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1873 set trigger question

jodividusjodividus Member Posts: 244 ✭✭✭
edited January 2008 in Ask the Experts
does anyone have the ratio of set triggers made for the 1873 rifle? I don't find it anywhere on the internet, and was wondering how rare it is to have one on an 1873. thanks
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  • jodividusjodividus Member Posts: 244 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    well, does anyone know of a website i can go to and find this information? thanks
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  • Hawk CarseHawk Carse Member Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Winchester Book by George Madis has percentages of such features for each model. My copy took a walk or I would look it up for you. He has a www site but I doubt it shows such details even on the "members area" when he wants to sell books.
    http://www.georgemadis.com/index.html
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Madis says that 1 in every 26 rifles had set triggers. However, there are other reference works that discuss the Model 73 and they may state a different ratio.

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There are no "accurate" published rarity tables (lists) for the Model 1873 (please keep in mind that Winchester manufactured 720,000+ of them over nearly a 50-year span). It would be a monumental task to survey that many records.

    Please be advised that the information Madis published concerning production ratios has been proven to be completely bogus for a siginificant number of the various models.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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