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    Winchester Model 67 Bolt Action Rifle

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    Many future big-game hunters got their introduction to the sport through rifles such as this one.


    1934 Winchester (U.S.) Model 67 Bolt-Action Rifle (single-shot/ breech-loading/ smokeless powder/ cartridge ammunition) These single-shot Winchesters were sold through Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogues 'for children' during the period between 1920 and the Second World War. Other people probably used them as well because their bolt was so simple to operate. As a beginner's gun they were ideal, being very safe to use and easy to clean.

     

    Many future big game hunters started out their careers by practicing with a single shot gun against jackrabbits. Later on, when they turned to larger game which may in turn be hunting them, a single shot might be all these hunters could get. Therefore, early practice with a snap-shot .22 may have saved some lives. At any rate, these big game hunters had to start somewhere, and a Model 67 provided them with most of the learning that would be necessary for their future. --Dr. William L. Roberts, THE AMERICAN LIBERTY COLLECTION; #199

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