Winchester Model 71 Mystery Curse

[@hugosalceda1973]

You sir are a living encyclopedia!.. Thanks for the class.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Thank you. I am learning right along with you guys.

[@ronkay1573]

Excellent history of the 71.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

It was a fun video to make. Thank you for watching!

[@85waspnest]

Excellent. Inspires me to break out my trusty 1886 .45/70 after shooting my 1873 and 1892 for the last 6 months. I love all your lever action vids, keep 'em coming Toad.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

When shooting those big boomers it really clears the mind. Thanks and happy New Year!

[@85waspnest]

@@ToadleyBrowne Happy New Year and good shooting to you too. :)

[@brettkoski]

These videos are awesome. Thanks for all the information! I especially enjoyed the part at the beginning, all the way through to the end!

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Thanks Brett. This was a fun project. A welcome holiday distraction:)

[@plop55]

Nice video honoring this rifle, I would love to get my hands on one.

[@raulmorales9967]

It’s getting expensive to shoot this old rifle, Reloading for mine now, Thanks for the video.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Sure is. Down right outrageous prices. Thank you for watching the video.

[@jeffshootsstuff]

Loving the history lessons.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

What would you do if someone gave you a tractor trailer filled with cash? Myself, first things first. I would buy CNN and fire all the employees. Then I would turn it into a home for a brand new Civilian Marksman Organization. Yeah, that's what I would do......

[@charleyfolkes]

You’ve presented this in a way I’ll actually remember it now !

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Thank Charley Folkes!

[@charleyfolkes]

@@ToadleyBrowne Ya’ gotta admit, if you’ve got an original Winchester .. that gun has a soul. I notice you sweep up under the target like I do, scoop that up in the buckhorn and squeeze. Scary accurate.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

@@charleyfolkes Shooting up a hill makes it even worse:)

[@deniscleaver7544]

Great historical account of the Win.71 and company, thanks.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

The 71 is really a great old gun. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelkullas2031]

Thank you. More like this would be most welcome.

[@jamespollard1670]

A good one . Thanks for the history .

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Thank you James:)

[@slowhand1198]

Might have gone with the Olin Repeater, but then again that sounds like something you might see on a certain other channel. Nice ax, Toad.

[@stephanfoster5043]

Hi Toad hope you had a great Christmas. Nice rifle, shooting the 250 grain loads looks like it would be punishing.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

It's a powder goblin. Been shooting this thing all week. The steel needs a break and so do I.:)

[@georgiaboy4410]

Awesome vid Toad. Love that rifle and the history on Olin. Happy New Year👍🏻

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Happy New Year to you as well GB.

[@ajnevitt]

I grew up near San Jose and we did a Cub Scout trip to the mystery house when it was rundown and the paint was all gone, sometime around 1975. Twenty two years later my grandfather, who was a hunter on the east coast, I inherited a Winchester model 71 that was manufactured in 1937. I lived in California so getting ammo for it was impossible since we cannot mail order it, unless you want to pay about $10 a round. I moved to Utah a few months ago and just ordered 20 rounds of .348 so I can finally try her out. Have not heard anyone say a bad word about this rifle!

[@ToadleyBrowne]

This is definitely a cartridge that needs to be hand loaded. Early on I was paying 100 for 20 factory rounds. After that I found brass and projectiles and the price went way down. Thanks for the comment!

[@johnnyholland8765]

Just picked one up at auction. Have fresh win brass and powder even a few primers but can't find projectiles anywhere. Guess I bought a museum piece...

[@markcarew6724]

An excellent video, thank you! Your rifle is beautiful and quite powerful as well. I had a Winchester 94, Angle Eject model in 356 Winchester - quite a potent round, similar in power to the 348 WCF. I sold the rifle many years ago, as it pounded the crap out of me. Your videos often inspire me to do better and be better, all the best for 2022.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Thanks Mark. I was showing my wife some slow motion recoil with this gun not put in the video. I told her there is a new gun I am looking at that won't hurt me so bad. She was very supportive about getting it to help me:)

[@markcarew6724]

@@ToadleyBrowne Let me know how it turns out, I might need to try the same method but it will probably require 20 more rifles to find the right one for me.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

@@markcarew6724 Ha Ha! I just looked into the 356. I can see why it would kick in the model 94. A lot of energy there.

[@scottwilson1258]

Thank You,Good Stuff

[@noonzeeb]

Thanks for the video

[@ToadleyBrowne]

It was fun to make. Thanks!

[@orangetlr]

Great video as usual. Kind of sad to see what has happened to this historical brand. I brought a Model 70 in the early 2000’s when they still built them in New Haven, and it pales in comparison to older model 70’s I have owned.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Back in the 70's we would go to Max Sykes and there were always vintage Winchester lever guns for me to ratchet on while my brother Tom shopped. You are right about the older ones being smoother.

[@judodavid1]

Thanks for the knowledge, it looks like a nice gun.

[@PilotMcbride]

Very interesting information Mike. One of these days I will get myself a Winchester. I think those 348s were real performers, the figures you quoted must've been really close to max pressure for a lever action with the quoted MVs, wow! Hope you had a good Christmas, all the best for the New Year ol' mate. Cheers ol' bud. 👏👏👏 👋👋👋 🎄

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Thanks Brooksy! I have a good feeling about 2022. Best to you and your family buddy.

[@CHenry1951]

Toad, thanks for a nice history lesson on Winchester....... Oh ya, I have a model 71 " 348 ", it's a mule !!!

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Thank you C Henry! Here are the loads used for the video if you are interested. 53.5 grains Hybrid 100 and a 220 Barnes Original. For low recoil 200 Hornady FTX and 43 grains of IMR 3031.

[@CHenry1951]

@@ToadleyBrowne Thanks I do have the stuff to reload but I don't shoot it much any longer ..... but you never know !! HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@scottwilson1258]

Toadley, if 47,254 rifles were manufactured ,How many of those rifles were of the Deluxe Type? Any help would be appreciated my Friend. I Finally Bit the Bullet on a Nice Deluxe manufactured in 1936. Thank You for instilling Great Love of this Rifle in me.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

I have done some looking regarding how many Deluxe 71's were made. I have not found much but I found this on an auction house description of the serial number 1 Deluxe and here is what was said in the description: "According to Winchester expert and author George Madis, about one out of 570 Model 71s produced had checkering or carving." This was from Rock Island Auction. Bottom line is if you have an original 71 you have one of the finest lever actions ever made. Their value in any condition will continue to increase. If you want to see the first deluxe 71, Google: "Lot 147 serial number 1 winchester 71" I would have sent the link but at times they wont forward the message if an attachment is placed in the comment. Thanks for watching my videos!

[@JamesWoods-zb5kb]

I to have a 4 digit serial number deluxe 71 the most accurate lever gun I own

[@davidr2975]

I have one made in 1941, it has the fantastic top bolt peep adjustable sight, I never liked the side mounted Redfield adjustable sight, it just doesn't look right to me.

[@GhostRiderUSA]

The Winchester name has a nice ring to it. Bartholemew would still be better than calling it Heckler and Koch.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

I'm still laughing here. There are many Koch jokes. I've typed them, read them and deleted them. It's for the best. Thanks for the laugh.

[@RealDeanWinchester]

Thanks for the kind words, stay frosty 🥶.

[@RealDeanWinchester]

History is wrong about my great great grandma Sarah. Her daughter Annie, my great grandmother did not die as a child but she did suffer from debilitating headaches her entire life. She was heavily addicted to morphine as a consequence of the headaches. Every Winchester since has been afflicted with a different medical condition that is not fatal but makes life very difficult. My mother, who suffers to this day from Hives, thought i was free of the curse, then at age five i developed priapism.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

Where do I send money to help with this tragic affliction?

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@ToadleyBrowne Send money to

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@ToadleyBrowne Sue's

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@ToadleyBrowne fantasy

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@ToadleyBrowne club

[@RealDeanWinchester]

Toad, are you ok? We are getting concerned.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

I'm on the rag...... :) This week I think it's getting better. I think we all are slowing up a bit on new videos. After a while you just have to take a break. Thank you for checking in.

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@ToadleyBrowne i find camomile tea and a bubble bath help

[@ToadleyBrowne]

@@RealDeanWinchester Since I retired, Friday nights just aren't the same. Mr. Bubble just isn't the same. Now I just sit and watch Hickock 45 reruns and eat Scout cookies. Damn it they even took the girl off the box and now they are just Scout cookies. Bastards........

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@ToadleyBrowne i started dancing at one of the clubs. It keeps me active and the extra money helps. If it wasn't for that i don't think I'd ever get out of the house.

[@ToadleyBrowne]

@@RealDeanWinchester They better be paying you what your worth.