Answering both questions: the shot was somewhere between 120-150 yards.
Guns in the safe have some unique provenance, One 1886 is a second year production gun with a rare single set trigger, the most interesting fact is that it was sold from the Browning Brothers shop in Ogden Utah Territory. It is stamped on the barrel signifying that origin.
Another 1886 that I have is an early gun as well, and it is stamped W.F. Sheard, Livingston, Montana. It is a rare find , and both are in 40-65 Winchester caliber which is my personal favorite to shoot. In an upcoming "GUNS" Magazine or maybe "RIFLE" Magazine, MLV will be doing an article with these 2 guns, it should be worth the read.
I have a 30-30 in a rifle configuration, that is an early gun in excellent shape and is also marked "Browning Bros, Ogden Utah." The difference in the marking of the 30-30 and the 40-65 is that the 40-65 was stamped Utah territory, as Utah wasn't a state yet when that gun was sold.
I have been slowly collecting these guns as I consider "Precious Metals" to be Colt, Winchester and Sharps. Who would want a safe full of gold, when you can own these things and still shoot them as they increase in value.
As I mentioned, I have hunted with these types of guns most of my life. In MLV's book "Shooting Lever Guns" there are some pictures of some game I have taken including a 43 inch moose with an original 40-60 Winchester in a Deluxe configuration. A real nice 5X6 mule deer that I didn't get scored, a turkey with a 45-70 saddle ring carbine. I also inluded on this thread a picture of a skull from a 7 foot Grizzly that I shot when I was a kid. You can see the bullet hole between the eyes, and that is from a 25-35 saddle ring carbine. No, bullets don't bounce off Grizzly skulls.
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