Winchester 1895 Russian Contract to 500yds: Practical Accuracy with the Russian Cowboy

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases Sign up for the newsletter: The Winchester Model 1895 was John Moses Browning s last iteration of leveraction rifles that accommodated a fullpower cartridge without using a tubefed magazines. Of all nations in WW1, the Russian Empire was mainly the one attributed to widely using the lever action rifle in a modern conflict by chambering the 1895 in 7. 62x54R, a respectable service cartridge for accuracy and distance shooting. Because of this, the Russian Contract 1895 has become the single example of military employment of a lever action in a sea of bolt action rifles chambered in fullpowered service but should we have adapted lever action rifles all along Could lever actions have tipped the scale of modern combat We investigate. We d like to thank C Rsenal for sharing their footage with us and making excellent episodes on the Russian Contract 1895 and S W We encourage you to lo