Winchester rifles no more.

[Munkay]

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  I never handled a real, live firing Winchester rifle.  The closest thing was a non firing replicas similar to this http://www.emf-company.com/1866-yellowboy-rifle.htm when I was a lot younger.

  But even from just handling the replica, it was amazing for me how natural the design fits in my hand.  Like any firearm it's a deadly tool that needs respect and attention at all times, but to me at least, there's a sense of grim honesty and beauty in that Yellowboy design. 

  Even if lightsabres and energy blasters become a reality, I think I'll always have a soft spot for the Winchesters.
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The 1885 Winchester is one beauty of a rifle. Sad to hear about its discontinuation.

Slightly off on a tangent: I've never actually shot a Winchester Rifle, although my father did own a winchester shotgun for a few years before investing in a more expensive gravel shooter for target shooting - my immediate family target shoots often, though no one hunts. I wasn't old enough at the time to be shooting shotguns, only rifles and handguns, so I never tried out a any Winchester firearms. But I never heard him say one bad word about his Winchester, and was noticably sad when he sold it.

Cheers,

Munk