Just about over.

January 18th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

The 2013 SHOT Show is just about over. Thank you for joining with us for the past few days. We will leave the blog up for a while so you can check back in on the postings, photos or videos.

The entire team at Winchester Repeating Arms has appreciated the opportunity to serve you by offering this blog, the Webcam and the periodic Facebook posts to keep you up to speed on a few of our favorite things here at the SHOW. We have so much to do we can’t cover all the neat things we see and we certainly have missed some great new products in our reviews.

But dont’ forget, all the new products and all the 2013 SHOT Show Specials are listed on our Website.

Have a great year out hunting and shooting. We will see you next year.

Tell us what’s your favorite new Winchester for 2013.

January 18th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

 If you have not seen it already, this is the video introducing the 2013 Winchester Repeating Arms new 2013 rifles and shotguns.

Our product manager, Glenn Hatt, really wants to know which new products and which new SHOT Show Specials you like best and why. Go to the Winchester Repeating Arms Facebook page and tell us what you think. Tell your friends too. Glenn really wants to know what you are thinking.

Thanks.

Some favorites.

January 18th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

We asked one of the guys here at Winchester Repeating Arms to shoot some photos of his favorite guns in the booth. One photo of the SXP Extreme Marine Defender did not turn out. But here are the rest.

The 17 WSM in the 1885 Low Wall is a clear favorite here. The second picture is of the cartridge and the third is of the gun.

Feel like you are actually here. Watch this video.

January 16th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

The video below gives you a virtual walk-though of the entire Winchester Repeating Arms SHOT Show booth. Just like you were here. Taken with a steadycam and a GoPro camera. You can go full screen and watch in HD if you want.

The Gould Brothers Exhibition Shooters.

January 16th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show *, Uncategorized |

Both of the Gould Brothers were at the Media Day on Monday and did two shows for outdoor writers and journalists. But the weather was very bad and the video has not been processed yet. If you haven’t seen them yet you can watch this great promo video of them in action to see their show under better conditions.

Model 70 Compact.

January 16th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

While here at the Show I just learned some news about the Model 70 Compact.

Outdoor Life magazine recently gathered five junior shooters from Glasgow, Montana, in order to wring out seven different long guns specifically designed for younger shooters. We are pleased to report the Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Compact was among the top finishers.

The five shooters were allowed to set their own criteria as to what made a good youth gun great. While accuracy and gentle recoil were certainly considered, these young shooters were most interested in stock fit, ease of use, safety and (of course) the ‘cool factor.’

The magazine report praised the Model 70 as “…a testament to Winchester that the scale is diminished without affecting the M70’s familiar lines. Simply put, this was the loveliest gun in the test, even with a 20-inch barrel and 13-inch length-of–pull.”

Kaden Fossum, one of the five young testers, posted one of the tightest groups in the entire test, firing five rounds into a tiny .688-inch group with bargain basement 22-250 Remington ammo. “I love this gun. (It’s) perfect for deer.” was how Kaden summed up his experience with the Model 70.

While the Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Compact was by no means the least expensive gun in the test, it’s a rifle that the young shooter in your life can handle well now, and still provide a lifetime of reliable, accurate service for decades to come. And someday it will be passed along to the next generation of up and coming youngsters with a taste for the great outdoors.

To see the complete test article, pick up a copy of the December/January issue of Outdoor Life.

On Winchesterguns.com: http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/detail.asp?family=001C&mid=535201

The Winchester 73 is back.

January 16th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

In this short video the Winchester Repeating Arms product manager gives a one minute review of the most popular new Winchester firearm at the 2013 SHOT Show. No one really thought that the 1873 would ever return. For cowboy action shooters and lovers of the western way this was a sad thought. But later this year you will be able to own one of these beauties and shoot it and shoot it and shoot it to your hearts content.

Here is the deal. They will not intially be in large nunbers and they will never be a “full” production gun. That means it is important that you tell your dealer now that you want one. Tell him to get one on order.

Enjoy this quick video.

SHOT Show 2013 Has Started.

January 15th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

Wow. The SHOT Show is off and running like never before. And here at the Winchester booth where I am sitting right now, it is particularly busy. I promised an interview with the product manager, Glenn, but he is a bit busy right now.

So far the most popular guns here are the 1873 rifles and the SXP Extreme Defender and its counterpart, the Extreme Marine Defender. I’ll have some closeups in just a while.

Here are a couple of photos of the both after the show opened this morning. More are uploading shortly. This shot is looking down the stairs from the upstairs conference rooms.

A few more photos as we get nearer the set-up deadline.

January 14th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

The Winchester Repeating Arms booth is just about set up. Only a few things remain to be done. Vacuuming, hooking up the TVs and locking up the guns for the night. At the SHOT Show the evening before the show is a quiet evening out for dinner or a frantic rush to get everything done in time. We are doing okay this year, but you can probably see some guys working on an electrical problem with one of the displays.

When I post photos in the morning you will be able to see a huge difference in how it looks.

Below shows a few guns up and a few still needing to be put on the displays.  The last couple of photos are of Winchester Ammunition, just across from us.

The top news for Winchester.

January 14th, 2013 by Roger | Posted in * 2013 SHOT Show * |

The news on this “secret” broke a bit earlier than expected. In fact some of you were talking about it on Facebook weeks ago. It is true, the return of the Model 1873 is official. This is the rifle that — along with the 1866 — legitimately can claim the rights to being “The Gun That Won The West.”

Set-up is not complete yet here at the show so the samples of the 1873 are not even unloaded and on the displays. As soon as they are, we’ll get the product manager to give a total rundown on one of the coolest come-back rifles in Winchester’s history — in fact, in gun history.

Check back tomorrow for our story.