I ve shot for the first time my bro in law's Winchester model 290 with bushnell scope , and im beginning to like it . He acquired his from his dad who passed away 10 yrs ago. His dad bought the gun at a gunshow. It s not the most beautifully crafted gun there is but its very accurate. It has a thick barrel which is nice. And the 15 round magaziine tube is plenty enough for a semi auto. No fumbling of magazine and the anxiety of loosing it is a big plus.
The simple and slim design makes its very handy . Only drawback is , the trigger break is on the heavy side. OVerall, i impressed with the genius tube fed design vs the mag that sticks on the bottom that im used to.
The Marlin 60 which is another tube fed design (im not familiar with it) and still in production today. Do you think the Marlin 60 is a much superior design ? The barrel with microgroove rifling they used makes it very accurate ? I wonder why Winchester stopped the model 290 in 1976.
A gun i ve shot looks similar to this ,
The simple and slim design makes its very handy . Only drawback is , the trigger break is on the heavy side. OVerall, i impressed with the genius tube fed design vs the mag that sticks on the bottom that im used to.
The Marlin 60 which is another tube fed design (im not familiar with it) and still in production today. Do you think the Marlin 60 is a much superior design ? The barrel with microgroove rifling they used makes it very accurate ? I wonder why Winchester stopped the model 290 in 1976.
A gun i ve shot looks similar to this ,