There was a very well done history and analysis on the 71 by Bert Hartman in the Fall 2013 Winchester Collector Magazine. There were only two .33 caliber and one .45-70 verified among the 600 guns surveyed. Extrapolated data reflecting total production estimated that less than 4.5% of Model 71s were chambered in either .33(66% of the remaining 4.5%) or .45-70 (33%" ").
On a side note there was also an article in The Collector magazine verifying that Winchester made an attempt at chambering the 1894 in 22 High Power and apparently there were a couple made. I don't remember reading what they planned on using for a bullet in the tube magazine. Does anyone else here get that magazine by chance? It's worth the membership dues if you are interested in Winchester at all.
Last edited by BradD; 11/16/14.
