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Quite astonishing to me was the fact that virtually all of the tested loads impacted at the same point on paper at 100 yards; even the Barnes Banded Solids cut paper at the same point as the Triple Shock bullets. This is an important consideration when contemplating going after dangerous game. The rifle consistently held all of its rounds within 1-1/2 inches and on several occasions they cut a single 3-shot ragged hole. This is considered exceptional by any big bore standard. Extreme accuracy and beauty, all in one firearm – what more could a shooter ask for?
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THE OLD AND NEWER WINCHESTER MODEL 88 RIFLE AND CARBINE
BY BERNARD H. DIGIACOBBE, M.D.
AND GEORGE E. DVORCHAK JR., M.D.
PHOTOS BY GEORGE DVORCHAK
On examining the Winchester Model 88, it becomes obvious even to the non-collector that its concept and design were advanced for a rifle that was first introduced back in 1955. Previously, lever action rifles were restricted to low pressure cartridges and further limited to the use of blunt-nose bullets which shed velocity faster than “pointed’ varieties. These bullet types were what could only be safely used since there was obviously a safety concern of “pointed bullet tips on primers” in the tubular magazine varieties of lever action carbines. In addition, most of these earlier designs were ill-suited to the use of telescopic sights. One notable exception was the Savage Model 99. While this design with its rear lock-up was already over half a century old, it could handle, or more importantly extract, such high pressure cartridges as a .250-3000 (now simply called the .250 Savage) and .300 Savage. It was also readily adaptable to the use of a scope mounted to the top of its action. This lever action thus became an increasingly popular choice with hunters and was in a position to challenge Winchester’s domination of the level action rifle market at that time.