![]() ![]() My Model (18)90 is in the 696,000 range and safely into LR territory. Data is based on the best available information from the time but there is no guarantee that all serial number and year combinations are 100 accurate. I reloaded for several years before I began keeping a notebook, it’s still a struggle to write things down at the end of a loading or range session.īrings to mind the quip about “getting it all together” and forgetting where you put it. Please be aware, only serial number ranges with an approximate year are provided blow. My challenge is to remember to write it down. A book I purchased recently has several “sticky notes” among the pages. SSs, then Campbell would be the more logical choice. Another, if the info pertains to SSs, is DeHass’ unrivaled book on that subject (my copy is bursting its binding with notes & photocopies), except if the info pertains to Win. One I frequently use is Madis’ little book of ser. I try to place such notes in “logical places,” which usually means some book on that subject, though there’s often more than one that’s equally logical. “Writing it down” avails you not unless you can also remember where you wrote it down. Bert is simply trying to help you get the most accurate and current information as a reference.Ī picture of your barrel markings would really help us determine what you have. There is nothing wrong in basing your knowledge on books, just make sure you are reading the right sources as new (and more correct information) is discovered every day. 22 short frangible bullet production.22 LR is simply the wrong caliber for a shooting gallery.Īlso, your 337xxx serial number dates it to 1907. Winchester and Remington were both leaders in the. ![]() As soon as it was developed, nearly all of the shooting galleries used the frangible bullets since they were safer, cheaper and did not beat up the targets near as badly. 22LR caliber as it was too powerful but, more importantly, was not offered with a “spatterless” frangible bullet like the. After evaluation, we have found that this is in the serial number range for color case hardening, and is a good representative of a color cased Model 1890. As we have already discussed, if the tang on this rifle was factory original, it would have a serial number, and the fact that it doesnt means that it was probably broken and replaced at some point - the. 22 LR barrels to gallery guns” is likely incorrect. This second model Winchester Model 1890, manufactured in 1899, has yet to be worked on by Turnbull Restoration & Manufacturing Co. Right, but Winchester 1886s were made WITH serial numbers, and they were on the tang. I can also add that the initial statement that “Winchester fitted. ![]()
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