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1895 Winchester sporting
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April 30, 2019 - 9:02 pm
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Hi all

Thanks for letting me join in, it looks a great site with a wealth of information.

I am from Kent in the UK and have a couple of Winchester rifles my latest is a model 1895 sporting with a 28” barrel in .303 British. The rifle itself is in amazing condition however the bore is a little dark but with strong rifling, the serial number dates it to 1904.

so my main question is how scarce are these rifles, I have only seen a few for sale and even over in the USA they seem few and far between, secondary what sort of money would it be worth, I paid a fair bit for it but was cheap compared with others I have seen

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Hi, Up here in Canada the Model 1895 with a 28″ barrel chambered in .303 British is among the most common calibre I have encountered over the years. I suspect that since the .303 was the British Commonwealth military cartridge for so many decades that it would have been a popular choice for veterans and ammo is readily available. . It is a very good calibre for hunting moose, black bear and deer. 

As to  to value I will leave that to more knowledgeable Winchester collectors.

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Thanks for your reply Dave.

The value of it is only for interest as it is probably one on my favourite rifles in my collection and it is certainly a keeper, it shoots ok I could never compare it to the likes of my Accuracy International AW but for form, function and brilliant engineering it is top’s. 

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