Although the Marine Corps officially used only the M1 Garand and the M1903 Springfield as sniper rifles during the Second World War, "many Winchester Model 70s showed up at training camps and in actual field use during the Pacific campaign. From the early 1980s until 2006, Winchester rifles were manufactured by U.S. The receiver, for the first time, and from here on out, was forged into shape, then machined. Bore is dark with some pitting noted in the grooves. The Model 1897 was offered in numerous barrel lengths and grades, chambered in 12 and 16 gauge, and as a solid frame or takedown. The firearm can hold a maximum of five rounds total with four in the tubular magazine and one in the chamber. This is the only known occasion in which the legality of actual combat use of the shotgun has been raised. By adjusting the device for optimum performance in the individual rifle, accuracy is brought to peak level. Coupled with its five-shot capacity, this made it effective for close combat, such that troops referred to it as a "trench sweeper". The Winchester Model 52 was a bolt-action.22-caliber target rifle introduced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1920. It has been reported that some of these rifles were equipped with 8X Unertl telescopic sights for limited unofficial use as sniper weapons on Guadalcanal and during the Korean War. Winchester Model 70 with rifle scope and 24-inch barrel. The Model 1200 and Model 1300 are two pump-action shotguns that were manufactured by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation.It was produced in 12-, 16- and 20-gauge.The military version of the 1200 has the ability to have a bayonet fixed on the end of the barrel to be used in close quarters combat (CQC). The Model 1897 Trench grade was an evolution of this idea. If using a two-piece scope mount, this matters less. These utilised some improvements made in the Winchester 1876, but were chambered in. On August 15, 2006, Olin Corporation, owner of the Winchester trademarks, announced that it had entered into a new license agreement with Browning to make Winchester brand rifles and shotguns, though not at the closed Winchester plant in New Haven. The Winchester Model 21 is a deluxe side by side shotgun.The shotgun's initial production run from 1931 through 1960 yielded approximately 30,000 guns.
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