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Steven Gabrielli
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July 29, 2023 - 6:41 pm
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Not the most popular, but I wanted it and my 8 year old loves it. Estate Auction, little high at 270$ but the bore is a mirror.IMG_0526.jpegImage Enlarger

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Cool! Can’t say I’ve ever seen one in person but would like to handle and maybe shoot one someday.

 

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Odd thing to me is giving a new design the same model number as a previous, totally unrelated, model.

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clarence said
Odd thing to me is giving a new design the same model number as a previous, totally unrelated, model.

  

I always found that odd also.  Winchester did that with several models, the Model 59 shotgun and Model 59 .22 rim fire is another example.  

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They are fun to shoot. Just be sure to keep your hand out from under the ejection port.

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cranky2 said
They are fun to shoot. Just be sure to keep your hand out from under the ejection port.  

Yep, good advice!

And when wearing a long sleeve shirt make sure the cuffs are closed or you will get hot brass down the sleeve, been there, done that…Embarassed

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