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Hello, I use a bow, which by default is a single shot. As the attached movie shows, No Tracking Required! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PtKDH6qKo&feature=youtu.be If you are using a rifle you should never need more than a single shot. Michael

Hello, There was a bit of discussion in this forum thread http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=733943 about an old rifle being an El Tigre copy of an early Winchester since the gun had no markings on it. Well, here is an El Tigre with all of its original markings showing that they...

Here is one of my engraved Model 1892's. A very rare rifle. Michael

There are a few of my Winchester 1892's in this blog post: http://www.winchestercollector.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4285 Michael

These rifle are not considered collectible in the way pre 64 examples are. As the serial number implies there are +6 million Model 1894/94 rifles in existence and over 4 million of those are post 64. So chances are that there are LOTS in very similar condition. Something in the $400 to $450...

Magnumpwr wrote: Winchester never applied serial numbers on internal parts of the fire arms. Occasionally, and only on special order guns were there "assembly numbers" applied to the tang, stock, receiver, butt plate, and fore end wood to assure proper assembly of these rifle and their...

Tommygun wrote: Not quite true. The Model 1900, 1902, 1904, 36, 37, 41, 55, 58, 59, 60, 60A, 67, 677,68, 69, 697, and 72 were not serialized during their production. It was not until the Gun Control Act of 1968 that it was lawfully required to put serial number on guns! Michael

Thanks for the help. It is greatly appreciated. Yes my obsession has become a bit of an addiction. Michael

Hello Model 61 lovers, I have more than 30 of these fine rifles and I am conducting a research survey of this model. To date I have cataloged just over 1600 rifles in the effort. I am trying to document the percentage of different barrel and chambering combinations in addition to the SN range...

Edarnold, I understand. Thanks just the same. Michael

Edarnold, Winchester began making the grooved top Model 61 during the latter part of 1954. Did you purchase the rifle used in 1958? I have cataloged a few earlier rifles that have "gun smith grooves" on them. Any chance you remember the SN of the rifle? Michael

Hello Model 61 lovers, I have more than 30 of these fine rifles and I am conducting a research survey of this model. To date I have cataloged just over 1600 rifles in the effort. I am trying to document the percentage of different barrel and chambering combinations in addition to the SN...

Hello, It most definitely does not The rifle is simply an old buffed to death Winchester. There are lots of these around. Here is an "El Tigre" rifle for comparison and it even has barrel and tang markings on it. So the supposition that because it has no markings so therefore it is an...

Driftwood, Your rifle was actually serialized in October of 1900. It most likely was fully assembled and in the warehouse before the end of that year. The DOM information in the Madis book is not correct for most Winchester rifles and shotguns. All of the online data bases only copied the...

Hello MacTech, I have been conducting a research survey of the Model 1892 rifles for more than 3 years now and have cataloged over 5,300 individual rifles. I would be interested in adding anyone's rifle into my work. They do not have to be high condition or anything special, just a Winchester...