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April 15, 2005
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Here are the current Model 53 survey statistics, with 1,223 total specimens documented. I am planning to write an updated/revised article for the Model 53 and Model 65 for future publication in The Winchester Collector magazine, but it will not be ready for publication for at least 1-year (I have Part 2 of the Model 94 article coming out in the next edition, followed by a newly revised Winder Musket article, then a two (or possibly three) part article on the Model 1897, and then a newly updated article on the Model 55. My schedule for the next few years is relatively full. 
Bert
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Bert, your schedule is indeed spoken for! Good luck with that. Tim
April 15, 2005
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tim tomlinson said
Bert, your schedule is indeed spoken for! Good luck with that. Tim
It is indeed, but it does keep me gainfully occupied 
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Gainful? Am I missing out on something here?! Tim
November 7, 2015
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Bert H. said
tim tomlinson said
Bert, your schedule is indeed spoken for! Good luck with that. Tim
It is indeed, but it does keep me gainfully occupied
Bert-
Since you’re all caught up on articles for awhile mebbe you can slip out to the range for some trigger time.
Mike
February 17, 2022
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Burt Humphrey said
dimrod said
Burt,
You know I would, but very carefully. I once used a model 53 in 44WCF to shoot a bull moose. So I know your model 1873 is up to the task!
dimrod said
Burt,
You know I would, but very carefully. I once used a model 53 in 44WCF to shoot a bull moose. So I know your model 1873 is up to the task!
The Model 53 may be the sweetest handling of all the lever action models. They have become scarce over the years, especially guns that are original, correct and with condition. The takedown version has become really hard to find – I bought this one in 44 WCF at an Anchorage gun show almost 50 years ago. The 53 is the only model for which I never owned a checkered variation – saw one once at a gun show in Bllings, Montana but passed because it was about 70% – big mistake!
Burt, I may be a dyed in the wool 86 guy, but I have a special place for the 53. No longer have one in 44wcf, something that needs to be corrected in the future, but I do have one in 32wcf and a 25-20.
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