Howdy Everyone!

So here is another Winchester down, and this one is the next in line of Gun Appreciation Posts, and I think that this one turned out great. The rundown on the Model 1866.

This is the successor to the Henry Model 1860, and essentially you could argue that Winchester truly was born here, since this was commercially successful.

Nowadays we have reproductions of the rifle, and it is nice to see that these are back, but of course we cannot use the original .44 Henry Rimfire anymore since the ammunition went completely obsolete in the 1930s, and has been out of production since.

Luckily the new Miroku (The Japanese now make the Winchester Lever Actions), Cimmaron, and Uberti clones shoot some regular cowboy action ammo that you can find at your local Sportsman’s Warehouse, Academy, Cabellas, Bass Pro Shops, or Scheels. You got .44-40 and .45 LC for example, and .45 LC is actually one of the most profitable cartridges to reload, so if you are into reloading, do consider it. I don’t reload, but from buddies of mine, they say that reloading your own .45 LC is a good idea.

Anyways, enjoy!