Unless you MUST have the Winchester I would also look for a Modell 53 Browning. I purchased new years ago and love it.
Unless you MUST have the Winchester I would also look for a Modell 53 Browning. I purchased new years ago and love it.
There are very few Winchesters that are "un-bubbered", many in poor condition, re-finished with varnish ect. Probably the ratio of 1:6 would have a full magazine, but buyers are asking $AU400-700 while untouched ones $AU900-1200.
I have 'horse traded' over many years to assemble a collection of original pieces that have barrels that I would rate 9/10. Starting with a little 25/20 (1906) 1/2 mag, that has a near mint bore, a 44/40 (1896) 1/2 mag that is 10/10, a 94 in 32/40 (1927) full mag. I paid a premium price to get a good one!
Using soft cast boolits and mild loads in these rifles, you will never wear out the barrels (only polish them) and you have the satisfaction of using original rifles that are or near 100years old.
Hold Still Varmint; while I plugs Yer!
Last edited by pietro; 05-15-2020 at 09:36 PM.
Now I lay me down to sleep
A gun beside me is what I keep
If I awake, and you're inside
The coroner's van is your next ride
I bought the '92 pictured many years ago for $80. It is chambered in 32-20. This is one that Bubba never got his mitts on. I would guess and it is just a guess that it would sell in the US for about $1000. My brother has it now, in fact he has many guns that I sold him when I needed ready cash.
A GUN THAT'S COCKED AND UNLOADED AIN'T GOOD FOR NUTHIN'........... ROOSTER COGBURN
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |