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40-82 · November 14, 2013, 12:47 PM

According to the George Madis book on Winchesters the El Tigre's were made of pot metal, but I have one and I like it. I use 10 grains of Herco behind an RCBS 173 grain bullet cast from wheel weights and sized to .427. At 25 yards it will put all of the bullets in a ragged hole, which is about as good as I can hope to do with a carbine.

Maybe I should put my ownership of the El Tigre in the past. The last I heard of mine, my niece was using it in her saddle scabbard. I just couldn't bear to hand her an original Winchester carbine because I don't think she has any real reverence for rifles.

November 14, 2013, 12:47 PM	#11
40-82 Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2013 Posts: 178	According to the George Madis book on Winchesters the El Tigre's were made of pot metal, but I have one and I like it. I use 10 grains of Herco behind an RCBS 173 grain bullet cast from wheel weights and sized to .427. At 25 yards it will put all of the bullets in a ragged hole, which is about as good as I can hope to do with a carbine. Maybe I should put my ownership of the El Tigre in the past. The last I heard of mine, my niece was using it in her saddle scabbard. I just couldn't bear to hand her an original Winchester carbine because I don't think she has any real reverence for rifles.