The Model 73 is world-renowned as "The Gun that Won the West." Now you can own the real thing - a genuine Winchester Repeating Arms Model 73 with an oil-finished walnut stock with a straight grip. For a timeless look and feel, the Model 73 has a color case hardened receiver, forend cap, and crescent buttplate. It has semi-buckhorn rear with a Marble Arms gold bead front sight, and the rear tang is drilled and tapped for your optional tang-mounted rear sight.
Specifications:
Action: Lever
Caliber: 44-40 Winchester
Barrel Length: 24"
Capacity: 13+1
Trigger: Single-Stage
Safety: Hammer
Oal: 43"
Weight: 7.5 lbs
Stock Description: Walnut Grade II/III
Metal Finish: Blued Barrel/Case Hardened Receiver
Twist: 1:26"
Barrel Description: Octagon
Muzzle: Crowned
Receiver Material: Steel
Sights: Semi-Buckhorn Rear, Bead Front
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
The 44-40 Winchester (44 WCF) was introduced by Winchester in 1873 in their Model 1873 lever action. The '73, "the gun that won the West," was the first truly successful repeater, and its 44-40 cartridge was quickly adopted by other manufacturers, including both Colt and Smith & Wesson in revolvers. Using a .427-inch bullet, the standard load features a 200-grain bullet at about 1100 feet per second, producing 588 foot-pounds of energy. This is not a lot of power, but the 44-40 was probaby the most popular sporting cartridge of the 19th Century, accounting for untold amounts of game. It remained the most popular chambering in the 1892 Winchester, and was a common chambering in both rifles and handguns at least through the 1940s. The growth in Cowboy Action shooting has revived it; the 44-40 has less recoil than the 45 Colt, and serves as a common chambering for rifles and revolvers. Ammo is readily available and it is chambered to numerous reissues and reproductions. — Craig Boddington
