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Winchester 59

mljackso
A shop is going out of business and they have an interesting Model 59 12 gauge at a good price. Is this model considered a good quality shooter? Collectable? Manufactured 1960-65. It has a serial number, but the reference book I looked at says these were unnumbered by Winchester. SN is about 36xxx. 82,085 made in total. So the manufacture was probably pre '64. Anything you know will help. Thanks.
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  • mljackso
    I just bought one. Was wondering if anyone had any experience with them. At 6.5 lb., pretty light for a 12 ga. Seems like a strange operating mechanism!
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  • MOONED
    There is an abundance of previous forums related to this topic. My suggestion would be to review those. Just go to the main forum page and search on "Winchester 59". About 20 different posts come up.
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  • Rogmatt
    I have handled a few but never shot. Please know that it has a fiberglass barrel to keep it light. I have never heard of a failure, but have always been leary about buying one for that reason.
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