This video delves into the development of the Winchester Model 1886 lever-action rifle. It highlights the rifle's significance as John Moses Browning's first lever-action design for Winchester and its revolutionary improvements over the older toggle-link system. The description emphasizes its ability to safely chamber more powerful cartridges, including the .50-100 Express, and how it bridged the gap between the power of single-shot buffalo rifles and the rapid firepower of smaller caliber Winchesters.
This video explores the development of the Winchester Model 1876 lever-action rifle. It details how the Model 1873's pistol-caliber limitations led Winchester to design a rifle capable of handling more powerful cartridges for long-range hunting. The video explains the challenges of adapting the 1873 action to cartridges like the .45-70 Government due to the toggle lock design and cartridge length sensitivity. It then discusses Winchester's solution: designing a new round, the .45-75, with a bottlenecked case for improved obturation, and later introducing the .45-60 straight-wall cartridge. The Model 1876, though not as revolutionary as the 1873, found success with its intended audience, including notable figures like Theodore Roosevelt.
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