Winchester
M-43
Notes: This is a
“junior rifle,” a rifle meant for beginners and children as a first rifle.
It has a surprising amount of features for a junior rifle, such as a
24-inch barrel, vernier rear sight, sling swivels, and a well-shaped bolt
handle, as well as a generous selection of chamberings.
|
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
M-43 |
.218 Bee |
3.2 kg |
3 |
$688 |
|
M-43 |
.22 Hornet |
3.22 kg |
3 |
$699 |
|
M-43 |
.25-20 Winchester |
3.39 kg |
3 |
$812 |
|
M-43 |
.32-20 Winchester |
2.87 kg |
3 |
$443 |
|
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
|
M-43 (.218) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
76 |
|
M-43 (.22) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
78 |
|
M-43 (.25-20) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
76 |
|
M-43 (.32-20) |
BA |
2 |
1-Nil |
6 |
2 |
Nil |
76 |
Winchester
M-52
Notes: This
rifle began as a heavy target rifle designed for competition in the National
Rifle Matches, which were popular after World War 1.
The original (M-52A) was a very large, heavy rifle, with a 28-inch barrel
and curved box magazines. Later,
the magazine design was simplified, the cocking piece was lightened, and the
barrel shortened to 24 inches; this produced the M-52B.
The top of the rifle had an iron sight, and was also drilled to accept a
telescopic sight mount. Variants of
note include the M-52 Heavy Barrel Target Rifle, with a heavy 24-inch barrel and
a special match-style stock, as well as provision for target optical sights and
counterweights. The M-52B Bull Gun
had an extra-heavy barrel. The
M-52C Heavy Barrel was as the M-52 Heavy Barrel Target Rifle, but had a heavy
28-inch barrel; the M-52C Bull Barrel had an extra-heavy barrel.
|
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
M-52A |
.22 Long Rifle |
4.44 kg |
5, 10 |
$350 |
|
M-52B |
.22 Long Rifle |
3.29 kg |
5, 10 |
$309 |
|
M-52 Heavy Barrel Target Rifle |
.22 Long Rifle |
4.99 kg |
5, 10 |
$315 |
|
M-52B Bull Gun |
.22 Long Rifle |
5.9 kg |
5, 10 |
$321 |
|
M-52C Heavy Barrel |
.22 Long Rifle |
4.99 kg |
5, 10 |
$357 |
|
M-52C Bull Barrel |
.22 Long Rifle |
5.44 kg |
5, 10 |
$364 |
|
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
|
M-52A |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
61 |
|
M-52B |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
53 |
|
M-52 Heavy Barrel Target Rifle |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
54 |
|
M-52B Bull Gun |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
55 |
|
M-52C Heavy Barrel |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
62 |
|
M-52C Bull Barrel |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
64 |
Winchester M-54
Notes: This
rifle was designed specifically to provide a weapon to fire Thomas Johnson’s
then-new (1925) .270 Winchester round.
The M-54 was based on the Springfield M-1903, but has a smoother bolt
stroke and bolt action. The stocks
were plain straight walnut, and the receiver was grooved for a telescopic sight.
Variants of note include the M-54 Carbine, with a 20-inch barrel; and the
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle, with a 26-inch extra-heavy barrel.
|
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
M-54 |
.22 Hornet |
2.62 kg |
5 Internal |
$699 |
|
M-54 |
.220 Swift |
2.9 kg |
5 Internal |
$952 |
|
M-54 |
.250 Savage |
3 kg |
5 Internal |
$1050 |
|
M-54 |
.257 |
3.13 kg |
5 Internal |
$1181 |
|
M-54 |
.270 Winchester |
3.4 kg |
5 Internal |
$1476 |
|
M-54 |
7mm Mauser |
3.46 kg |
5 Internal |
$1386 |
|
M-54 |
7.65mm Mauser |
3.59 kg |
5 Internal |
$1520 |
|
M-54 |
.30-06 Springfield |
3.79 kg |
5 Internal |
$1728 |
|
M-54 |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.55 kg |
5 Internal |
$1459 |
|
M-54 |
9x57mm Mauser |
4.27 kg |
5 Internal |
$2512 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
.22 Hornet |
2.55 kg |
5 Internal |
$659 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
.220 Swift |
2.82 kg |
5 Internal |
$912 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
.250 Savage |
2.92 kg |
5 Internal |
$1009 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
.257 |
3.05 kg |
5 Internal |
$1140 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
.270 Winchester |
3.31 kg |
5 Internal |
$1435 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
7mm Mauser |
3.37 kg |
5 Internal |
$1345 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
7.65mm Mauser |
3.49 kg |
5 Internal |
$1480 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
.30-06 Springfield |
3.69 kg |
5 Internal |
$1687 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
.30-30 Winchester |
3.45 kg |
5 Internal |
$1419 |
|
M-54 Carbine |
9x57mm Mauser |
4.15 kg |
5 Internal |
$2390 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
.22 Hornet |
3.85 kg |
5 Internal |
$733 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
.220 Swift |
4.26 kg |
5 Internal |
$986 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
.250 Savage |
4.41 kg |
5 Internal |
$1083 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
.257 |
4.61 kg |
5 Internal |
$1214 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
.270 Winchester |
4.99 kg |
5 Internal |
$1510 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
7mm Mauser |
5.09 kg |
5 Internal |
$1419 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
7.65mm Mauser |
5.27 kg |
5 Internal |
$1554 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
.30-06 Springfield |
5.57 kg |
5 Internal |
$1762 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
.30-30 Winchester |
5.21 kg |
5 Internal |
$1493 |
|
M-54 Sniper’s Rifle |
9x57mm Mauser |
6.27 kg |
5 Internal |
$2612 |
|
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
|
M-54 (.22) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
78 |
|
M-54 (.220) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
64 |
|
M-54 (.250) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
84 |
|
M-54 (.257) |
BA |
4 |
2-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
73 |
|
M-54 (.270) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
5 |
Nil |
69 |
|
M-54 (7mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
80 |
|
M-54 (7.65mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
5 |
Nil |
90 |
|
M-54 (.30-06) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
78 |
|
M-54 (.30-30) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
5 |
Nil |
90 |
|
M-54 (9x57mm) |
BA |
5 |
2-4-Nil |
8 |
5 |
Nil |
90 |
|
M-54 Carbine (.22) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
64 |
|
M-54 Carbine (.220) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
49 |
|
M-54 Carbine (.250) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
6 |
3 |
Nil |
64 |
|
M-54 Carbine (.257) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
55 |
|
M-54 Carbine (.270) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
52 |
|
M-54 Carbine (7mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
61 |
|
M-54 Carbine (7.65mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
5 |
Nil |
69 |
|
M-54 Carbine (.30-06) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
59 |
|
M-54 Carbine (.30-30) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
68 |
|
M-54 Carbine (9x57mm) |
BA |
5 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
68 |
|
M-54 Sniper (.22) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
89 |
|
M-54 Sniper (.220) |
BA |
3 |
2-Nil |
7 |
3 |
Nil |
77 |
|
M-54 Sniper (.250) |
BA |
4 |
2-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
96 |
|
M-54 Sniper (.257) |
BA |
4 |
2-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
88 |
|
M-54 Sniper (.270) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
83 |
|
M-54 Sniper (7mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
96 |
|
M-54 Sniper (7.65mm) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
106 |
|
M-54 Sniper (.30-06) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
94 |
|
M-54 Sniper (.30-30) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
4 |
Nil |
105 |
|
M-54 Sniper (9x57mm) |
BA |
5 |
2-4-Nil |
9 |
5 |
Nil |
109 |
Winchester
M-56
Notes: This
rifle, when introduced to the market in 1926, was supposed to provide a bridge
of sorts between the simple Models 1902 and 1904 and the fancy Model 52.
Unfortunately, most customers went for one of the others and bypassed the
M-56; in addition, the price of the M-56 was too high at that time to attract
many buyers. As a result, the M-56
was taken off the market in 1929. A
variant is the M-57 “Accuracy Rifle;” this is basically a heavy-barreled M-56
with bases for a telescopic sight on the receiver.
Though it was considered to be too light to be a serious target rifle, it
was much more successful than the M-56, and was built until 1936 (though the .22
Short version was dropped in 1929).
|
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
M-56 |
.22 Short |
2.11 kg |
5, 10 |
$278 |
|
M-56 |
.22 Long Rifle |
2.15 kg |
5, 10 |
$289 |
|
M-57 |
.22 Short |
2.27 kg |
5, 10 |
$283 |
|
M-57 |
.22 Long Rifle |
2.31 kg |
5, 10 |
$295 |
|
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
|
M-56 (.22 Short) |
BA |
-2 |
Nil |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
40 |
|
M-56 (.22 Long Rifle) |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
49 |
|
M-57 (.22 Short) |
BA |
-2 |
Nil |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
41 |
|
M-57 (.22 Long Rifle) |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
50 |
Winchester
M-69
Notes:
Winchester had a long history with its single-shot rimfire designs, but found
that as time went on, these single-shot designs could not compete in a
marketplace that was moving to magazine-fed rimfire rifles of various types.
Winchester therefore took an existing single-shot design, the Model 59,
and made it into a box magazine-fed rifle.
The stock was also improved, with a pistol-grip stock with a tapered
fore-end. The result was a great
success.
Variants
included the M-72, using a tubular magazine, and the M-75, a target rifle that
was actually used to train basic trainees during World War 2 in Basic Rifle
Marksmanship in addition to being sold as a civilian rifle.
The M-75 had a 28-inch barrel and was drilled and tapped for a scope.
|
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
M-69 |
.22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle |
2.38 kg |
5, 10 |
$319 |
|
M-72 |
.22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle |
2.59 kg |
20 (.22 Short), 17 (.22 Long), 15 (.22 Long Rifle); Tubular |
$320 |
|
M-75 |
.22 Long Rifle |
3.86 kg |
5, 10 |
$350 |
|
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
|
M-69/72 (.22 Short) |
BA |
-2 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
45 |
|
M-69/72 (.22 Long) |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
50 |
|
M-69/72 (.22 Long Rifle) |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
55 |
|
M-75 |
BA |
1 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
Nil |
61 |