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Always wanted one, and finally found one in my price range. It’s been professionally restored, so I guess that’s why it was in my price range, but that doesn’t bother me. Bore is nice, and details are crisp. A friend, who also collects guns asked me a good question the other day. “Why do professionally-restored automobiles bring such good money, but restored gun values are hurt?” I like that logic, regardless…:)
November 7, 2015
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Congrats on a nice shooter! Actually it’s been my experience that in many cases a professionally restored auto does not bring at auction significantly more than the cost of the restoration. Professional auto restoration is very labor-intensive and much of it can only be done by highly skilled craftsmen. There are some noteable exceptions, of course. In many cases the auto restoration is a labor of love and the owner does much of the work himself or chooses not to recall (or divulge) how much he’s spent on his antique or classic car.
I think the difference between antique autos and firearms is that it is very difficult if not impossible to preserve an automobile in near-new condition. I get in trouble every time I say this but the automobile was never designed to have an indefinite duty cycle. They wear out, deteriorate or become obsolete. Given reasonable care a classic Winchester will do none of those things for the foreseeable future.
Looking forward to pics of your 1895. The 30US is a very interesting cartridge, enjoy!
Thanks, TX! It’s supposed to arrive here via UPS tomorrow, so I should be able to post a few pics then.
November 7, 2015
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Looking forward to seeing it, Richard. Do you plan to shoot it?
I do plan on shooting it. I still have a few rounds from another 30-40 that I had. I’m going to check the peep sight for accuracy, and then I may deer hunt with it next season(a time or 2).
November 7, 2015
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Great, looking forward to the pics & range report. My ’95 only has (tiny!) barrel sights and a mediocre bore so it’s not going hunting. I do like the gun & cartridge and someday I’ll resume load development. So many Winchesters, so little time!
I put pictures on another thread here. The Lyman peep on this one seems to be large enough for my old eyes to see through, even in low light conditions. I’m glad that is the case! I never have liked those with the tiny holes, especially in low light, but I think they can be changed.
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