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A nice looking autoloading shotgun

Introduce yourself to the new Winchester Super X3 Classic Field – the newest autoloader to join the rack at Winchester Repeating Arms. The Classic style stock is tastefully checkered in a traditional sharp diamond style for good looks and a firm grip. A graceful machined rib aligns your eye with the solid brass bead at the muzzle. The self-adjusting Active Valve gas system reduces felt recoil significantly more than inertia-operated systems. A traditionally-styled, proprietary next generation Pachmayr® Decelerator® recoil pad is fitted directly to the stock.

Trim grip and forearm dimensions add to the lightweight, fast handling feeling. The .742″ Back-Bored Technology and Invector-Plusâ„¢ choke tube system work together to provide perfect patterns. A unique gunmetal grey Perma-Cote UT (Ultra Tough) surface finish is applied to external surfaces for extreme corrosion protection, and the bolt is plated with electroless nickel to reduce friction and for added corrosion resistance. Three choke tubes are included.

Specs:

Gauge: 12
Barrel length 26″ / 28″
Weight: 6 lbs 12oz / 7 lbs

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Back from the dead and looking as good as ever!

From Botswana to the Brooks Range, no other rifle has traveled so extensively in search of big game or is held in such high esteem as the bolt-action Model 70. Foremost in the series is the elegant Super Grade. You feel a surge of pride as you slide it from the rack. The warm grain and figure of the fancy grade walnut stock complement the contrasting black fore-end tip and pistol grip cap. The sleek lines of the sculpted shadowline cheekpiece flow across the stock. A blued steel stock crossbolt is tastefully engraved, adding both strength and elegance, while inletted blued steel swivel studs grace the underside of the stock. A tasteful black Pachmayr® Decelerator® pad helps soften felt recoil. The cold hammer-forged steel barrel is free floating for enhanced accuracy. The new M.O.A. Trigger System puts the Super Grade under your total control. With no take up, no creep and no overtravel, it’s the finest trigger ever offered and will immediately help you realize the true 1 MOA accuracy potential of your Model 70 Super Grade. When you’re ready for super accuracy combined with super elegance, you’re ready for the Model 70 Super Grade.

Specs:

Caliber: 30-06 / 338 Win Mag Barrel Length: 24" / 26" Weight: 8 lbs / 8 lbs 4 oz (not a light rifle)

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Hell in a Handbasket has an interesting post about the use of shotguns in war.

Every war the United States has taken part in has seen the troops using shotguns. During WWI, the firearms firm of Winchester even modified a design dating back to 1897 so a bayonet could be attached.

The photo on the right is the Winchester Model 97 Trench Gun

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The production of the Model 70 ceased in 2006 when the U.S. Repeating Arms closed the New Haven plant where Winchester rifles were made. It now appears FN will now manufacture them under the Winchester brand name.

The Winchester Model 70 is one of the most respected bolt-action rifle designs in the world. Winchester Repeating Arms is excited to announce the return of the Model 70 for 2008. The All-American Model 70s will be built by American craftsmen in Columbia, South Carolina, at the same state-of-the-art factory (FN Manufacturing) as the rifles and machine guns used by American’s Armed Forces. They are made to the exact ISO 9001 standard of quality that the U.S. Government insists upon for military firearms.

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