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Those who recognized the technical merits of the 88 back in the ‘50s and ‘60s and were smart enough to purchase one may have actually cheated time. Winchester produced a Rifle that was not only a half-century ahead of itself in technology but was also one of the all-time great lever-action Rifles.

Now the question is whether Winchester will ever reintroduce the Model 88. The answer, as we see, it is likely “no,” since the Winchester product line has been greatly scaled back and its parent company Browning still offers the competing Model 81 BLR. But then, why not have two good levers available from one company?

THE COLT 1911 The First Century

BY JOHN MALLOY

New names keep coming up for companies offering new 1911s. Legacy Sports now offers their Citadel 45 in full-size and compact versions.

Students of firearms are aware of the significance of the year 1911. In that year, a century ago, the Browning-designed Colt Model 1911 was adopted as the sidearm of the United States military forces. Perhaps no single semiautomatic handgun is better known, has had more influence on pistol design, or has had more influence on pistol design, than the 1911. Now, 100 years later, the Colt/Browning 1911 design lives on, little changed, and it remains amazingly popular.