The gun I have always wanted.....is coming back

[Guest TankerHC]

I have seen tons of originals at the shows, always way out of my price range.

 

The Winchester '73 is coming back.

 

Slight changes for modernity, 20 inch barrels only and chambered in .357 mag.

 

 

http://www.guns.com/2013/06/19/winchester-repeating-arms-announces-the-return-of-the-model-1873/

 

[Bigiron]

Beautiful.

[RichardR]

*drool* sign me up!

Shame that they are only offering them chambered in .357 though, as great a cartridge that it is (especially out of a rifle), I was really hoping they'd offer them in .32-20 as well.

[dralarms]

I'm in. Always loved that gun.

[runco]

That is nice.

[willis68]

Already on my short list,

[Greg_Mid_TN]

Hot damn! I can't wait!

[Steelharp]

Wow... I think I want one... never had a lever... wonder what price will be?

[Motasyco]

Wow... I think I want one... never had a lever... wonder what price will be?

From the article:

 

"The blued 1873 has an MSRP of $1,300; the case-hardened 1873 runs a bit more at $1,580."

[Steelharp]

Reading is SOOOO important. :stunned:  Thanks.

[gregintenn]

I guess I'm just too picky, but a Japanese Winchester just doesn't seem right to me.

 

I also don't understand why 44-40 wouldn't be the first chambering released.

[Caster]

Sign me up for a .45 Colt.

[Caster]

I guess I'm just too picky, but a Japanese Winchester just doesn't seem right to me.
 
I also don't understand why 44-40 wouldn't be the first chambering released.

I understand what you're sayin, it don't sit just right, but the Japanese build really nice guns. They have as good or better work ethic than anyone on the planet. Howa rifles are very nice.
......so is my Toyota.

[Steelharp]

......so is my Toyota.

What caliber? ;)

[Caster]

4.0L short magnum.

[HvBikeWlTravel]

4.0L short magnum.

 

Smooth! I have 4.7L

And a BC Miroku.

[HvBikeWlTravel]

Sign me up for a .45 Colt.

You'd think the .45 LC would be offered for Cowboy Action Sports.

[gregintenn]

I understand what you're sayin, it don't sit just right, but the Japanese build really nice guns. They have as good or better work ethic than anyone on the planet. Howa rifles are very nice.
......so is my Toyota.

You are right. Miroku builds some top quality guns, and has for years. Winchester is a name, however, that has meaning to me. It was bastardized in 1964, and keeps getting worse.

I will say the Miroku products are vastly better than most of the later USRAC stuff. I'm told the FN made model 70s are better than the USRACs as well, but I haven't got my hands on one yet.

[Guest TankerHC]

There was a guy at the York Pa. gun show last September who had about 30 '73's. Thats all he had, Winchester 1873's. Cheapest one was $5500, he had one for $19000. I was in Gander Mountains Fine Gun Room and they had one for $13,500.

[my82cam]

I'm very excited about this!  One of my buddies is a huge winchester collector, and so am I.  When they brought the 1895 back, we ordered a pair of consecutive serial numbered in the hard hitting 405wcf.  As soon as I saw this 1873, I called him to tell him.  I would love to see this in 45lc and 44mag too

[Blitzen]

Miruko has made smooth as butter Winchester 92 actions. Browning used them and may still. The 357 out of a 20 inch barreled lever gun is bad *#*!*. Looking forward to handling one of the new 73' Winchesters! 

[LCPfraTN]

I think I will add this to my long list instead of my short list...gotta save up the money first.  :drool:

[Spiffy]

Squarely aimed at the Cowboy shooters.

[RobertNashville]

While this particular model is not my "unicorn" gun, there is something undeniably  special about a lever action rifle.

 

I might even suggest that any true firearm enthusiast should own at least one example. ;)

[greenego]

Squarely aimed at the Cowboy shooters.

 

Been a lot of talk about this one on the SASS wire all summer. Gunsmiths already doing mods for cowboy action shooting. More calibers may be out this fall.