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Winchester Model 1873 Idaho State Rifle
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Anthony #5411
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November 4, 2026 - 5:28 pm
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I thought I’d put this here under the, “What’s New,” section as I just saw this, and found it very interesting.

Idaho voters selected the Winchester Model 1873, as their preferred State gun in a nonbinding advisory vote on November 3, 2026. The rifle, nicknamed, “Gun That Won The West,” won with 31.1% of the vote, ahead of the Winchester Model 1894, (25.4%).

 

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November 4, 2026 - 6:09 pm
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That makes sense.

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Good choice!

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I saw someone posted that on Reddit (they were mocking the whole process of course) and I commented that it should be the ’73…glad to hear it won!

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