Which gun laid down the Design Groundwork for the 1911 or Smith&Wesson?Winchester Model 70's and Remington 870's were famous in the early century, here are five models that paved the way for more famous descendants to gain dominance.
Posted on 01/24/2019 5:01:31 AM PST by w1n1
Which gun laid down the Design Groundwork for the 1911 or Smith&Wesson?
Winchester Model 70's and Remington 870's were famous in the early century, here are five models that paved the way for more famous descendants to gain dominance.
The Winchester Model 54. Introduced in 1925 and wasn't produced until 1936, the Winchester 54 was itself a derivation of the limited-production Winchester Model 51 "Imperial."
The Winchester 54 combined elements of the famous 98 Mauser and 1903 Springfield designs. These features were well-received, and the Model 54 became Winchester’s first commercially viable bolt-action rifle design, with just over 50,000 being built before Winchester’s now-famous Model 70 was introduced in 1936.
The Model 70 itself was a revamp of the Model 54, utilizing the same basic action, but incorporating a hinged drop magazine floor plate (the 54's was stamped steel and fixed), a revolutionary side-swinging three-position safety, and the capacity to mount scopes more efficiently.
The Model 54 was offered in a multitude of calibers: .22 Hornet, .220 Swift, .257 Roberts, .250-3000 Savage, 7x57mm Mauser, 7.65x53mm Argentine, .30-06 Springfield, .30-30 Winchester, .270 Winchester, and 9x57mm Mauser. There are rumors of special order 54s being made in .38-55, .35 Whelen (yes please!) and .32 Special. Fun trivia fact: the Winchester 54 was the rifle in which the famed .270 Winchester cartridge was introduced.
So next time you caress your cherished Winchester Model 70, just remember – there wouldn't be a “Rifleman’s Rifle” without the Model 54. Read the rest of history of guns.
Watched the Star Trek episode “A Private Little War“ where the Klingons supplied one group of primitive people flintlocks. So Kirk has Scotty whip up a supply of Flintlocks for the other tribe.
The Flintlocks were Trapdoor Springfields with fake flintlock hammers affixed to the regular hammers. Actually they were very fake looking and quite laughable to anyone who knows better.
***The Flintlocks were Trapdoor Springfields with fake flintlock hammers***
I’ve seen those in lots of movies.
Guns for San Sebastian
Last of the Mohicans (Masterpiece Theater TV version)
way too many others.
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