New to me 71 Winchester/ 348

[BenT]

A year ago I gave up on getting an 1886 in 33 Win.They are just too over priced. I decided a 71 Winchester is more in my price range. I been looking at some nice Deluxes , but still too much. I just want one to shoot. A friend of mine ran across a Browning 71 for $700 . I tried to talk him out of it , I thought that might scratch the itch. After watching gun broker I realized a post war standard grade would be affordable. I seen this one on gunbroker start $1200 , but got no bids. It was only a hour and a half from me. So I called the gentleman , then went and checked it out.



I got it for for $1085 with a box of ammo. It's bluing and bore is excellent, built in 1954. The thing that kills the collector value is that someone tapped it for a side mounted scope , professionally done. That was good for me because it would of went for more money and the only holes I care about is the one it puts in deer. This is the most money I spent on a gun, but I am very happy with it. I am a shooter not a collector.



I do need some cast bullet loads.

[plowboy 45]

That a nice example, I'd say

[Walker]

That's a nice find! The side tapped could come in handy later down the road too.

[Blaine]

That will be a dandy shooter......

[ollogger]

Very nice Winchester!!

Brad

[Griff]

That's a nice find! The side tapped could come in handy later down the road too.

+1.

[Marshhawk]

That's a nice rifle, I inherited my fathers and like yours it had been drilled and tapped for a scope mount at some time in its life, the holes are plugged and I'm fine with it, like you I just shoot it and enjoy it, I have recently started casting 200 gr. RNFP gas checked bullets to keep down the cost of shooting it.
Enjoy your Model 71, Marshhawk

[Pete44ru]

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A boat-floater, fer sure ! .


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[earlmck]

Fine looking rifle. And you got some interesting shadows with that extreme sun angle.

[daisygordoninc]

Great looking gun. I have a 71 made in the 50's, it is beautiful and well kept.
I almost felt uneasy carrying it around in BC this fall for fear I would damage
it. It has a factory peep scope, shoots very well out to about 200 yards. I
enjoy loading 348 ammo for it, there are quite a few different bullets available
for it thee days. People still claim it may be the best built lever action ever.
Congratulations

[BenT]

Fine looking rifle. And you got some interesting shadows with that extreme sun angle.

Sun was setting and snapped a few pics after shooting on the bench. The sun sets way too early this time of the year, no more evening shooting.

[tman]

Perhaps the finest, slickest handling and feeding of all the levers made. The .348WCF was designed to take all North American game from white tail to brown bear with the 200Grain Silver tip loading. Of course , heaver loads are out there, for those who believe they need more. You won't regret acquiring this fire arm, nothing better for the explorer/hunter/homesteader of Alaska, that's the way Winchester engineers designed for back in the 1930's.