The first M 1894 Winchester lever action rifle and the 38-55 cartridge 

When your face lights up after a hit on a long shot says it all…….makes me smile as well. Another top notch video!!! Thank you!

very nice rifle. good showing of this caliber. i have an original Winchester in 38-55, granted not in nice condition as yours, but grandfather had it many years before me. i do have a very old ideal hand loader for this rifle. its still very satisfying to shoot it at the range. thank you for your showing of this fine rifle and its caliber

The rifle arrived today and I dialed in the scope just a couple hours ago ru-vid.comUgkxQt2uORDRfFOVSrO4idv4B90ThT6EOnEL . I haven’t shot with a scope in probably 25 years. The X on the left was my target. (the shot almost in the bullseye on the right X was my father in laws first shot after I made adjustments) The two shots circled are my first 2 shots. Then I brought it down - shot once. Then brought it over to the left. From there zeroed it in to dead center. This all was from 25 yards out. Follow instructions carefully when mounting the scope. So far I'm very happy with the purchase.

Those 300 meter shots looked slow enough to dodge. Fun video. I don't shoot black powder, but I love the look and design of the model 1894, (well, actually anything designed by John Browning) and have a much later version (circa 1950) of that rifle chambered in Win. .30-30 (which is the same as .30 WCF.)

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Love my deluxe Winchester 1894 in .38-55. The accuracy is amazing! This year it will be used to hunt black bear, mountain goat and deer here in Alaska with Buffalo Bore smokeless cartridges. Will start loading cast bullets in 255 and 300 gr. with the spent brass…also have old .30-30 brass for fire forming. Keep up the great in-depth coverage!💥👏

I love how you can see the bullet drop down to the 300 meter gong. Excellent video as always.

I remember Winchester came out with another cartridge based on the 38-55, the following was found on line and explains what not to do with these 2 cartridges. .375 Winchester (Using Sierra Bullets) Author: Brian Pearce / Wolfe Publishing Co. Date: Apr 30 2015 Notes from the Lab: .375 Winchester (Using Sierra Bullets) The .375 Winchester was announced in 1978 in a Winchester Model 94XTP Big Bore lever-action carbine that featured increased steel in the rear quarter of the receiver to handle the greater head thrust and chamber pressures associated with this cartridge. Soon Ruger offered its No. 3 single shot, Thompson/Center Arms its Contender, Marlin the Model 375 lever gun and Savage its Model 99. Two loads were initially offered: a 200-grain bullet at 2,200 fps, or a 250-grain at 1,900 fps. Winchester’s idea was to offer hunters a more powerful option for its most popular sporting rifle. The .375 Winchester case is shorter than the old .38-55 WCF and much thicker for increased strength. The .375 utilizes .375-inch bullets, while current Winchester factory loads for the .38-55 measure .377 inch (not to mention that groove diameter for this cartridge varies from .376 to .381 inch). Furthermore, the .375 Winchester operates at 52,000 CUP pressure, while maximum average pressure for the .38-55 is 28,000 CUP, with factory loads being significantly below that figure. Regardless of rumors, the two cartridges should not be interchanged, which may prove unsafe. Using the Sierra 200-grain flat point bullet, highest velocities were achieved with IMR-4198 and Alliant Reloder 7. Very little changes in accuracy occurred using loads with each of the powders listed in the accompanying data; however, Hodgdon H-322 recorded the single tightest group. When handloading for the Winchester Model 94XTR, cases should be full-length sized, then the case mouth expanded just enough to accept bullets. After seating bullets to the upper edge of the cannelure, a heavy roll crimp should be applied.

Outstanding! I just bought one of those last week!! This review is much appreciated.

I wonder if people back then had the same arguments about different cartridge types that we do. -"you're still on 38-55? 45-70 has a flatter trajectory!" -"that's just army hogwash and you know it, Bill."

The transit time at 330 yards is about a second and a half. An old friend of mine when I was a kid homesteaded in a valley just north of my dad's ranch around 1900. He was well into his 80s when I met him. He had an original Winchester Model 1886 in 45-70, which he hunted with every year and always got his buck. You could see that great huge bullet fly to target, once the smoke cleared of course. In the 1930s, the Feds were trying to seize as many of the old black powder rifles as they could, with the rationale that they were not safe to shoot smokeless powder ammunition. Old George loaded his own of course, and refused, although he did offer to give them some of what he had loaded in the tubular magazine of the rifle. They declined the offer and never came back. 30 years later, he let me shoot it from his back porch. Knowing old George Cook the way I did, I believed every word of that story. What a guy, and what a rifle!

Hopefully you can do some hunting with that beauty

John Moses Browning was a firearm genius!

Beautiful rifle, awesome caliber. My 1894 has no finish left, but is in sound mechanical condition with a bright, crisp bore. Looks like it was carried a LOT, but shot very little. It was manufactured in 1900. Thanks for the video!

I love watcing your videos! This is probably one of my top ten favvorite videos that you have done.

Only if Winchester could make their own rifle properly. Thank you Uberti! I just ordered a Uberti made SA Army 45LC 7th cavalry revolver. Now comes the wait.

It would be a wonderful whitetail deer rifle in the timbers of Iowa,USA ..

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I really enjoyed this, it brought back memories. I was visiting my uncle during the summer of 04 and talking with one of his elderly neighbours who introduced me to the .38-55. He has all the components and introduced me to reloading. I tried my hand at it, he had cast lead bullets he made and the primers he had were bought in 1971. I used that 1894 Winchester reloading tool.

The 38-55 in black powder and smokeless is perfectly suited for anything on the North American continent. I don't feel under equipped with a modern 1892 in 45 Colt pushing a 250gr bullet 1,200 fps. It hits hard. Very hard. I can push a 38-55 to still higher velocity with heavier bullet. It'll humanely drop any game animal.

I have a Winchester 1894 chambered in 3030. It will not chamber But it will eject. It's a very slick Working action It just will not chamber a round it spits it out before it chambers it. Have any advice?

flyer at 100m was the first shot. it often typically with a cold barrel when I shoot 45-70 with black powder

At 50 meters your shot group should be tighter, less than 1 inch. I would suggest slugging the barrel. My friend found his new Rossi was bore a little loose, which barely had the bullet engaging the rifling. You may have the same issue. You may have to use a .002 bigger bullet. Instead of using the .375 bullet, try using the .377, .378 or .379 cast bullets . I'm sure accuracy will improve. 38-55 was no slouch for , " back in the day" cartridge from black powder. About the same speed as a 44 magnum or a tad better. I'd love to find an original.

What about 45-70 strait wall cartridge? I would consider that smaller then 45-90; but still consider 38-55 a stout cartridge as well. I love my 45-70 due to bullet weight. If I wanted a faster bullet I would want a 38-55. Again, both 45-70 and 38-55 are really good cartridges. 👍

I love this guy and his videos. Each one is entertaining, informative, and enjoyable.

Piękna ale nie do końca przemyślana konstrukcja - choćby lufa, na całej długości takiej samej średnicy kiedy w miarę oddalania od komory nabojowej powinna być mocno zbieżna co odjęłoby broni sporo z jej ciężaru... Zamek - fenomenalny!! Można godzinami podziwiać jego prostą a jakże piękną w złożeniu i w działaniu konstrukcję godną nagrody Nobla... ---------------------------------- A beautiful but not fully thought-out design - even the barrel, with the same diameter along the entire length, should be strongly convergent as it moves away from the chamber, which would take away a lot of the weapon's weight ... Slide - phenomenal!! You can admire for hours its simple and beautiful construction worthy of the Nobel Prize...

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Yet another quality presentation. Just what one would expect from you! A long range shot delay and then resounding ring of a hit always brings a smile to all shooters!

Shooting a half-meter target at 300m offhand is quite a feet. Thank you for good and wholesome content that teaches virtue, character, and excellence. God-bless 🤠

Crazy prices in that old Winchester ad, you can't get a box of ammo for the price of the rifles. Bad things happened when the US went off the gold standard. Although back then gold was probably $35 an ounce, you could probably get a nice 1894 for a half ounce of gold today. Last fall I bought a beautiful 1946 vintage model 94 for $550, the carbine and I are both the same age. The carbine is in much better condition than me....

Starline makes two 38-55 cartridge cases. From my reading the 2.080 inch is the current modern case length. The 2.125 inch case length was the original Marlin - Ballard cartridge length. What is the chamber length of the uberti 1894 that you are shooting? My 1885 high wall accept the 2.125 length case. I always enjoy your videos. Hope to see you use the 1894 in a hunt soon.

So the modern 350 Legend is basically a 38-55 reinvented?

I wonder what type pf brass you are using for your reloads. Here in the States we can get Starline brand brass that is slightly longer than what most factories manufacture; it is meant for cast bullet loads (2.125" vs 2.080"). It is also thinner in the neck portion of the case so the cast bullets can be properly sized to groove diameter and still chaamber easily. I think these cases can assist in better accuracy out of your rifle.

A wonderful video. your videos are so relaxing to watch and listen to. I really enjoy your production quality and style,, Narration is hypnotic. Thanks.

That is a really small rifle cartridge. My model 1894 made in 1950 uses a .32 special rifle cartridge and as a result only holds 7 rounds in the tubular magazine. That caliber you can really load up that tube magazine. Thanks for sharing

Great review. But I don't understand Uberti? Uberti prides itself on historically accurate replicas from the olden days, yet they seem to have botched this 1894. Uberti essentially cloned the less desirable POST 1964 model 94. (most specifically the late 1970s version) Why???? The post 1964 guns are less desirable having quite a few changes from the original design 1894. Yes I do see one minor throwback they caved in on, they did use the screw placement for the loading gate screw as the pre-64 did, but that's it. (The originals they released had the vertically placed Post64 screws) Frankly I am surprised that Uberti didn't clone the Angle Eject 94 with this mindset. One more complaint, what's up with Uberti's inability to properly finish the extractor's contour on the top of the bolt? Now that I've railed on Uberti's incompetence, I am glad to see anything new (including this 1894) on the market!

Lovely rifle, great video. I've got to say though; it's great what JMB did to get a full-power rifle cartridge in a small-frame lever action, but his much stronger actions just don't seem to have the same speed or smoothness of use as the much weaker toggle locks? I've never fired either, so this is just based on observation. I guess it depends on what you want; speed or power? Good stuff either way.

Ein sehr schönes informatives Video Vielen Dank für Ihre Mühe Es ist immer eine Freude Ihnen beim schießen zu zusehen. Viele Grüsse Frank Galetzka

this is the must have gun for me after the m1a1 garand.

Very nice. I have an original in .32-40 from 1895. Awesome rifle. Also have an 1897 .25-35 and a later one in .30-30 from the 1956.

One of my buddies has a .44-40 that was made in 1894. Shoots great, and I blame him for planting the seed in me for old lever action rifles.

Very nice rifle. I have an old 1894 carbine in 30 WCF made in 1937. I’d like to have one in 38-55 also.

Happy New Year

👍😊 that’s a fine rifle. My first rifle was a 94 30/30 .

Neighbor had an 1894 big bore in .375 Winchester, a modernized .38-55. Super rifle for brush hunting. Light, powerful, handy.

Thank you for the most informative review!

At 28:56 one can see the bullet drop in on the metal plate from it's high angle; look closely. Thank you, Balázs Németh for your channel and skill.

The 38-55 has always been a favourite of mine. Another great video good sir.

Excellent detailed video. I have several 1894 Winchesters, and they are all great to shoot.

How did you get a uberti 38-55 in lever action I’ve been looking and waiting for a decade for them to make it?

I have a (I think blackpowder era) 1894 in .32-40 and it has a large imperfection midway down the bore (rust/pitting dark section). I understand you can convert a .32-40 to .38-55... do you happen to know whether all the shell catches and elevators and other parts are compatible with the larger cartridge? Thanks for any info. @capandball

Excelent the .38x55. I was taken the cal.3030 . Perfect for dear hunting.

Excellent video, as usual! I have the same rifle, and though i had a few bobbles at first, its a fun rifle to shoot. But to do so in any volume, one has to reload ( but anyone interested in guns should reload anyway) and cast bullets. My rifle seems to like a .381" bullet. Have not tried any BP loads in it but you have inspired me to roll up a few and see how they shoot.

As always, thorough presentation in detail and history. And great shooting. 😉

Excellent video!

Beautiful rifle. And a very good video.

Great!

Great video as always.

Crank that 38-55 up with a case full of RL7 and some Cast Performance boolits, you'll be amazed ! Great videos.

Between my grand father , my father , myself and now my son we have taken a large amount of white tail deer with grand dads '94 38-55 .

I inherented a 1894 chambered in .38-55 made in 1912 with an octagonal barrel. The Italian gun fooled in when I saw it it a gun shop im Michigan. I mistook it for a restored Winchester.

Trying to get a Winchester .38-55 with 26" barrel. I ordered 60 rounds of HSM ammunition already.

I Know that Your A Very Experienced Blackpowder Shooter, But Did You Anil the brass case mouth, and Drill the Flashhole to .080" sorry Don't know the Metric Measurement. Only Deal in American. Since I Didn't See Smoking on the Casing it Must have been Aniled ??? And I Figured that It Would Take More than Just One Card Wad to Protect the Base of the Bullet. BTW, I Do Really Enjoy your channel.

I think the possie hunting for John Tourneau "Wildman of the Winoochee" took him down with one of these Winchesters. Pretty crazy story if look into it. The actual rifle is in a lobby showcase at a restaurant in Aberdeen WA, USA.

Interesting - it's a real .38. Modern ".38" cartridges (in particular pistol cartridges) are actually .35 (or .36) caliber (using a .357" projectile).

The .38-55 has been discrib😂 as the .308 of the nineteenth century. It remains trans- 😊sonic at 200 yards in most common loads.

$19.50?? LOL....weeping. 😞 Love this channel. My escape from the shit-show.

YOUR BEST VIDEO EVER THANK YOU SIR

Balazs, exactly how many firearms do you own? Very many I presume.

You could have sold that lump of clay as a post-modernist sculpture "Dynamic Transfer" to the Metropolitan Museum of Art if you demand enough money for it. You are from an exotic location, I could write up a pompous resume and manifesto. Call me.

Current 38/55 is shorter , basically 375 Winchester stamped 38/55

big fan of the 38-55, i shoot .375 Winchester downloaded to suit old specs :D great close deer round

Haces muy buenos vídeos. Tengo un 30-30 numero 27 mil take down, que originalmente fue 38-55.

The downside of making black powder charges for artillery and rifles, looking like you've been mining coal!

.38-55 ammo is so ridiculously expensive...

I use mine to hunt moose and have shot 3 with this caliber, they all went down on the first shot

Great video! But ... Buckhorn sights? If yes, no thanks!

Quick question which music did you used for the Austerlitz video

Found one cleaning out a house. It was gold plated and engraved. Sold it for $12,000

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What model of tripod is being used with the chronograph? I bought the one that labradar markets but I found it to be unsatisfactory.

Cual es el precio del rifle 38_55 en estos días.exelente rifle

Try 42 gr Goex 2FG and the Lee 250 gr bullet 20:1 alloy lubed with SPG with a .060 poly wad. You'll get 1200 fps. Tried Lyman 255 gr bullet but Lee was more accurate.

If I recall right. The "short range" version of the 38-55 as seen on the advertisement picture was either for short range target shooting or varmint hunting. I did read they tried it with other rounds like the 30WCF (30-30), and 30-40 krag. Its a very light recoiling load

arguably one of the greatest rifles ever made and one of the most underrated cartridges ever made, I own and love my Winchester 94 Legendary Frontiersman

mid-1980s Winchester runs short-term 307, 356, and 375. It was an angel eject. I shot my biggest buck with a 307 win. 38-55 it is 100 yards deer rifle at least for me.

In a modern 1894 reloads with 265 fn cast can load from 1200 fps target to over 1600 fps . 220 Barnes jacketed soft points to 1800 fps plus. A soft shooting accurate round. Might get a 20 incher

I recently purchased a marlin 1893 in 38-55 made between 1907-1909 and this is the exact video I need to.see thankyou. can you post a cleaning video?

Very much off conversation, but could you please show a cutaway diagram of the patent breeches of my two Pedersoli Scouts-- one flint, and one percussion-- both .45 cal.? Also, the recommended sizes of the brushes to clean them both thoroughly? Thanks for any input you can give.

Ive hunted with the 1894 Winchester 30-30 rifle with a 24" barrel using 158 grain soft tip bullet and loved it reliability and accuracy - ive taken deer up to 100+ yard using this weapon

I had a 1861 Ballard full octagon barrel in 32 rim; fun to shoot and I enjoyed it's history but the hard to find and cost of 32 rim eventually became prohibitory. My favorite hunting rifle was a 1893 Marlin in 38/55; reloaded for it with a hand loader complete with bullet mold, what fun. Really smooth operating gun much nicer and better handling than the Winchesters of which I had several. What ever u hit with the 38/55 went right down, and the bullet would go right through a 8" pine tree at about 50yd.

Also known back in the day as .375 Winchester,,, Model 94.👍👌☝️💪🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲

Hi from France, happy new year . Thanks for your videos too . When I see the 38-55, I think about the 350 Legend (Henry rifles) .

As an American seeing a Winchester 94 chambered in something other than 30-30 seems weird

Please tell me where to buy that black powder drop at 21:28 Thank you!

Great video on a great Browning design! I have a modern Win. 94 in 30/30, very accurate with a receiver peep sight. I have always wanted an old style 94 with a 24” or 26” octagon barrel, and the heavier .38/55 round has always been interesting. Very highly regarded in the Old West as a great bear and elk round, as well as deer. Congrats on a beautiful setup! I love level rifles, and have a number of Marlins as well.

The 38/55 round was popular with LEGENDARY JOHN WAYNE

Morning, I Quail hunt with a pedersoli side by side 20 gauge percussion. Humbling but I do manage to harvest a few Quail. Love your shows

I'm a newer sub but love what I've seen so far. I actually discovered you through RTH Franco-Prussian war. Forgive me if I'm incorrect or this has been covered but I'm curious about the process you have to go through to acquire and own your weapons? I assume the weapons laws are much different than here in the US.

When younger, had a WinMdl 1894 in .30-30. Wasn't a bad rifle, just as fun to hunt with as my Ruger.