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Title: faux Winchester
Post by: clayflingythingy on September 28, 2007, 10:18:54 AM
On his blog, back when USRA was shutting down its U.S. operations, Mr Bane made mention of a soon to be announced faux Winchester. I haven't heard any more on this. Any update?

Title: Re: faux Winchester
Post by: gunman42782 on September 28, 2007, 07:11:29 PM
Any new gun with "Winchester" stamped on it is fake as far as I am concerned.  The new John Wayne Model 92 "Winchester" is made in Japan!   They are making a .22 rifle made in Russia with "Winchester" stamped on it.  As far as I am concerned, they can keep all their foreign "Winchesters".
Title: Re: faux Winchester
Post by: Hazcat on September 28, 2007, 07:30:51 PM
Quote from: gunman42782 on September 28, 2007, 07:11:29 PM
Any new gun with "Winchester" stamped on it is fake as far as I am concerned.  The new John Wayne Model 92 "Winchester" is made in Japan!   They are making a .22 rifle made in Russia with "Winchester" stamped on it.  As far as I am concerned, they can keep all their foreign "Winchesters".
Especially at the outlandish prices they want for 'fakes'.
Title: Re: faux Winchester
Post by: gi_mutt on October 03, 2007, 09:15:43 PM
If you want a faux Winchester w/o the Winchester price you could look at the Pumas by Rossi. They are imported by Legacy Sports I think. They are very nice shooters out of the box. I have a Model 92 in 45LC that I shoot in CAS and it is a great little rifle for under $500.
Title: Re: faux Winchester
Post by: Hazcat on October 03, 2007, 09:19:01 PM
+1 on the Puma.  Got one in 44mag and one in 454/45LC.
Title: Re: faux Winchester
Post by: canon6 on October 04, 2007, 11:51:12 AM
+2 on the Rossi/Puma.Mine is in 357 and has become my go to guns when I may/have/want to shoot something.I reload two levels of loads for it  160rnfp @ 1100fps, and a 180fngc at north  of 1800fps.You can do a lot with one    Doug
Title: Re: faux Winchester
Post by: Hazcat on October 04, 2007, 12:00:45 PM
Quote from: canon6 on October 04, 2007, 11:51:12 AM
+2 on the Rossi/Puma.Mine is in 357 and has become my go to guns when I may/have/want to shoot something.I reload two levels of loads for it  160rnfp @ 1100fps, and a 180fngc at north  of 1800fps.You can do a lot with one    Doug
The 45 I load at about 1400 fps (250 grain) and standard 454 250s launch north of 2100 fps (real THUMPER!)
Title: Re: faux Winchester
Post by: Walter45Auto on October 04, 2007, 12:56:29 PM
my dad had one of the old Rossi model 92's in .45 Colt. (WITHOUT that safety switch on the top, the way John Browning intended it.) It was a SWEET Gun! This guy at the gun show had a whole table FULL of them for $199. We walked the rest of the show, and came back, and he had 2 of them left. One large loop one regular. Dad got the regular one. Dad has said a bunch of times how he'd bought about 10 of them and resold them now. I'd like to get me one of those Legacy .454's.