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Article: The Winchester Model 1873: then & now; it might not be the strongest lever action rifle ever made, but 700,000 customers can't be wrong.
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- Guns Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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Winchester ,liked to bill the Model 1873 as "gun that won the West." Of course that's nonsense. The Sharps Model 1874 single shot made the "West safe for Winchesters!
Regardless, the Model 1873 is one of the more significant firearms in American history. Its production life spanned five decades and nearly three quarters of a million were produced. That translates into enormous popularity; especially considering that the population of this country was a mere fraction of what it is today. Here's something else to consider. When the much stronger and lighter Model 1892 Winchester was introduced chambering the same exact cartridges (plus a couple of others) it would ...