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Offline rebAL

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« on: January 20, 2006, 07:37:42 AM »
U.S. Repeating Arms that is.  Looks like Browning is purchasing "Winchester" factory and will discontinue production of models 70 & 94.  The end of an era!

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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2006, 08:32:33 AM »
Some of your details are wrong, but the plant is closing.  USRA has been foreign-owned for years BTW.

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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2006, 09:25:16 AM »
Why don't they stop making the A Bolt and continue the modle 70?
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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2006, 05:24:15 PM »
:roll: Sounds like they are shooting themself in the foot.  There have likely been more model 70s and 94s sold than any other single model.  Why give up the golden egg? :shock:

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« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2006, 04:13:06 AM »
Is it me or have their guns been continuously made cheaper for the past several years?  My old models 70 and 94 seem to be much better guns than the newer offerings.