Winchester Model 54

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|name= Winchester Model 54

| image= Winchester Model 54 Charles Lindbergh SI AaS.jpg

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|origin= United States

|type= Bolt-action rifle

|designer= Thomas Crosley Johnson

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|manufacturer= Winchester Repeating Arms Company

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|production_date= 1925–1936

|number= 50,145

|variants= Standard Grade, Carbine, Super Grade, Target

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|weight= 7¾ lb. (Standard Grade, 24 in. barrel), 11¾ lb. (Sniper's Rifle), 8 lb. (Super Grade), 7¼ lb. (Carbine)

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|cartridge= various, see article

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|barrels= 24 in. (Standard Grade), 20 in. (Carbine), 26 in. heavy (Sniper's Rifle)

|action= bolt

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|feed= Non-detachable box magazine, holding 5 cartridges

|sights= open

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The Winchester Model 54 is a bolt-action rifle manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The 54 was the first successful production run civilian centerfire bolt action for Winchester.[http://www.theleadingarticles.com/aid3711/My-Favorite-Guns-The-Winchester-Model-54.html My Favorite Guns, The Winchester Model 54]

Using a Mauser 98[https://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/2015/08/the-new-and-improved-50-greatest-guns-ever#page-48;jsessionid=17F05E74EC5CDF7C6B65D2A3DFE76D70.pa9_fs Field and Stream, "The 50 Best Guns Ever Made"]-type action, the Model 54 was produced until 1936 when, with some modifications, it was reintroduced[https://books.google.com/books?id=T-Irz4qHwsQC&q=%22model+54%22&pg=PA85 The History of Winchester Firearms 1866–1992, Henshaw, Kuhloff, Barnes, and Hall, p.85] as the Winchester Model 70. The Model 54 had a relatively heavy two stage trigger pull, which was greatly improved in the Model 70.

Standard chamberings included the .22 Hornet, .220 Swift, .250-3000 Savage, .257 Roberts, .270 Winchester, 30-30 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, 7x57mm Mauser, 7.65x53mm Argentine, and 7.92x57mm Mauser. Special order chamberings were made in .25-35 Winchester, .32 Winchester Special, .35 Whelen, and 38-55 Winchester.[http://www.ogca.com/long_live_the_model_54_wincheste.htm Long live the Model 54 Winchester]

[https://www.ogca.com/model_54_rifles__by_wayne_r.htm Model 54 Rifles]

Intended for use with open or aperture sights, the bolt throw makes the addition of a scope difficult as it was introduced prior to the popularity of telescopic sight.