Original equipment?
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:37 pm
When I was given my Win 71 by my father-in-law I did a bit of research to find out all I could about the rifle. The more I found out the fonder I became of the Model 71. One thing that got me was people insisting that the 71 only came with the one style butt pad. Bothered me because I have a Pachmayr butt pad. Everything I read indicated it had been changed and therefore detracted from the value. Since everything else was original I was let down that the butt must have been changed. Then I came across an article by Richard Hacker entitled "This Old Gun." In the article he stated that during the 50's (mine is a '53) Winchester did offer a butt pad and I believe it was a Pachmayr butt pad. Anybody know anything about this? I quoted the articles existence in my records but I have to search for the article itself.