The Classic action offers a significant improvement. Many expert rifleman agree one of the weak points of the original action was a lack of shooter protection against gas in the event of a ruptured case.
While it remains a measuring stick for all bolt-action rifles, the Pre-’64 Model 70 action wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t an exact copy, however, and actually offered several improvements over the Pre-’64 action. Featuring a full-length claw extractor, receiver mounted ejector, coned breech and controlled round feeding (CRF), the Classic had the look, feel, and function of its revered forefather. Dubbed the “Classic”, this action was a return to the things that made the Model 70 famous. With the new facility, USRA replaced its old manufacturing equipment with modern machinery capable of producing with cost-efficiency the receivers and bolts for an improved version of the Pre-‘64 action.Īlthough available on a limited basis in 1992, the official return of the Pre-‘64 type action Model. Repeating Arms, the manufacturer of Winchester rifles and shotguns since 1981, set a plan in place for an entirely new production facility located near the original plant in New Haven, Connecticut. WACA members who are also CFM Members will receive 15 additional record searches on top of the regular quantity of searches included in the standard CFM membership package, regardless of membership level.In 1992, U.S. If you would like to obtain factory research on your Winchester, we urge you to join WACA and the Cody Firearms Museum. Those dates coincide with the Madis dates and can be viewed on Winchester’s site at: For purposes of determining if your gun is legally considered an “antique” (pre-1899 DOM), the BATF has told us they use the DOM dates published by the manufacture (Winchester). This information is no substitute for obtaining a Winchester Factory Letter from the Cody Firearms Museum (available for certain models and serial ranges) which in addition to the Serial Number Application Date, normally provide the original Received In Warehouse Date and Date Shipped from Winchester factory.
George Madis, Ned Schwing, etc.), in which case the data was extrapolated to the best of our ability. To the maximum extent possible, the dates of manufacture shown were obtained from the original Winchester Factory Polishing Room serialization records otherwise estimates were made using multiple sources of information (e.g.
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