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Bolt-Action Rifles · United States · 1866
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Winchesterrifle

Winchester rifle
Winchester rifle Photo: Hmaag · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Accuracy
40
Effective Range
30
Reliability
75
Stopping Power
50
Durability
80
Ergonomics
30
Optics-Readiness
0
Calibre Versatility
20
Build Quality
70
Cost-Effectiveness
90
Origin United States
CategoryBolt-Action Rifles
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1866
Operators22 countries
Quantity720,000
Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
46
Bolt-Action Rifles MASS Rating
74/101
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
262/308
All-Time
Bolt-Action Rifles · 10 axes scored
Accuracy
40
Effective Range
30
Reliability
75
Stopping Power
50
Durability
80
Ergonomics
30
Optics-Readiness
0
Calibre Versatility
20
Build Quality
70
Cost-Effectiveness
90
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the bolt-action rifles category.
01 / Overview
Winchester rifle
Production
1866–
Quantity
720,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
74
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
46
bolt-action rifles category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the bolt-action rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
  • First Production Year1866
  • Service Entry Year1866
  • Weight (Empty)4.31 kg
◈Cartridge & Calibre3MOD.3
▣Operation4MOD.4
◇Barrel & Sights5MOD.5
⬢Production & Cost1MOD.1
  • Total Production720,000
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1866Production started
  2. 1870First deployment: Franco-Prussian War
160
years in service
720,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 22 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Firearm mechanism where a manually operated lever below the receiver cycles the action, extracting and ejecting a spent cartridge and loading a new one.
Rimfire: a type of ammunition in which the primer is located in the rim of the cartridge case and is ignited by the firing pin striking the rim.
A straight, cylindrical ammunition container that feeds cartridges into a firearm's action via gravity or a spring.
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