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Winchester Model 1873: The Gun That Won the West

admin · 2026-03-16T23:03:55.230Z

The cartridge compatibility angle on the 1873 is something that doesn't get enough credit in modern conversations about the rifle. Frank James laid it out bluntly in 1882: The cartridges of one filled the chambers of the other. There is no confusion of ammunition here. When a man gets into a close, hot fight, with a dozen men shooting at him all at once, he must have his ammunition all of the same kind. Think about that from a logistics standpoint — one cartridge running your rifle and your...

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Winchester Model 1873: The Gun That Won the West

The Winchester Model 1873 is a lever-action repeating rifle manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1873 to 1923. It was chambered originally in the .44-40 Winchester centerfire cartridge — the first centerfire round Winchester pro

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