You both did well. Moose, you're going to like that gun.
You're right about that and I was a pre 64 guy. There's something that makes me like this '74 even more than pre 64's. I haven't put my finger on it yet
The 70's guns ain't bad. By then Winchester had corrected some of the glaring deficiencies of the early post 64's. I have a '49 and a '79 XTR. Truthfully, they both shoot about the same. The '79 actually cycles a little smoother than my '49, primarily because by then Winchester had switched to a coil mainspring {'77} instead of a flat spring, which made the hammer cock smoother/easier. One thing I really prefer about the pre 64's is the slight rounding/beveling of the bottom corners of the receiver. Makes it one hand carry a little nicer over a long day compared to the square, sharp corners of the post 64 receivers.
