hunterDWL Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 went to winchester to look at the 1300 see if any thing was new im going to buy my nephew a shot gun for turkey season for his birthday it said they were no longer avaible on futher inspection there not offering the model 70 either what did i miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something What you missed was Winchester's U.S. manufacturing operations ceasing to exist as of last March. Gone are the Model 1300, the Model 70 and the Model 94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk_Hunter Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something The plant the was manufacturing the 1300 and the model 70 is closing down. here's the press release http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodinfo/features/detail.asp?ID=116 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterDWL Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something i hate to hear that i wont miss the model 70, or 94 but i do love the 1300 i better keep the ones i got i have a 1300 turkey engraved with the turkeys and nwtf on the other side its never been shoot still in the box i won it at a raffle several years ago ive got another just like it i use all the time hate to hear this thanks a lot guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something I will miss the model 70 and 1300. Both were very reliable models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something Marlin is loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something tc arms being a prt of winchnester is building a new bolt action and it should be out later this year. it will according to what i read much bettert than the model 70 and will be sub inch groups on all of the rifles they build wait and see what comes of that. for a shot gun i would suggest the bennelli nova a great shot gun if you have a 1300 located that is one of my favoirtes next to my model 12 winchester which to me is the best pump windhester ever made rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something [ QUOTE ] tc arms being a prt of winchnester [/ QUOTE ] Wht what what what? Do you mean S&W? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something Yeah...I'm lost too. I was under the impression the Winchester guns are manufactured overseas now and S&W bought Thompson Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something I knew some of the models made by winchester are no longer being made, didn't know the 1300 was going to be gone too. Only knew about the 70 and 94. Also heard about S&W buying out Thompson Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something TC and Win. No connection there. I still find it hard to believe the Mod. 94 is no longer in production. I have to believe this is the beginning of the end to a long time mfg. Just as new innovations in Lever action ammo come out, all the cowboy action shooting interest,and the love of traditional arms a company elects to drop a line as successful as the Mod. 94. I Really don't get it. There is something really amiss here. Time will tell. The Mod. 70 same story as is the 1300. This would be like General Motors dropping Chevrolet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearcat Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Re: winchester did i miss something Winchester had no affiliation with TC, but they did with Browning Arms. A while back I posted that the Japanese company that make Browning A-Bolts would take over production of the Winchester Model 70. Low and behold, I just read an article in one of the gun magazines that we could expect to see the Browning model 70 in the very near future. The japanese firm is indeed going to start manufacturing the Winchester Model 70 and put the Browning name on it. I just wonder if they will carry the higher price tag of the A-Bolts? Being IMPORTED from Japan they probably will. Silver Member#5 ..........OTPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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