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Forgotten Weapons: Season 2016

2016x122 Winchester Thumb Trigger Rifle
TV-Y

  • 2016-05-21T08:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 1m
  • United States
  • Documentary, Special Interest
http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons The Winchester Thumb Trigger rifle was a very inexpensive boy's rifle developed from the Model 1902. It is a single-shot .22 rimfire bolt action system, on which the trigger was replaced by a thumb-activated sear behind the bolt. In theory, this was to allow greater accuracy by requiring less force acting to disrupt your point of aim when firing. It was also a simpler and thus cheaper mechanism to manufacture. About 75,000 of these rifles were sold, including many exported to Australia, interestingly.
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