Originally Posted by pak
BLKTL53, My understanding is the .338 was introduced in 1958 and first produced in 1959. I have one that is 459XXX. Perhaps I'm mistaken.
Pete


454XXX... Win manufacturing dates sez 1958, when I looked it up.
I, or they could be wrong too. Doesn't matter to me, though.

Mine was bought from the original owner, a gun dealer in our city that kept the first .338 that came to him.


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