New Haven died in 1964. The sooner any Winchester maven gets that in his head, the happier he will be.
Nah, Bob...
I understand where you're coming from, but it just isn't true.
I have an elderly friend who doted for decades on his old model 70s. One in .243 and the other in .270.
In the mid 90s I showed him my then new model 70 classic featherweight in .243 and he was immediately impressed. He was even more impressed when he shot it. Impressed enough that he ordered out and purchased his first centerfire rifle since the early 60s.
He just turned 83, and he still loves his older Winchesters, but the classic featherweight is his shooting pride and joy.
And that is just one side of the New Haven story. I'm not sure when the Winchester 9422 was first built, but I'll stand corrected if it was pre-64. This is a rifle that (arguably)stands alone at the head of it's class. I'd give up all of my CF rifles before I'd part with mine...
