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Anyone know anything about dates of manufacture on model 70 custom shop rifles. Friend has one with a G2653 serial #. Thanks
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I had one back in the 1990's. I called Wincester and they told me 1941! I don't think anyone knows! It was a G prefix 338 Supergrade. It was controlled round feed long before I ever saw or heard of the Classics. I think it was an 1984 model, but forget who finally told me, perhaps Winchester???
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I had one back in the 1990's. I called Wincester and they told me 1941! I don't think anyone knows! It was a G prefix 338 Supergrade. It was controlled round feed long before I ever saw or heard of the Classics. I think it was an 1984 model, but forget who finally told me, perhaps Winchester??? The first classics appeared in 1992 and were CRF...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Anyone know anything about dates of manufacture on model 70 custom shop rifles. Friend has one with a G2653 serial #. Thanks Can you post a photo, what style and cal ? ect.? Some where I have a list of post gun SN# and dates. Finding it is the problem when you get half or sometimers! very best winpoor
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I had one back in the 1990's. I called Wincester and they told me 1941! I don't think anyone knows! It was a G prefix 338 Supergrade. It was controlled round feed long before I ever saw or heard of the Classics. I think it was an 1984 model, but forget who finally told me, perhaps Winchester??? The first classics appeared in 1992 and were CRF... Their is a fella on another forums I go to sometimes right now he has a 5 digit super grade sn is G20xxx and he said he bought bnib in the lat 80's I have heard that Winchester made a run of these but who knows. Apparently they had a different SN range for the classics...
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The very first 'pre 64 Classics' came out of the custom shop ahead of the 'classics' the response was so good they did the 'classic ' line ,How many years ahead of the classic line Im not sure but 5 years rings a bell..... very best winpoor
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Anyone know anything about dates of manufacture on model 70 custom shop rifles. Friend has one with a G2653 serial #. Thanks Early to mid 90's is as close as you can get without the documentation. Classic's first started from the custom shop only, in 1990. Not sure how low those serial numbers started, but might have been G1. Custom shop numbers continued from there throughout the Classic years. In 1992 when mass production started for the Classic, those numbers started at G15000.
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Anyone know anything about dates of manufacture on model 70 custom shop rifles. Friend has one with a G2653 serial #. Thanks Early to mid 90's is as close as you can get without the documentation. Classic's first started from the custom shop only, in 1990. Not sure how low those serial numbers started, but might have been G1. Custom shop numbers continued from there throughout the Classic years. In 1992 when mass production started for the Classic, those numbers started at G15000. Hmm.... I've got a G10XXX classic and a G16xxx classic. I believe the production numbers started prior to the G15000 that you have stated. I seem to remember the Classic serial numbers started basically by filling in the missing, unused numbers in the early years and then followed a sequence at some later point. One of these days there may we may have some published data.
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I had one back in the 1990's. I called Wincester and they told me 1941! I don't think anyone knows! It was a G prefix 338 Supergrade. It was controlled round feed long before I ever saw or heard of the Classics. I think it was an 1984 model, but forget who finally told me, perhaps Winchester??? The first classics appeared in 1992 and were CRF... Their is a fella on another forums I go to sometimes right now he has a 5 digit super grade sn is G20xxx and he said he bought bnib in the lat 80's I have heard that Winchester made a run of these but who knows. Apparently they had a different SN range for the classics... You got to remember some old fella's have chit for memory. I had a guy showing me a classic that was made in 1992 according to him. It was a 264 win mag. Beautiful rifle and was a 6 digit serial #.... We all know the 6 digits were made after '92. And not just by a few years...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Can you post a photo, what style and cal ? ect.? Some where I have a list of post gun SN# and dates. Finding it is the problem when you get half or sometimers! very best winpoor Don't have a photo. It is a 375 H&H in a very fine piece of wood w ebony caps and beautiful checkering.
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