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...NOW thats a Winchester classic beauty! SWEET! Best of fortune in the field..
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That is a very nice find. With all that drop at the heel, it should be perfect for irons.
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Now that gun has some panache....!
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Very nice, indeed. Congratulations. Basically, this is Winchester's take on the German Mauser 98. Of course, the Model 70 was a refinement of that design, and has some advantages over it. Perhaps the last time in Winchester history when substituting one design for another was actually an improvement of the product on all levels. That said, the Model 54 is a superb rifle. Essentially a piece handmade by skilled craftsmen, unlike the mass produced junk they put out today. Happy hunting. Nice find.
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I'm sure my pre-64 Model 70's are making fun of their older brother in the safe right now...
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Both that's a darn nice find. Do you think that recoil pad is original?
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Both that's a darn nice find. Do you think that recoil pad is original? Original to the last owner The factory stock would have had a checkered steel buttplate, this Pachmayr pad looks to be a 60s or 70s vintage.
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Nice! now go shoot something with it.
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That's a very sanitary Model 54..
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Damn.....
Makes me remember the one I missed. Model 54, 4 digit serial number (12xx), uncut, unphucked, and about 90% condition. Proper Lyman receiver sight, with insert still intact. .270WCF. It walked out the door of a shop that I was FLYING back to in order to get it, about 5 minutes before I got there. $400, out the door.....
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Damn.....
Makes me remember the one I missed. Model 54, 4 digit serial number (12xx), uncut, unphucked, and about 90% condition. Proper Lyman receiver sight, with insert still intact. .270WCF. It walked out the door of a shop that I was FLYING back to in order to get it, about 5 minutes before I got there. $400, out the door..... I remember you telling that story. Don't you hate when that happens? Happened to me at least twice before.
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Congrats on your find! I think your safety is original factory but Im not an expert on 54s. A friend of mine looked at a 54 in 250-3000 awhile back, but passed on it because it was drilled and tapped on the side and bolt handle was welded for scope use. The guy wanted 800 if I remember correctly. I have seen a couple of 54s in 30-30 that have been rechambered to 30-40 Krag, but I never have the money when I find them.
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thats a clean 54. i picked this one up at the local pawnshop. it was made in 1926, its in -06, & was drilled for a sidemount at one time. the stock has more streaking in it than any of the others i've seen so far. i've been looking for a butchered model 54 for a 9.3x62mm project
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The stock is a custom job, likely turned from a factory pattern stock. The factory stock that came with the gun looks alot like yours: straight grained, strong walnut.
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Very Nice Old Rifles
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very nice, and I'm envious of the green grass in the background. looks like you are a good 2 months ahead of us. we still have snow.
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I took that picture during a "clear interlude" here in Oregon, it started hailing about ten minutes later, then it snowed a bit, then it was sunny again...
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Really nice rifle. Enjoy!
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