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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the bolt-action rifles category.
01 / Overview
Winchester rifle
Category
Country
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)
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ⓘ 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
- Calibre10.9 mm
- RimfireYes
- Caseless AmmunitionNo
▣Operation4MOD.4
- Action TypeLever Action
- Select FireNo
- Feed SystemTubular Magazine
- Magazine Capacity14
◇Barrel & Sights5MOD.5
- Barrel Length457 mm
- Sight TypeGraduated rear sights; fixed-post front sights
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
- Threaded BarrelNo
◆Construction3MOD.3
▤Features5MOD.5
⬢Production & Cost1MOD.1
- Total Production720,000
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1866Production started
- 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
Operator Countries22country
05 / MASS Score
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES RANKING Bolt-Action Rifles · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
262BOLT-ACTION RIFLES74PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES1912UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS20PERFORMANCE/PRICE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theBolt-Action Riflescategory.
📖 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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