tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post5650568321277138684..comments2024-03-28T23:33:45.139-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : The Quintessential American Cop's Gun At Least It Was, Before the Rise of the WonderninesComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-50550557966746468702014-12-05T03:11:16.539-05:002014-12-05T03:11:16.539-05:00Very nice find! Enjoy shooting it!!!Very nice find! Enjoy shooting it!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-49808334271503435652014-12-04T21:40:59.643-05:002014-12-04T21:40:59.643-05:00Winchesters made in Japan? Surely this is a sign o...Winchesters made in Japan? Surely this is a sign of the apocalypse. <br /><br />Next you'll be telling me that Fender Stratocasters aren't made in the USA. Kidding, I know that CBS farmed guitar production out to Japan and then Mexico to cut costs. <br /><br />Al_in_OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-22910498481086469242014-12-04T21:19:01.135-05:002014-12-04T21:19:01.135-05:00Al, not so. The 1894 went out of production in 20...Al, not so. The 1894 went out of production in 2006. When production resumed in 2011, the rifles were and still are being made by Miroku in Japan. If Uberti entered into a deal where they made rifles for Winchester, would they be genuine Winchesters? I submit that they wouldn't, and neither are the Miroku rifles.<br /><br />It'd be like Colt subbing out 1911 production to Armscor (as they do to Walther/Umarex for their .22s).<br /><br />Smith & Wesson, on the other hand, has made Model 10s in its plant in Springfield, MA and continues to do so.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-48774354259757268702014-12-04T20:35:37.006-05:002014-12-04T20:35:37.006-05:00I called it the "Andy of Mayberry" revol...I called it the "Andy of Mayberry" revolver.<br />w3skiw3skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993709956954374919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-2260140450225422202014-12-04T18:38:12.242-05:002014-12-04T18:38:12.242-05:00I don't doubt that the Model 10 is the longest...I don't doubt that the Model 10 is the longest produced handgun but the Winchester 94 rifle would hold the title for the longest produced firearm as it is still in production with over 7 million sold since 1894.<br /><br />Al_in_Ottawa<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-24072271609682591662014-12-04T16:36:37.623-05:002014-12-04T16:36:37.623-05:00A most excellent pistol...and a most excellent wri...A most excellent pistol...and a most excellent write-up. Smith and Wesson is definitely spoken here at The Lair.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-57977199173898961832014-12-04T15:34:06.919-05:002014-12-04T15:34:06.919-05:00If I recall, a .38/200 Victory Model (WWII product...If I recall, a .38/200 Victory Model (WWII production) M&P reamed out to .38 Special is what Lee Harvey Oswald used to kill Officer Tippit. <br />Therefore, they are evil and should all be banned. Old 1811https://www.blogger.com/profile/09079719195789200332noreply@blogger.com