CZ93X62
01-22-2010, 10:39 AM
Rather than take Slick's thread into new ZIP Codes it wasn't sent to, I'll turn left here and run my mouth for a bit.
As good an idea as the Bighorn Rifle/Carbine in 500 might be, I think an updated Win '86 in that price range needs to be put up in classic calibers.
348 Winchester comes to mind first. A stainless 348 would sell like Glock 20s in AK. Model 71s are STILL highly prized in AK and Canada.
33 WCF is another classic that I have some time with. It's about a 10% step-down from the 348, but 200 grains running 2200 FPS is no joke. Basically, both of these are The 30-30s From Hell.
40-65 or 40-82 would be nice, also.
Why these Old School calibers? Because '86 Winchesters in those calibers run in the same price-range as the Bighorns, and there is a STEADY market for any such examples that come up for sale. Because these calibers are viable sporting numbers that have done very well before the hunting world lost its mind over belted magnums and over-powered scopes. I'm willing to save up nearly $2K for a classic-chambered stainless steel 348 or 40-82. I'm NOT willing to set that kind of money aside for a pistol-caliber levergun.
As good an idea as the Bighorn Rifle/Carbine in 500 might be, I think an updated Win '86 in that price range needs to be put up in classic calibers.
348 Winchester comes to mind first. A stainless 348 would sell like Glock 20s in AK. Model 71s are STILL highly prized in AK and Canada.
33 WCF is another classic that I have some time with. It's about a 10% step-down from the 348, but 200 grains running 2200 FPS is no joke. Basically, both of these are The 30-30s From Hell.
40-65 or 40-82 would be nice, also.
Why these Old School calibers? Because '86 Winchesters in those calibers run in the same price-range as the Bighorns, and there is a STEADY market for any such examples that come up for sale. Because these calibers are viable sporting numbers that have done very well before the hunting world lost its mind over belted magnums and over-powered scopes. I'm willing to save up nearly $2K for a classic-chambered stainless steel 348 or 40-82. I'm NOT willing to set that kind of money aside for a pistol-caliber levergun.