Hunting Camp

Hunting Camp

Two hunters preparing and eating a meal in front of their lean-to hunting camp. The hunter in the lean-to is eating while his hunting partner is cooking his meal. One of the hunters was successful in his quest to shoot a deer (a nice-sized buck). Hopefully his partner will share in the venison which the kill will produce. Both hunters appear to prefer lever action repeating rifles. These appear to be Marlin Model 1893s. MARLIN MODEL 1893 When the '93 was introduced, it was chambered for two black powder rounds, the .32-40 and .38-55. Both were of a size that was intermediate between the pistol calibers like .44-40 and .38-40 and the long rifle rounds like the .45-70 and .45-90. For a rifleman, this was a big step forward because it literally extended the range at which he could reasonably take game. The .44s were at best 100-yard rifles, but the new '93s were at least 200 yarders, sometimes more. This situation only got better when several other rounds came on the market. The '93s were eventually chambered for the .30-30 and .32 Special, both Winchester calibers. The Marlin Model 1893 was a very popular hinting rifle at the time. Over 1 million were sold.