A certain Winchester 64 followed me home yesterday and I was hoping someone could help me with a manufacture date. The best I can come up with online is 1942. It's a 120XXXX range gun.
Something about pulling the floorplate out of the 94 action made me prefer the '92 and '86 more, but the feel of this rifle is superior. I think this one will be a shooter. Anybody load cast with SR 4759 in the 30 WCF?
Thanks to all!
Snagged a 64- Date of Manufacture?
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Re: Snagged a 64- Date of Manufacture?
yep it's 1942.........looks like the 64's are big on here right now
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Re: Snagged a 64- Date of Manufacture?
And when will the pictures of your 64 be here.we always need pictures 
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Re: Snagged a 64- Date of Manufacture?
Lyman 31141 (sized .311) 175 grain FPGC, CCI 200, 18 grains 4759 is my old standby. Just under 1800 fps out of my 24" bbl Marlin.Aggiecubpilot wrote: Anybody load cast with SR 4759 in the 30 WCF?
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Re: Snagged a 64- Date of Manufacture?
If you have it apart look at the bottom of the barrel for a 2-digit date stamp.
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Re: Snagged a 64- Date of Manufacture?
AFAIK, Winchester (for one gunmaker) wasn't making/assembling commercial firearms for the duration of WWII, 1941-1945.
I would think your Model 64 is (barely) pre-war.
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I would think your Model 64 is (barely) pre-war.
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