(GunReports.com) — Winchester Repeating Arms will build the Model 1886 Short Rifle in a limited production run for 2011. The Winchester 1886 rifle was designed for the then-new 45-70 Government cartridge, developed by the U.S. Government in 1873.
The new Model 1886 features a blued receiver, barrel and lever, along with a matching blued steel end cap and steel-crescent buttplate. The stock is Grade 1 walnut with a satin finish. The full-length tubular magazine holds six 45-70 Govt. cartridges.
Each Model 1886 comes with an adjustable rear buckhorn style sight and a gold bead Marble Arms® front sight. The receiver is also drilled and tapped to accommodate other receiver sights.
