For years and years I wanted one, even before feeling how sweet the actions are. Then, out of the blue one night I was on gunbroker and after having had a few Bombay Sapphire martinis bid on, and quite unexpectedly won not one but two of them. This one was the first one, made in '82, bright nickel f...

Hey Pokey,
I took your suggestion and took a peek under the barrel. 1941. Thanks for the help!

Not sure why that got double-posted

Hillbilly wrote:I feel like a UNICEF kid waiting in the milk line ....checking a Walmart 3 or 4 times a week to see if a brick of 22 bulk has shown up..........

LMFAO!

Hillbilly wrote:I feel like a UNICEF kid waiting in the milk line ....checking a Walmart 3 or 4 times a week to see if a brick of 22 bulk has shown up..........

LMFAO!

Thanks! Here's a few pics. It has definitely seen better days and has a lot of bluing loss. Most of which was due to a previous owner that allowed surface rust to develop and didn't take the time to wipe it down regularly. A subsequent owner got most of it off....unfortunately he took the bluing off...

Wow! Y'all are awesome. Thank you so much for the info. I'll get on that and check it out and see what pops up!

...and Model 55, I'll thank you not to decide who (what) that I can/cannot date! It's a personal thing, after all

Just bought a '94 with a serial number (1312818) that falls in the "1943-1948" range. Since I'm not very familiar with these older rifles, I was wondering if Winchester (or anyone) provides a "lettering" service or even an unofficial way way to date the serial more specifically t...