"New" Winchester 1866 Commemorative ????

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"New" Winchester 1866 Commemorative ????

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Winchester is running a contest where the Grand Prize is a Commemorative 1866..............Is winchester bringing out a "new" 1866 or are they giving away a vintage 1866. Nowhere does it spell this out.

http://winchester150th.com/share-memory.html

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Re: "New" Winchester 1866 Commemorative ????

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Roy, the only current production Winchester 1866 is the 150th Commemorative.
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Re: "New" Winchester 1866 Commemorative ????

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Original '66s were chambered for the rim fire .44 Henry Flat cartridge, same as the original Henry rifles.
This one appears to be chambered for the .44 WCF, which requires a somewhat longer lifter and forward receiver..
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Re: "New" Winchester 1866 Commemorative ????

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Wow! And only $3300!!! That's a big savings over what originals get.
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