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Scorch · October 9, 2011, 07:20 AM

No, typically, Saddle Ring Carbines (SRC) came with a full length magazine tube, from the receiver right up to the end of the barrel. Yours is shorter. It would be interesting to know if it was a factory installed option or a repair. If factory, there will be no barrel band screw notch or magazine cap retainer notch/hole just behind the muzzle on the bottom of the barrel. As I said in my earlier post, Winchester would do just about anything you wanted if you special ordered the firearm, but I have never seen a SRC with a button magazine. Can you take a clear picture of the bottom of the barrel ?

October 9, 2011, 07:20 AM	#10
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	No, typically, Saddle Ring Carbines (SRC) came with a full length magazine tube, from the receiver right up to the end of the barrel. Yours is shorter. It would be interesting to know if it was a factory installed option or a repair. If factory, there will be no barrel band screw notch or magazine cap retainer notch/hole just behind the muzzle on the bottom of the barrel. As I said in my earlier post, Winchester would do just about anything you wanted if you special ordered the firearm, but I have never seen a SRC with a button magazine. Can you take a clear picture of the bottom of the barrel ? __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services