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Winchester ~ Model 74 ~ .22 Long Rifle
Guns International #: 101738518 Seller's Inventory #: 3316457
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 74 - Winchester Rifles - Rimfire
Seller's Information
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Seller: Cabelas Garner
Company: Bass Pro - Cabelas
Member Since: 7/28/15
State: North Carolina
Zip: 27529
Country: United States
Phone: (984) 204-2200
Fax:
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 18
Total Number of Listings: 2818
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Free shipping to any Bass Pro/Cabela’s US stores. $25 shipping fee to any Third Party FFL dealer
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Description:
Introduced in 1939, the Winchester Model 74 is an intriguing self-loading rimfire. The receiver is built on an 8.5-inch-long steel tube. An inch in diameter, the tubular receiver houses a simple blowback-operated bolt and is fed by a tubular magazine housed in the buttstock. Uniquely, the safety is a flat, knurl-ended cross bolt dovetailed into the top of the receiver. The Model 74 has a bit of unique war history. It saw service in Great Britain as a training rifle, and later over 600 were fitted with scopes and suppressors and issued to coastal British Resistance forces when it appeared that a German invasion was imminent. Their task? An undercover, close-range war from behind enemy lines, targeting enemy officers and sabotaging the German campaign. Importantly, most literature on the Model 74 warns against functioning the charging handle to cock it with the safety in the "engaged" position. In fact, rifles originally came with a warning note included in the box. Apparently, the safety detent spring gets caught on the bolt and will lock up the action. Often, shooters destroy said spring while attempting to clear the action, and replacements are difficult if not impossible to find. That's one of the idiosyncrasies of the Model 74. Another is its three-piece firing pin assembly, which is prone to breakage if the rifle is dry fired. Unfortunately, there's no bolt catch to hold the bolt open when the magazine is empty, so unless the shooter counts shots, the rifle is often dry fired when it runs empty. .22 Long Rifle
SOLD
Chambers: 14-round tubular magazine
Metal Condition: Good — Very Good
Wood Condition: Very Good
Bore Condition: Excellent
Barrels: 24
Triggers: Factory
Stock Dimensions:
13 1/2" LOP
Butt Pad: Metal Butt plate
Sights: "Adjustable rear sight, blade front sight
Item Location: Garner, NC