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March 3, 2020
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Some of you might recall the 94 carbine I rescued from a consignment rack a while back and made whole.
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/winchester-94-carbine-opinions-evaluations-wanted
Well, I finally got a chance to take it hunting for Whitetail. I drew a Whitetail doe tag for a river bottom in Wyoming, and was able to tag a nice little 2 year old doe without much fuss. Hand loads of course, and the 150gr Hornady Interlock bullet dropped her right where she stood.
I love this little carbine!
January 20, 2023
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John, That is (to me, anyway), the best part of collecting old Winchesters — using them as intended. And then showing your like-minded fellows!
An eating-size-and-age doe is what I miss about not deer hunting for the last several years. Their scraps make the best venison chili and their tenderloins and chops, pan fried with onions and a mushroom gravy, are the best. Biscuits, of course.
An original Lyman 21 in repairable condition is a gift on any lever action. Did you get it back in running order?
There are few mechanical things in this World that can endure use for 118 years and still do what they were made for. Congratulations!
- 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 3, 2020
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Zebulon said
John, That is (to me, anyway), the best part of collecting old Winchesters — using them as intended. And then showing your like-minded fellows!
An eating-size-and-age doe is what I miss about not deer hunting for the last several years. Their scraps make the best venison chili and their tenderloins and chops, pan fried with onions and a mushroom gravy, are the best. Biscuits, of course.
An original Lyman 21 in repairable condition is a gift on any lever action. Did you get it back in running order?
There are few mechanical things in this World that can endure use for 118 years and still do what they were made for. Congratulations!
Thank you.
Yes, the Lyman 21 is fully complete and operational, thanks to the pointer to that fellow Bob in New England. He did a fine job finishing the sight, and I did a thorough job taking it all apart to clean and lube. Despite being a gun from 1907 that (I’m sure) has a storied past, it is in 100% tip-top condition.
This is the second time I have had a successful hunt using a vintage Winchester – the first time being the wild boar I shot down Laredo way wth a 25-35 rifle made in 1912. I chronicled that hunt here in the forum.
My main hunting gun is a 1977 Winchester Model 70 in .308, and I used that rifle during the same trip to take a of pronghorn at yardage. The first was a standing broadside presentation at 380 yards, and the second (with a sporterized Arisaka Type 99) was a walking broadside at about 300 yards. It is hard to get close to those critters on the sage – there just aren’t a lot of places to hide, unless you can find a draw or cut to hide in and wait for something to walk withing range.
As an aside, I ended up taking five animals this fall, two Mule Deer, two Pronghorn, and one Whitetail – all with Winchesters, save the one Pronghorn with the Arisaka. The freezer is full – let the snow fly. 
November 7, 2015
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Good job! Glad it worked out for you, thanks for the hunting report.
Mike
October 14, 2024
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Congrats on a job well done! That doe will be tasty and tender. I shot a small doe last year with my Remington-Lee 1899 Sporting rifle equipped with an aperture sight last year.
The boys at camp razzed me about her small size. My response: Anybody can hit a large deer, but it takes skill to shoot a small one.
May 22, 2024
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Congrats, hunting does old school is something I’d do every year, but its Bucks only with a rifle here. Love the rifle & sight!
December 9, 2002
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John,
I’m in agreement with the other members here, and you’re good work to make this rifle desirable enough to hunt with and use it as it was intended.
The title, “Getting it Done Old School”, does say it all! 
Congrats, and thanks for sharing!
Anthony
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