrankyyankee said
Nice rifle Rick. I too am a HUGE fan of the 33. I like the configuration of yours, it’s one i don’t have yet.
Thanks Tom. I’ve had a few half mags but prefer the full mag.
Bill, I won’t be climbing any trees, unless it’s to untangle a factory engraved vintage Winchester found in the wild! 😜
Rick C
November 19, 2006
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Rick C said
oldcrankyyankee said
Nice rifle Rick. I too am a HUGE fan of the 33. I like the configuration of yours, it’s one i don’t have yet.
Thanks Tom. I’ve had a few half mags but prefer the full mag.
Bill, I won’t be climbing any trees, unless it’s to untangle a factory engraved vintage Winchester found in the wild! 😜
In my Winchester .33’s, I have both full mags and half mags. but I will concede the full mag. is likely the better choice for grizzly.
My .33 Marlins are half magazines so I guess I won’t be hunting grizzly with either of them. 
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