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The best way to identify a pre-1964 Model 70 Winchester rifles is the serial number and the fore-end screw to secure the barrel to the stock. [6] Model 70 rifles with serial numbers below 700,000 [7] are the pre-1964 variety. The receivers of these Model 70s were machined from bar stock steel.
In 1919 Winchester abandoned numbering models by the year of introduction and assigned two-digit numbers, sequential beginning with 51 for rifles. Older guns still in production had their model numbers truncated, e.g. the Model 1912 shotgun became the Model 12.
The legal requirement for affixing a serial number to firearms is a relatively recent requirement, and usually applies to firearms manufactured domestically or which are imported. [4] Gun serial numbers are used in gun registration and are usually linked to an owner who is usually required to hold a firearms license. [5]
Winchester model 30; Winchester Model 37; Winchester Model 52; Winchester Model 54; Winchester Model 62; Winchester Model 67; Winchester Model 68; Winchester Model 69; Winchester Model 70; Winchester Model 71; Winchester Model 100; Winchester Model 670; Winchester Model 1200; Winchester Model 1885; Winchester Model 1886; Winchester Model 1887/ ...
Along with the closing of the plant, production of the Model 94 rifle (the descendant of the original Winchester rifle), Model 70 rifle, and Model 1300 shotgun were discontinued. The official press release sent out by U.S. Repeating Arms concerning the closure was released on January 17, 2006.
Designed as a more affordable version of the Winchester Model 70. [2] Built in three versions; Sporting Rifle, Magnum Rifle, and Carbine. It was produced from 1966 to 1979 except for 1974 when it was not listed by Winchester. [3] Serial numbers start at 100,000 and are located on the front-right side of the receiver. [4]
Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as "The Gun That Won the West".
Despite having a modern straight taper design, the round was eclipsed by the older .22-250 Remington, already a popular wildcat introduced commercially a year later. The .225 Winchester was chambered in factory rifles by Winchester (Models 70 and 670) and Savage (Model 340).