Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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Shrapnel
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Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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I took a tour through the southwest and Texas and took my Winchester 50 along. I was hoping to get a chance at a pig and it happened. We were in a stand, set to stay well into the night, but luckily, I had a pig show up in daylight at 155 yards and I waited until he was facing me, so i could put a bullet lengthways through him and shot him dead…


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Beauty and the beast ! What a rifle !
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Good shootin'! Gorgeous rifle!
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Man, that's a beautiful gun! The pinnacle of the gunmaker's art...
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Me likey :)
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Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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Your rifle is wonderful, and as hogs go, that is a mighty handsome one. Well done!
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Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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Nice shot and the rifle is outstanding!
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Well done Shrapnel.
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Excellent 8)
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Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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The rifle will b featured in the Spring edition of Winchester Collectors magazine...
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It looks like there is a brass medallion on the bottom of the forearm.? Is it inscribed ? Has this one been lettered? The more I look at it the more questions I have. Bad AZZ Cool. 8) .
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Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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.45colt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:07 pm It looks like there is a brass medallion on the bottom of the forearm.? Is it inscribed ? Has this one been lettered? The more I look at it the more questions I have. Bad AZZ Cool. 8) .
Yes, it is all in the letter. Here is a copy from the original ledger entry when the gun was made. Line 36 with 14 special order features…

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Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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Thinking about the original post when we first saw this rifle and remembering that I thought then that that goes beyond a collector's piece into the realm of a museum exhibit.....
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Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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Dang! That photo is awesome!!!!

Congratulations!
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Thank You Shrapnel . A nice piece of History.!
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Beautiful rifle!
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Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

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Excellent. Good to see the rifle still getting the job done and looking good while doing it.
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