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1. 1873 Winchester (circa 1890) in .32-20 WCF
2. 1873 Winchester (present) Miroku Japan in .357 and .38.
3. 1873 Winchester (present) Uberti Italy in .357 Magnum only
4. 1873 Winchester (present) Uberti Italy in .45 Long Colt.

I saw a deer that did not see me who had four points (whitetail) less than a week ago. I was standing and he just came into view from the trees and brush at 10 yards and then glided to an open area 25 yards away before stopping again at 50 yards away before going down a ravine out of my view.

When this happened in Illinois, my first close up experience with whitetails (I came from Nevada and California where the Mule is the one), I thought I could have used a .32-20 WCF with factory sights. I guess out of the four 1873s I have I felt I wanted to use the original 1890 manufactured 1873 Winchester with the .32-20 having the same cartridge in a Colt SAA:







I know a .30-30 would have been way too much compared to the .32-20 for this deer hunting in Illinois.

Well they did use the .32-20 successfully on elk in the days shooting straight was more important than blasting an animal without aim.

Yesterday I polished up the .32-20s feeling it'd be nice to carry both on a hunt. So I ordered a holster and gun belt for the Colt SAA .32-20 to ride my hip while I carry my 1873 Winchester in the same caliber.

It seems so much simpler to do so.