Westerly Richards Steyr .375Ex & Fallow Buck

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I have been trying to shoot a few animals with each of my old vintage rifles, use them on hunts not too far from home.

Taken a few nice Fallow Bucks over the years with my Gibbs 1893 Mannlicher Steyr in 6.5x53R, then Gibbs 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer 6.5x54 (same load as 53R)

This year I took the WR Mannlicher Steyr 1893 in .375Ex 2 1/2in out for a few hunts & managed a representative Buck just on daylight, he was croaking nicely with half a dozen or more does around him.

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Very nice buck Sarg, well done.
Your eyes can't be too bad if you're still getting it done with open sights.
 
PaulT said:
Very nice buck Sarg, well done.
Your eyes can't be too bad if you're still getting it done with open sights.
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Thank you.

Haha well yes & no, I actually pop on a pair of low powered reading glasses when I’m doing the final stalk, bloody hard when it’s raining, in low light, sweating in the bush going up hill !

I don’t know how hunters that wear glasses full time do it !
 
Clayton Holland said:
Nice Gibbs Sarg.
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Hi Clayton, good to hear from you, are you still up in the NT ?

Thank you, but this is a Westley Richards in the above photo, has a Buffalo horn bolt knob !

This is a Gibbs 1893.

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This is the Buck with the Gibbs 1903

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Strangely while in Tasmania (a State known for its Fallow Deer) I didn’t collect a Fallow Buck with my Aussie Gibbs but a Tasmanian Roo or two instead.

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I have now a pretty Jeffery’s 1903 to take out & a very nice engraved 1901 in .303 Brit

Not sure I’ll get a Buck with them either.
 
Clayton Holland said:
Hey Sarge, Yeah still here. Probably forever. Don't see a horn bolt knob every day. Have you posted any pics of the 1901 303 anywhere?
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No I haven’t, but I haven’t shot anything with it yet !

This is the horn bolt knob.

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