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April 30, 2023
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Been looking for awhile, and due to the extremely low production (and how .22s are treated), a nice model 56 has been quite elusive. Even the nicest original one I’ve ever seen (in .22 short even) just appeared on Cabela’s used guns listings but had two whopping holes drilled into the receiver for a scope mount, but it still sold fast.
I have all the usual alerts set but not everywhere obviously… Thought I’d post it here for the hell of it in case someone was culling the herd, or had seen one somewhere I’ve missed, etc. etc. Let me know! 
November 7, 2015
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I casually looked for a 56 for awhile before deciding that spot was covered satisfactorily by a very nice 57. Once I realized the 56 would not have a peep sight I lost interest. The few 56’s I’ve run across were butchered and abused, one was almost unrecognizable. If you’re not in a hurry I’m confident a nice one will come along. Getting examples of even the popular Winchester rimfires is quite the undertaking. Have you tried our friends in Whitesboro?
Mike
April 30, 2023
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TXGunNut said
I casually looked for a 56 for awhile before deciding that spot was covered satisfactorily by a very nice 57. Once I realized the 56 would not have a peep sight I lost interest. The few 56’s I’ve run across were butchered and abused, one was almost unrecognizable. If you’re not in a hurry I’m confident a nice one will come along. Getting examples of even the popular Winchester rimfires is quite the undertaking. Have you tried our friends in Whitesboro?
Mike
No hurry, it’s just pretty elusive so far and the ones I’ve seen are as you say, not that good. Haven’t tried them but they could have one “in the vault”… I figured someone on here doing the occasional “cull” might have one! I’ll keep looking…
