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Posted: 9/6/2026 2:15:50 PM EDT
| So, what are y'alls thoughts on these? A few years ago, I thought it would be cool to have one, but it passed. Now I found one locally for sale 2026 production unfired, and I'm finding myself thinking more and more that I "need" it. Any weird quirks or gripes with them? Or are they 100% good to go? |
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I would love to just see one in person. I don't know that I ever have. A design that old that is still made by Miroku for Winchester is arguably even better than the originals in terms of fit, finish, tolerances, metallurgy, & obviously only endures because it's a master design by the legendary John Moses Browning & chambered in one of the most well respected & globally available cartridges in the world capable of taking any game in the world. Seems like a no brainer. |
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| They're fantastic rifles. I dislike that the currently made models have tang safeties and rebounding hammers, but theyre still nice. If you hunt around there were ones made by Browning in the 80s are still modern manufacturer, but without the additional safeties. |
| All the earlier production ones I've seen were really nice. My boss bought whatever the classic big bore was 405 I think. If you want it grab it and shoot it. Are they all Japanese made? After handling a ton of the Winchester Japanese guns I'd have zero holdups about buying one in any model. |
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| If the version you are looking at has a tang safety and a rebouonding hammer, save your money. That gun will give you endless misery with failure to fire and light primer strikes. If you are looking at one of the older Browning built rifles that utilize the legacy fire control system, then put your $1400 or so dollars down and dance a jig. The 1895 is a robust rifle with good accuracy and the .30-06 has all of the punch a man could want. I have a 1900 mfg 1895 in .30-40 and a newer Browning built one in -06. They are my go to rifles for anything larger than prairie dogs. |
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Originally Posted By Mindless: They feel like a lever loop. The "hinged" lever serves to unlatch the lever so it can swing down operating the action and you will never notice it. Originally Posted By Mindless: Originally Posted By brachiosaur: I wonder how those hinged lever loops feel. They feel like a lever loop. The "hinged" lever serves to unlatch the lever so it can swing down operating the action and you will never notice it. Interesting, thank you. I thought there might be a two stage feel to it. |
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I have three Miroku 1895's. Ignore the internet myths about light primer strikes. That was an issue with early 1886's and was fixed pretty quick. I've never had an issue with factory or reloads. They are different to load but with a rimless round its pretty fool-proof. The lever feels different than anything else but its not so unusual as to be distracting. |
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