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Old 07-18-2014, 12:24 AM
Nyles Nyles is offline
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I'm not really into hunting, although I'll admit a certain temptation to take my Rem Model 8 .35 on a bear hunt.

Speaking of vintage semi-autos, I just received this 1908 production Winchester Model 1907 in .351 WSL, to replace my 1954 production model. Seeing as I'm interested in these for their use in WW1 and the gangster era of the 30s, I definitely wanted the pre-war model with it's lighter stock and smaller cocking plunger. The postwar model is definitely an all around improvement, although the earlier one is a lot nicer looking! It's not as nice as my newer one, and it has a split forend (all the prewar ones do, the wood was way too thin to stand up to the pounding from the counterweight inside), but it's the one I really wanted. As a bonus, this one has the special order factory sing swivels!

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