New Winchester 1873

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New Winchester 1873

Post by Andrew.22 » 23 Oct 2015, 2:13 pm

I said I was going to get one and I did.

Here is the newest addition to my collection. "The gun that won the west". A Winchester 1873 in 357/38 with a 24" octagonal barrel, case hardened finish and AAA walnut. That's a mouthful, but they do come in different configurations. According to Winchester, only 250 have been produced.

After visiting my two local dealers who were as helpful as a stubbed toe, I again made the journey to north of Brisbane to give my hard earned money to a dealer who wanted to take it. 2 weeks later and here she is.

As you can see, it arrived as described and it's glorious.

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While I was at the dealer I bought some ammo that was really well priced. 3 boxes of 50 .38spl and 1 box of 50 .357mag for under $100.

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I took it for its first shoot this morning and it performed really well. The factory open sights were dead on, no need for adjustment. I shot the white paper target in a medium paced string of 13 shots off hand at 50m. The black circle off the sandbag 5 times at 50m and the cowboy silhouette off hand at 50m at a medium fast pace without missing once. I had a ball.

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It's the first time I've shot a pistol calibre out of a rifle and it was just so much fun. No noticeable recoil to speak of and when I switched from .38 to .357 the fun just doubled. Those .357's really put a smile on your face. They are a pretty hard hitting little round, especially after firing 70 rounds of .38.

If you are thinking of buying a lever action that you can plink and hunt with, without spending a fortune on ammo - I highly recommend a 357/38 calibre.
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by MR. WINCHESTER » 23 Oct 2015, 3:59 pm

Nice.

Any pics of other side of buttstock ?
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by Wm.Traynor » 23 Oct 2015, 7:28 pm

Very pretty indeed but where is that range? It does not look like Belmont, although I have not been there for quite a while.
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by Noisydad » 23 Oct 2015, 7:30 pm

I swear if you put that modern smokeless rubbish in that rifle you need to be slapped with a hand bag!
There's still a few of Wile. E Coyote's ideas that I haven't tried yet.
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by Andrew.22 » 23 Oct 2015, 8:22 pm

Noisydad wrote:I swear if you put that modern smokeless rubbish in that rifle you need to be slapped with a hand bag!


You'll have to slap me because I'm not planning on shooting black powder out of it. Sorry.
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by Andrew.22 » 23 Oct 2015, 8:22 pm

Wm.Traynor wrote:Very pretty indeed but where is that range? It does not look like Belmont, although I have not been there for quite a while.


Ashmore.
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by Andrew.22 » 23 Oct 2015, 8:26 pm

MR. WINCHESTER wrote:Nice.

Any pics of other side of buttstock ?


As requested.

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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by sandgroperbill » 25 Oct 2015, 7:14 pm

1873? Sounds ultra modern ultra dangerous to me.

Nice nice NICE wood on it, looks like a really nice rifle and sounds like a bundle of fun
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by Brute » 26 Oct 2015, 9:25 am

Ooooooow! pretty :D
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by Andrew.22 » 05 Sep 2018, 2:43 am

This rifle is now for sale
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by No1_49er » 05 Sep 2018, 4:02 am

Andrew.22 wrote:This rifle is now for sale

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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by deanp100 » 05 Sep 2018, 7:47 am

Andrew.22 wrote:
Wm.Traynor wrote:Very pretty indeed but where is that range? It does not look like Belmont, although I have not been there for quite a while.


Ashmore.

Wait. What. There is a range at Ashmore!! Is this the pistol club?
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Re: New Winchester 1873

Post by bigpete » 05 Sep 2018, 6:58 pm

Andrew.22 wrote:
Noisydad wrote:I swear if you put that modern smokeless rubbish in that rifle you need to be slapped with a hand bag!


You'll have to slap me because I'm not planning on shooting black powder out of it. Sorry.


I wouldn't either. It's a friggin pain in the arse to clean
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