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Commercial Weapons => Rifles & Carbines => Lever Actions => Topic started by: CARBINE on June 22, 2016, 02:41:08 PM
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Is there any diehard Winchester collectors here? I just bought this today but there is no serial number pic so I have no idea what year it is and it would be cool to know!! Just going off what little I know it looks to be a pre 64.
(http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t618/toeknee221/wm_8657847_zpsho7udjeu.jpg) (http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/toeknee221/media/wm_8657847_zpsho7udjeu.jpg.html)
(http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t618/toeknee221/wm_8657848_zpszhwjfx9h.jpg) (http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/toeknee221/media/wm_8657848_zpszhwjfx9h.jpg.html)
(http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t618/toeknee221/wm_8657846_zps0tdsm4gv.jpg) (http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/toeknee221/media/wm_8657846_zps0tdsm4gv.jpg.html)
(http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t618/toeknee221/wm_8657849_zpswk9c6aio.jpg) (http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/toeknee221/media/wm_8657849_zpswk9c6aio.jpg.html)
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Nice! thumb1 No expert, but I've been looking at these off and on for about a year. I still haven't picked one up yet.
Nothing about that looks like the sintered molding process '64+ versions. The bluing looks nice and evenly toned in that second pic.
.32 WCF, gonna be reloading I guess :)
When you do get the SN:
http://www.winchesterguns.com/support/faq/date-your-firearm.html
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.32 WCF, gonna be reloading I guess :)
Thats what I thought, but after looking around it seems its not as hard to find as one might expect....Remington, Winchester, Hornady, and Federal all make .32 winchester special.....can get it for about $1.20 a round.
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I paid 380 for it, I didn't think that was too out of line. I don't know much about them and the description was absolute crap like normal.
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I paid 380 for it, I didn't think that was too out of line. I don't know much about them and the description was absolute crap like normal.
I think that's a great price.
Somehow I read .32 WCF not .32 WS. Yeah, much better shape there.
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Nice thumb1 I would say 380 for a true "Winchester" was a dang good price, most I see locally float in the 4 to 550 even on up price range. What you paid is more like a made by Marlin "Glenfield" .30-30 price in these parts.
Interesting round, I've seen the .32WS ammo locally, but never messed with it. It kinda spurred my interest, kind of a tad more ummph than a .30-30 and less recoil than the .30-40 Krag. I never would have thought the .30-40 had excessive recoil. :)
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I had read about the number of screws in the receivers on these models years back but forgot how it went!
http://shootingwithhobie.blogspot.com/2010/08/differentiating-between-pre-64-and-post.html
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Nice link Danny thumb1 That sure confirms the pre-'64 range for this rifle.
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Thanks sir. My Dad had a pre 64 years back, bought it new in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1963...traded it for a boat motor. :o