Rancho Roy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Winchester is running a contest where the Grand Prize is a Commemorative 1866..............Is winchester bringing out a "new" 1866 or are they giving away a vintage 1866. Nowhere does it spell this out. http://winchester150th.com/share-memory.html Edited December 12, 2016 by Roy B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 It is new made by Miruko like the 73. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Winchester 1866 150 Year Commemorative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Atz a good question Roy. The rifle shown in the picture is a vintage 1866. Don't know if there giving that one away or not. Winchester (Miroku) is purported to be making a "new" 1866, but other than the one on display at the shot show, nobody I know has seen hide nor hair of the new manufacture 1866. Would be good/bad if it's the one in the picture. Good .... a collectable 1866 (yuck) that you can't get ammunition for. Bad .... a collectable 1866 you can't get ammunition for. I'd actually like to see the Miroku 1866. I really like Brass Rifles (4 Henrys and an 1866). Coffinmaker PS: Make that a consumer priced Miroku 1866. The "Commemorative" is just a couple of bucks out of my budget. Edited December 12, 2016 by Colorado Coffinmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Atz a good question Roy. The rifle shown in the picture is a vintage 1866. Don't know if there giving that one away or not. Winchester (Miroku) is purported to be making a "new" 1866, but other than the one on display at the shot show, nobody I know has seen hide nor hair of the new manufacture 1866. Would be good/bad if it's the one in the picture. Good .... a collectable 1866 (yuck) that you can't get ammunition for. Bad .... a collectable 1866 you can't get ammunition for. I'd actually like to see the Miroku 1866. I really like Brass Rifles (4 Henrys and an 1866). Coffinmaker PS: Make that a consumer priced Miroku 1866. The "Commemorative" is just a couple of bucks out of my budget. Well, you could always track down and install a centerfire conversion bolt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I entered the contest ! My uberti 66 is in 44 Special . So I could make room for one in 44/40 also :-) Thanks for the post . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Atz a good question Roy. The rifle shown in the picture is a vintage 1866. Don't know if there giving that one away or not. Winchester (Miroku) is purported to be making a "new" 1866, but other than the one on display at the shot show, nobody I know has seen hide nor hair of the new manufacture 1866. Would be good/bad if it's the one in the picture. Good .... a collectable 1866 (yuck) that you can't get ammunition for. Bad .... a collectable 1866 you can't get ammunition for. I'd actually like to see the Miroku 1866. I really like Brass Rifles (4 Henrys and an 1866). Coffinmaker PS: Make that a consumer priced Miroku 1866. The "Commemorative" is just a couple of bucks out of my budget. I have seen a few listed on gun broker, generally starting around $5000. Way too rich for my blood. I did contact Winchester recently and was told that the standard model 1866 will be in the January catalog, so perhaps we will see them this year. I am considering getting one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ T. Sites Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I have seen a few listed on gun broker, generally starting around $5000. Way too rich for my blood. I did contact Winchester recently and was told that the standard model 1866 will be in the January catalog, so perhaps we will see them this year. I am considering getting one myself. Hopefully priced the same as the 73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Someone at the SHOT mentioned that they would be comparable but about $100 more. There was a big debate about why it would cost more than the steel, but I don't think anyone ever settled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ T. Sites Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I would think that it would take more labor to make the 66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Someone at the SHOT mentioned that they would be comparable but about $100 more. There was a big debate about why it would cost more than the steel, but I don't think anyone ever settled it. Here you go. http://www.sassnet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=246569&hl=%2Bshot+%2Bshow+%2Bwinchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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