jwall, Yes! Was “only” explaining when, why, where, Winchester acquired it’s poor reputatation on the post-64 models. It obviously did not “carry-over” into the ‘80’s and the XTR models! memtb

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You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel

“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024