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I am not much of a lever guy
Can those who know tell me about a Winchester Ranger?
What makes the different than other Win levers?
Again I really don’t know much on the lever from I have an old 336 Marlin that’s about all
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The Rangers made at the end of the 1999/2000 were the last ones made in the USA prior to the closure of the New Haven, Conn plant.
Ranger Full Size:
30-30 Win; 20” BL; Cap 5; Overall Length 38-1/8”
Ranger Compact:
30-30 Win; 16” BL; Cap 5; Overall Length 33-1/4”
357 Magnum; 16” BL, Cap 9; Overall Length 33-1/4”
BTW back then both 30-30 Win retailed for $347, the 357 Magnum retail was $368.
Today with very good to excellent condition they’ll go for $850-$1,150.
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Thats good info
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Hank
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Another "Shoulda kept"...
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Rangers were a budget version of the regular line. They typically substituted in cheaper wood (birch?) for walnut. They may have had a cheaper metal finish (less polishing) but I am not sure of that. They were functionally equivalent to their more expensive siblings.
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I had a compact (16") in 30-30. I liked it. Wood wasn't beautiful but it wasn't offensive.
Bigger thing was that it was about a pound lighter than a 336. Metal finish seemed perfectly decent. It was pretty loud though and I finally sold it.
If you are used to a 336, you will find most of the winchester lever guns pretty rattly.
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My boy used my Winchester Ranger 16" to take a 6 point buck when he was 10 years old. The buck came in 25 yards to our left. My son waited til he stepped into the shooting lane I had cut and he shot him in the shoulder. I was right next to him but I didn't have to coach him. He understood what to do. He was using Winchester John Wayne ammo because it was nickel cases and nickel was the only thing that fed through that gun without a hiccup. And the gun was iron sights only.
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Rangers were a budget version of the regular line. They typically substituted in cheaper wood (birch?) for walnut. They may have had a cheaper metal finish (less polishing) but I am not sure of that. They were functionally equivalent to their more expensive siblings. not always ,had a late 80's 94 Ranger with birch stock that had the reciever and barrel was polished and blued ,way better, deeper and shinier than my 82 94 with walnut stock i bought brand new, you could see the fine polishing scratches on it and it was way duller .shocked me when i compared the two
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