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Greetings from shasta county
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Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:50 pmby Bucks Owin
That is in NORTH California. I am a Winchester nut by birth, having inherited the malady from my dad. Have owned and been shooting Winnies from the tender age of eight when I was given my first rifle, a Model 60 that the ol ' man cut down to fit me....That was 52 years ago so that makes more than a half century love affair with the brand...lol
Have quite a few in the cabinet including models 12, 54, 60, 70 and 94...
Guess that'll do for now, pleased to be here!
Best, Dennis
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:04 pmby P.Muerrle
Sounds like a lot of nice guns! Welcome to the forum.
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:41 amby Bucks Owin
Thank you Pauline. Yourself and your site are impressive! The Winchesters you've handled are the stuff of dreams!
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:47 amby 28 gauge
Hello and welcome.As Pauline said ,that is a nice group of Winchesters.
Do you have a favourite?
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:42 amby SHOOTER13
Welcome to the Winchester Owners Forum Dennis !!
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:18 pmby Bucks Owin
28 gauge wrote:Hello and welcome.As Pauline said ,that is a nice group of Winchesters.
Do you have a favourite?
Yes, by far a M70 .270 that Townie Whelen had on order for himself that he graciously let my dad buy when he got out of WW2 PTO service. Cost him $64.50 as I recall...
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:29 pmby P.Muerrle
Tell me about your M12s.
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:53 pmby Bucks Owin
P.Muerrle wrote:Tell me about your M12s.
Only have one anymore Pauline, a 40's era (I think) 16 ga that was dad's. Nothing fancy, a full choke field model that he installed a peep sight on for slug shooting!
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:55 pmby 28 gauge
Bucks Owin wrote:28 gauge wrote:Hello and welcome.As Pauline said ,that is a nice group of Winchesters.
Do you have a favourite?
Yes, by far a M70 .270 that Townie Whelen had on order for himself that he graciously let my dad buy when he got out of WW2 PTO service. Cost him $64.50 as I recall...
Yes I can well understand that being your favourite.Great story to go with the rifle.
$64.50 was a fair bit of coin back in 1945.I wonder what that would work out to in 2014 dollars.
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:30 pmby Bucks Owin
28 gauge wrote:Bucks Owin wrote:28 gauge wrote:Hello and welcome.As Pauline said ,that is a nice group of Winchesters.
Do you have a favourite?
Yes, by far a M70 .270 that Townie Whelen had on order for himself that he graciously let my dad buy when he got out of WW2 PTO service. Cost him $64.50 as I recall...
Yes I can well understand that being your favourite.Great story to go with the rifle.
$64.50 was a fair bit of coin back in 1945.I wonder what that would work out to in 2014 dollars.
Don't know, don't care...lol
To me it's priceless...
Running a close second is a Featherweight .243 he gave me when I was 12...
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:46 pmby P.Muerrle
That 16 sounds pretty neat! A peep sight. Well that's different. Post a pic if you get a chance.
Re: Greetings from shasta county
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Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:05 amby Bucks Owin
P.Muerrle wrote:That 16 sounds pretty neat! A peep sight. Well that's different. Post a pic if you get a chance.
Well, the peep certainly raises a few eyebrows around a trap shoot!
Dad used it to hunt deer back in PA and always claimed he could get 6" groups at 75 yds with it...
Maybe so. I've never benchrested it to find out!
Will try and figure out how to post a photo with this "dumbphone"...(in MY hands...)