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08-19-2019, 09:08 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: winfield,ab(70 miles s.w of edmonton)
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Winchester XPR
Looking at buying a Winchester XPR
Any pros/cons I should know about??good reviews or bad please
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08-19-2019, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: winfield,ab(70 miles s.w of edmonton)
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Winchester XPR
I’m considering buying a Winchester xpr,any reviews?pros/cons??
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08-20-2019, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2018
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I don't know anything about reviews but I bought one in .308 in 2017 and I love it. It shoots very well. Has a nice crisp trigger and is worth every dollar I spent on it. It is my go to gun now.
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08-20-2019, 08:03 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Edmonton
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I'm not sure what they are like, however I was in the Canadian Tire in Edmonton Windermere a few days ago and they had some camo ones on sale there. The 7mm RM was $379 and .270 Win at $399 I think, could have been even less. Seemed like a pretty good deal.
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08-20-2019, 09:12 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: My House
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HVA7mm
I'm not sure what they are like, however I was in the Canadian Tire in Edmonton Windermere a few days ago and they had some camo ones on sale there. The 7mm RM was $379 and .270 Win at $399 I think, could have been even less. Seemed like a pretty good deal.
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There is nothing wrong with that gun at all. Buy it for $400. All these guns go bang, and are at least as accurate, likely moreso than whatever Grandpa hunted with.
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08-20-2019, 09:22 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
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There is a recall on them, but they are pretty much just another economy rifle , like the Remington 783, or the Savage Axis.
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08-20-2019, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Strathcona County
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It appears that the rifles that are on sale were part of the recall and now have been retrofitted.
Also, Winchester has a $50 rebate offer on until the end of September.
Muzzle control at all times, then you need not be concerned about killing anyone.
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08-20-2019, 03:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2019
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I know a guy that has one. He loves it
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08-20-2019, 06:43 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: My House
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckhead
It appears that the rifles that are on sale were part of the recall and now have been retrofitted.
Also, Winchester has a $50 rebate offer on until the end of September.
Muzzle control at all times, then you need not be concerned about killing anyone.
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You get no argument from me about muzzle control, but if you are implying that a safety is superfluous, well I don't know that makes sense.
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08-20-2019, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Strathcona County
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sns2
You get no argument from me about muzzle control, but if you are implying that a safety is superfluous, well I don't know that makes sense.
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I'm not implying any such thing. Don't go making strange assumptions.
A firearm is as safe as the person in control of it. Period.
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08-20-2019, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sns2
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Thanks for posting this sns2, i know a guy who owns one and he never once talked about this recall or problems.
There's a difference between an unsafe firearm and an unsafe person, big time.
I will call him tonight.
Last edited by JD848; 08-20-2019 at 08:22 PM.
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08-20-2019, 10:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckhead
I'm not implying any such thing. Don't go making strange assumptions.
A firearm is as safe as the person in control of it. Period.
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Muzzle control is great until you fall in a hole or slip. Accidents happen. Functioning safeties provide safety. Relying on them solely is not wise either, though some unfortunately do.
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08-21-2019, 06:06 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Strathcona County
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sns2
Muzzle control is great until you fall in a hole or slip. Accidents happen. Functioning safeties provide safety. Relying on them solely is not wise either, though some unfortunately do.
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A firearm is a mechanical device and subject to failure at any time, any place.
Firearms need to be checked for proper functioning and repaired if required - safety included. Situational awareness at all times is far more important than some realize.
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08-21-2019, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2018
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I worked on the Gun Counter at Cabelas Abbotsford and the XPR is head and shoulders above the 783 or Axis. Much better trigger and much better bolt smoothness. More like a Browning AB3.
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08-21-2019, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: My House
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckhead
A firearm is a mechanical device and subject to failure at any time, any place.
Firearms need to be checked for proper functioning and repaired if required - safety included. Situational awareness at all times is far more important than some realize.
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Agreed. It's key. Above all likely. Accidents still happen as there will always be holes and logs. The older I get, the more I seem to find em too
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08-21-2019, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Morinville
Posts: 1,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by birdbeast
I worked on the Gun Counter at Cabelas Abbotsford and the XPR is head and shoulders above the 783 or Axis. Much better trigger and much better bolt smoothness. More like a Browning AB3.
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I had one in 30-06, came with Talley style rings and spare mag. Accurate, light and carries well. No comparison to Rem or Savage budget guns.
Its what I used for the 300 yard factory ammo/factory rifle competition a fee years back.
The only thing I didn’t like about it was it wasn’t .308 Win
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08-22-2019, 08:51 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 114
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Huntsman
I had one in 30-06, came with Talley style rings and spare mag. Accurate, light and carries well. No comparison to Rem or Savage budget guns.
Its what I used for the 300 yard factory ammo/factory rifle competition a fee years back.
The only thing I didn’t like about it was it wasn’t .308 Win
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That is the caliber mine is. It is now the only gun I carry. With bullets from 130 to 180 gr. I can harvest anything I am allowed to.
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08-22-2019, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Morinville
Posts: 1,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by birdbeast
That is the caliber mine is. It is now the only gun I carry. With bullets from 130 to 180 gr. I can harvest anything I am allowed to.
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Sweet. I like the vias camo one.
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