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February 19, 2013
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Finally got my 65 home!! Here are some pics boys!
Oh and Bert, my email was being stubborn last night…the serial number is 1,000,775 not ending 675…it wouldn’t let me send you a reply last night
April 15, 2005
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Rats! I already had that serial number in the survey.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
February 19, 2013
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Sooooo i did already give you that number!
June 11, 2014
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Very nice. It makes me regret, yet again, my selling of my Model 65 chambered in 32-20.
November 7, 2015
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Congrats on a sweet little rifle! Really like that tang sight.
Mike
July 3, 2016
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Very nice Model 65!
Dave
WACA #10119
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December 31, 2012
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They should have made this rifle in 44 WCF. I guess by the scarcity of 44’s in the M53, it had lost its popularity. I wonder how many of these scarce rifles were swiss cheesed for scopes? Both my M53’s have some receiver flaking. UGH !!!! Enjoy your new treasure. Big Larry
April 15, 2005
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Big Larry said
They should have made this rifle in 44 WCF. I guess by the scarcity of 44’s in the M53, it had lost its popularity. I wonder how many of these scarce rifles were swiss cheesed for scopes? Both my M53’s have some receiver flaking. UGH !!!! Enjoy your new treasure. Big Larry
Funny you should ask… Of the (455) Model 65 rifles I have surveyed thus far, (34) of them have been drilled & tapped for mounting a scope, or in mathematical terms, 7.47%
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
December 31, 2012
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Oh the humanity !!!! Nothing worse than a swiss cheesed and re-blued gun. Makes me shiver. Big Larry
February 19, 2013
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Thanks Big Larry. This 65 has a 95% sister that has my name on it. Also in 25-20
December 31, 2012
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mjuarez0829 said
Thanks Big Larry. This 65 has a 95% sister that has my name on it. Also in 25-20
I used to have a M65 in 218 Bee, but not a big collector, I found out later it had been swiss cheesed and reblued. I am older and smarter now and have 4 nice M1892’s all in 44 WCF. I also have a very nice M53 in 44 WCF as well as one in 32-20. Some day I will have another M65 and M71 as well. Big Larry
