Winchester Grousing (longish)

[smle-man]

I never cared for Winchester anything. And I am such an idiot, because the Winchesters I turned down have doubled and tripled in prices.

Winchester rifles and carbines look like they were chewed out of bar stock by angry beavers. I always preferred the fine metal finishes of late model Springfields.

God, how can I be so stupid? Everyone wants the Winchesters.

I agree. I had a Winchester SG from early CMP days. It was an 'education contract' receiver. The rest was mixed SA and it sat in Birch. A friend had to have it and he offered to double my money on it. He was happy and to me it was just a slightly less finished mixmaster M1. I can't see the hoopla over them.

[Art]

As with "slamfire" I'm not the biggest Winchester fan.

The "hoopla" is because the're not as many of them and because they are marked "Winchester." There aren't really that many HRA's or IH's either but those rifles are post World War 2 and they, again, aren't Winchesters. It's about collectability not functionality and certainly not cosmetics.

[rice 123]

I skipped the CMP auction because I got a chance for 850 to get a Wincheter with a 45 SA barrel and a lock bar, warn finish all WW11 parts so i jumped on it.I think except for the stock it is all pretty much original for a late WW11 rebuild

[WoodyWagon]

I ordered an SG, and I got what I asked for. The park looks original, the stock is not, but it most definitely was not new, pretty beat up, in fact, the barrel is SA 45. The bolt is Winnie, and a few smaller parts.
I have to agree about the finish. Definitely rough, but that's not the point.
The point is, it's a WWII Winchester. That's what I wanted, and thats what I got.
The stock cleaned up just fine. Now it looks as good as my SG SA. I hope it shoots as well as my Correct HRA.
I bought it because it is Winchester. No other reason.