The Russian contract Winchester M1895 rifle - shooting & hunting 

Florida Dad yes I do find the American hunters in full camo and tactical gear a bit goofy like as if the turkey is going to shoot back at you. I’m not a hunter or even a gun guy myself but it’s just nice to see someone who isn’t just doing it to mount a head on his wall or for a photo, but doing it to help control the population and keep it and the ecosystem healthy never taking more than he needs during a hunt, and of course he hunts to feed his family.

@@nate-otero correct me if I'm wrong but I'm fairly certain they use camo to blend in with the environment.

@@bookerdewitt4811 Camo not required for most game. The need to minimize your scent, keep movement down and breakup the human silhouette is more important. I truly love the respect for the animal and the classy clothing.

@@usnchief1339 yeah man don't get me wrong I love the classy look too, just might as well have a set of clothing that's good for all game like some camo that you don't mind getting dirty. That way you can save up on costs, and instead use it to buy more rounds and such. Just imho though.

Respect for the slain animal is a good thing. As I have gotten older, I find I do not feel good when I kill a vertebrate animal and that may extend to the invertebrates some day as I age even more. But it will always be hard to show love for our biting yellow flies that we have in northwest florida, usa. If I were to choose a religion I would like it to have some elements of what the our first peoples in the americas practiced when they paid homage to the animal that they had slain for food. If you kill /destroy life, it should be out for need for food and not for sport or fun. The elk hunt from last of the Mohicans where homage is paid to the slain elk that is a sign of respect even if the elk lost his life. See: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g9oW0Nk7Dm4.html&ab_channel=RedReady By the way I am using the work Elk (=Red Deer in Europe) in the american sense and not for the Alce/elk or what we in the USA call a moose.

The forgotten weapons test blew my mind.

The way they doing mud test are laughable. The truth is the Russian hate this gun and more likely to find its way to the second liner troops.

@@CSSVirginia Well, as with many other weapons it prooved again that tight fitting rifles and pistols are resiliant towards mud. P.08 Luger fired flawlesly because mud cannot get inside. Glock 17 died.... :D Mosin and other bolt actions died also.... But I mean, once get mud INSIDE M1895 then you will be out of luck, because yes, its much harder to clean than Mosin. Thats why Czechoslovak legionaries liked it - they were for the most part very skillful and educated people who could service complex weapon like M1895. They also used a "lot" of Fedorov Avotmats that were in some sense first assault rifle. Because they could maintain it and exploit its strenghts.

@@Tadeas_Plachy I must say, with mud maybe yes in some instances the 1895 fares better, than bolt guns. But other elements, like snow is a death sentence for 1895 (and many others like pump shotguns). I would not know, but my first rifle I owned, was a sporterized 1895 in 8.2x53r. So the story goes, that I was hunting moose one time, on my skiis, found game, took the shot, worked the lever, ski slipped, I fell over with the action partially open and that was that hunting trip. Fortunately the shot I took missed, as the action was packed with snow, preventing me from closing it. Went home, serviced the gun and that was it. Same thing happened with my S&W 916a, I fell over and snow filled the action through the loading port. No choice but to go home after that. Since then I've been using my geco m/34 16gauge sxs, from 1941 as winter hunting gun and the 1895 sees, only deers during autumn, before snow and skiis. Husqvarna m46 is the moose killer now, but I made ww1 mauser inspired dustcover for it, just to be sure.

@@TheSpekkel1 Any gun is going to be screwed if the action is open when the fall into debris happens... The guy's comment is when the action is fully closed it does a good job keeping any debris ingress from occurring.

Ditto!

Agree!!

Thats right, Heinz

Here and forgotten weapons are all you need.

@@Govanmauler add in britishmuzzleloaders on the list

I just watched Ian's RU-vid video (Forgottenweapons) on the 1895 Winchester made for Russia for the 2cnd time. I have seen them sell for as little as $2,000 and up to $5,000 and I wish I had the spare cash for one as it is one of my dream guns as well.

I just want the stripper clip ability

I want a 1915 Russian contract the most, but really I would love to get any 1895 Winchester.

Yeah shame they are so rare to come by, they really are the most gorgeous and refined of the lever Guns

Mark Novak said the Miroku are capable making this gun brand new.

Glad to read that. Most americans tend to not care and not value life in general.

@@peteraugust5295 I think that applies most people around the globe today who lives disconnected with nature? Actually I feel hunters respect life more than the average but that's just a guess.

@@solarapacifica991 Defnitely true for most hunters I met, although in the US there is more of a "Hurra, I am so great, look how I shot that damn deer bro!" as far as my experience goes.

@@peteraugust5295 Only in those silly commercial "hunting" shows. In real life few of us are like that.

@@MrEpeeFencer I hope and wish so.

Agree on that!

What's interesting about it is the Gasser M1870 Revolver is more advance than any revolver at that period and fires six shots of 11.3x36mmR Cartridges.

yeah, photos from areas where reflective vests are mandatory are always hilarious. Full tactical camo and a bright orange road worker vest

In the old days they often shot turkeys with a rifle

Turkey has full spectrum vision. The eye on a turkey is impressive enough that camo is needed.

Decoys are really needed given they attract fowls. Also it's an American folk art...

Agree completely

It's a lovely country, wonderful people.

Musket??

@@joelerk6298 Musket was the designation given by Winchester to the long barrel variant

@@gaelan2k9 More specifically, the long barrel variant with full stock and bayonet lug. It was kind of a marketing gimmick to call them muskets, as Winchester was looking to convince the U.S. military and various state militias to replace their aging stock of muzzleloaders with these new rifles. I guess by calling them muskets, they made the new rifles appear more familiar and less daunting to upgrade to.

I have a Chassepot on hand.

Another thumbs up for a Chassepot video.

@@capandball needle gun or converted? i have one that i have figured out how to reload with silk wrap....they shoot like the original.....ejecting everything out the muzzle

@@capandball Awesome!

@@tewdogs4475 The Chassepot means the needle gun. If converted, it is strictly a Gras (it needs a modified bolt, chamber, barrel). It is hardly a Chassepot.

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