HSM are the makers of cowboy action ammo in most of the old time favorites.
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A LGS, that has a Facebook presence posted an advert touting the fact that they had new manufactured 30-40 Krag (AKA .30 Govt) in stock.
The stuff on hand is loaded with a 165 grain bullet at an unknown velocity.
From the photo, it appears that they have a healthy stock of it.
The manufacturer is HSM, a maker unknown to me as I do not often (if ever) buy factory ammo.
I'm sure that on line retailers will also be stocking this stuff so, if anyone is in the market for this caliber ammo, here is your chance.
Price is unknown as per Facebook posting such is forbidden.
On another post, they also indicated that they are stocking a "repro" of the Winchester model 1895 in this caliber.
I had not heard of any such repro's out there so did a bit of digging on line, I learned that Winchester is offering two versions of this rifle so is it a "repro" or just the latest version from the original maker?
The MSRP is a bit steep for my level of interest but probably not bad for those who want a new copy for shooting purposes.
If all this is "old news" then my apologies.
The stuff on hand is loaded with a 165 grain bullet at an unknown velocity.
From the photo, it appears that they have a healthy stock of it.
The manufacturer is HSM, a maker unknown to me as I do not often (if ever) buy factory ammo.
I'm sure that on line retailers will also be stocking this stuff so, if anyone is in the market for this caliber ammo, here is your chance.
Price is unknown as per Facebook posting such is forbidden.
On another post, they also indicated that they are stocking a "repro" of the Winchester model 1895 in this caliber.
I had not heard of any such repro's out there so did a bit of digging on line, I learned that Winchester is offering two versions of this rifle so is it a "repro" or just the latest version from the original maker?
The MSRP is a bit steep for my level of interest but probably not bad for those who want a new copy for shooting purposes.
If all this is "old news" then my apologies.
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Yes, Thank You, I did a bit of digging on them as well.
Seems to be good stuff but, if nothing else, it's a source of brass.
Seems to be good stuff but, if nothing else, it's a source of brass.
Some years back, when I was working as a range-master (indoor handgun calibers only), the shop/range kept HSM on hand specifically for range ammo. They kept the prices very competitive, but required shooters to buy/use the HSM ammo. Don't know if it is still the same, but they had both new and reman'd at the time. We kept both on hand and I don't recall ever having an issue with any of it.
Good stuff, it appears.
Their website lists many, many calibers with several loads each.
Of course whether they have made any of it recently is the real question.
They do list the calibers/loads that are "remanufactured" as opposed to "new" so that is nice.
The reason I posted the notification is that there have been several posts recently bemoaning the lack of availability of this caliber specifically.
Thought folks should know that it is now out there.
The discovery of a new manufactured Model 1895 came as a surprise to me.
A bit rich for my tastes but, from the pictures, it appears to be a handsome rifle.
Their website lists many, many calibers with several loads each.
Of course whether they have made any of it recently is the real question.
They do list the calibers/loads that are "remanufactured" as opposed to "new" so that is nice.
The reason I posted the notification is that there have been several posts recently bemoaning the lack of availability of this caliber specifically.
Thought folks should know that it is now out there.
The discovery of a new manufactured Model 1895 came as a surprise to me.
A bit rich for my tastes but, from the pictures, it appears to be a handsome rifle.
For mine as well. But the 1895 is a pretty complex piece of machinery (even for a JMB design), so it would not be cheap to produce. Even with modern CNC machinery.Good stuff, it appears.
Their website lists many, many calibers with several loads each.
Of course whether they have made any of it recently is the real question.
They do list the calibers/loads that are "remanufactured" as opposed to "new" so that is nice.
The reason I posted the notification is that there have been several posts recently bemoaning the lack of availability of this caliber specifically.
Thought folks should know that it is now out there.
The discovery of a new manufactured Model 1895 came as a surprise to me.
A bit rich for my tastes but, from the pictures, it appears to be a handsome rifle.
I have used a lot of HSM 45-70, 44-40 and such over the years..Never had a problem.
Online retailers are listing these at around $1700, new, in box.For mine as well. But the 1895 is a pretty complex piece of machinery (even for a JMB design), so it would not be cheap to produce. Even with modern CNC machinery.
That is for the high end version with fancy wood, checkering and gold bead front sight.
I never saw a price for the low end version but can not imagine it to be much less.
As stated, too rich for my interest level but not overly bad if you are trying to keep the mileage low on a vintage version.
Actually, Biden bucks, being worth what they are, it's not really that bad at all..........
I might take a ride to that shop and see what their asking is, just for giggles.
I do not frequent them because they are full MSRP for everything and will not budge an inch.
They also do not, generally take trade ins either and the ones they do are usually high condition.
For resale they are priced accordingly.
No milsurps at all.........
You can buy a real one for less than that.
Can you?, I could not say, not my field.
Refer back to my previous, it's made by Winchester so, is it a real one or a repro?
I don't know, what I do know is that, since it is new made, you can run it without risk to a vintage "original", that has to be worth something.
Not deliberately trying to be difficult but there are plenty of posts about shooting original anything, with all the pros and cons, so.........?????
Refer back to my previous, it's made by Winchester so, is it a real one or a repro?
I don't know, what I do know is that, since it is new made, you can run it without risk to a vintage "original", that has to be worth something.
Not deliberately trying to be difficult but there are plenty of posts about shooting original anything, with all the pros and cons, so.........?????
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