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Resources & References

Roosevelt, Theodore. 1910. African Game Trails. Syndicate Publishing Company, New York.

Taylor, John. 1948. African Rifles & Cartridges, Special Edition for the Firearms Classic Library (1995).

Wieland, Terry. 2006. Dangerous Game Rifles. Country Sports Press (Camden, ME) ISBN 0-89272-691-1.

Winchester Model

This close-up view of the right side of the receiver shows the carrier lock button located below the ejection port. The button in the anterior bow of the trigger guard is the cross bolt safety.

BY BERNARD H. DIGIACOBBE, M.D.

PHOTOS BY ROSEMARIE V. DVORCHAK

Supposedly, if you build a better mouse trap the world will beat a path to your door. However, this was not the case with the Winchester model 59 autoloading shotgun. While it was certainly a better mouse trap, the shooting public ignored it. Sales were so poor, in fact, that Winchester stopped production in 1965 after selling only 82,085 of them. As so often happens, shortly after production ceased the gun enjoyed near-cult status, especially among upland game hunters.