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J F Cooper · February 12, 2008, 06:05 AM

That would be a Model 59, with the Win-Lite barrel,a variation of the Wincheter Model 50, It had a barrel of thin steel, with miles of a thin fiber glass wound around it. Winchester made about 82,000 of them, starting in 1961.. JFC

February 12, 2008, 06:05 AM	#2
J F Cooper Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2007 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 125	Win-Lite That would be a Model 59, with the Win-Lite barrel,a variation of the Wincheter Model 50, It had a barrel of thin steel, with miles of a thin fiber glass wound around it. Winchester made about 82,000 of them, starting in 1961.. JFC