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This meant an end to the production of the traditional lever action M94 rifle and the end of the famous Model 70 in all calibers including the WSM’s and WSSM’s. Finally, in 2006, FN (using the name Winchester) announced the closure of the New Haven plant and the discontinuation of rifle production. The short magnums were the most recent attempt to revive sales. Regardless of this buy out, FN were unable to boost Winchester rifle sales for a worthwhile return.
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The Winchester saga had now almost, in a way, come full circle considering that John Moses Browning also worked with and designed arms for Oliver Winchester. When FN Herstal purchased Winchester, it was adopted by the Browning division of this huge corporation. FN eventually bought the rights to Browning’s military and sporting arms designs and while FN retained its own ‘FN’ branding for military rifles, the sporting division was renamed Browning. Of major interest is the fact that U.S gun designer John Moses Browning worked very closely with FN from 1897 onward. FN Herstal, its head quarters based in Belgium, has two divisions, the manufacture of Defense / Law Enforcement weapons and its sporting arms division. FN took over both the New Haven plant as well as the rights to the Winchester name - still leased from Olin. In 1989, the fully bankrupt USRAC was taken over by FN Herstal of Belgium. For the next few years USRAC produced Winchester rifles however financial strife continued to take its toll. Olin then leased the rights to use this name to USRAC. Olin retained their ammunition manufacturing division along with the Trademark name ‘Winchester’. The Employees formed their own company called the U.S Repeating Arms Company (USRAC). In 1981, due to financial strain, Olin sold the Winchester New Haven plant to its Employees. Olin owned the Western Cartridge company and through buying the Winchester brand name and plant, was able to combine the two divisions under the one ‘Winchester’ banner. In 1931, the Winchester Repeating Arms company was sold to Olin Corporation.
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In 1866, Oliver Winchester purchased the New Haven Arms company and re-named it the Winchester Repeating Arms company (prior to this, Oliver was a major stock holder). The following information and time line is very much over-simplified but is presented to give the reader a practical insight into the factors which have influenced Winchester rifle production.
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To understand how such matters came about, it is necessary to study the history of the Winchester brand. Two years later, the entire line of WSSM rifle production was discontinued, disappearing into obscurity. In 2004 Winchester announced the introduction of a third cartridge to be added to their Super Short Magnum line, the.