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New 1895 38-72 Shooting Gophers

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July 19, 2025 - 6:54 pm

I got this gun in Cody last week and got it out shooting gophers…

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July 19, 2025 - 7:02 pm

I took the new 25-35 takedown out and got a few gophers with it also…

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July 19, 2025 - 8:05 pm

Well that didn’t take long Laugh

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July 19, 2025 - 8:35 pm

Nicely done! Glad to see you’re using enough gun, I understand those gophers can get pretty nasty when wounded. Wink Was good to see you at the Cody show, nice scores!

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July 21, 2025 - 12:10 pm

Like Ruark said, “Use enough gun.”

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