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July 17, 2012
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Brent,
Thanks for adding to the survey! Both of the 57’s are new additions.
I saw your Model 56 (#6415) at the Cody, WY show in 2021.
I will take a look at your auction pictures later this week when I get a chance.
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
August 16, 2025
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JWA said
Brent,
Thanks for adding to the survey! Both of the 57’s are new additions.
I saw your Model 56 (#6415) at the Cody, WY show in 2021.
I will take a look at your auction pictures later this week when I get a chance.
Best Regards,
Thank you kind Sir. I bought the 56 (#6415) from an older collector friend (in his 80’s) who had been tempting me with it at every gunshow. He stopped doing gunshows due to health reasons so I had to track him down because I knew he had the 56 and I was having heck trying to find one. He had tons of Savage model 99’s at one point along with his Winchesters. When I went to visit him he was down to 7 guns. I bought the model 56, a model 75 sporting and a first year Savage 1920 in 250 savage. I paid him a fair sum for all 3 guns but hey that’s sometimes what we do for our collector friends. I think of many exhibitors at the shows as family.
The 56 although on my list for the collection I let go to another friend in his 70’s. I just turned 62 so I figured it would be a fair turn and at some point I might even find a Fancy Sporting 56. The gun I bought from GB might be or not. Either way it’s the thrill of the chase.
Brent
August 14, 2021
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Per JWA from long ago, but it’s a great post.
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/model-56-re-hash.525369/
August 16, 2025
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Steven Gabrielli said
Per JWA from long ago, but it’s a great post.
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/model-56-re-hash.525369/
Awesome! That’s actually the post that brought me here to WACA as a member! Thanks Steven and thanks JWA.
Brent
July 17, 2012
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You will both be happy to know that I am currently working on the third book in the Winchester bolt-action .22 series and it will be on the Models 56 and 57. It is about half complete already and will be a companion book to the Model 69 and Model 75 books already completed.
It would not have been possible without the contributions of survey data, photos and information from the members of WACA and RimfireCentral.
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
August 14, 2021
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That’s awesome Jeff. When will the 75 book be out of the printer? I believe Littlebigmans 56 off Gunbroker is a standard 56 made to look like a fancy sporter, the stock looks like a replacement, but I don’t know for sure.
July 17, 2012
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Steve,
Shhhh! The Model 75 book has been out of the printer and sitting on 3 pallets (3.5 tons of boxes) in my garage for the last 4 weeks. I have been out of the country so no one could ship any of them until I returned to number and sign them. I will finally be back on Friday and will let everyone here know as soon as they are available on the website, likely ready this weekend.
I hate it when work gets in the way of hobbies!
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
August 16, 2025
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Put me down for a 75 book! I have 4 targets and 3 sporting. I started collecting them to work with the 4H kids around here. Poor man’s model 52 🙂
March 31, 2009
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JWA said
Steve,
Shhhh! The Model 75 book has been out of the printer and sitting on 3 pallets (3.5 tons of boxes) in my garage for the last 4 weeks. I have been out of the country so no one could ship any of them until I returned to number and sign them. I will finally be back on Friday and will let everyone here know as soon as they are available on the website, likely ready this weekend.
I hate it when work gets in the way of hobbies!
Best Regards,
You know I need one.
November 7, 2015
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Chuck said
JWA said
Steve,
Shhhh! The Model 75 book has been out of the printer and sitting on 3 pallets (3.5 tons of boxes) in my garage for the last 4 weeks. I have been out of the country so no one could ship any of them until I returned to number and sign them. I will finally be back on Friday and will let everyone here know as soon as they are available on the website, likely ready this weekend.
I hate it when work gets in the way of hobbies!
Best Regards,
You know I need one.
Yes, you do!
Mike
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