I happened to look at 2 S&L rifles yesterday, one was a model 54 the other a 65.
Are there really any significant differences between them because other than different stocks the action etc seemed to be exactly the same.
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I happened to look at 2 S&L rifles yesterday, one was a model 54 the other a 65.
Are there really any significant differences between them because other than different stocks the action etc seemed to be exactly the same.
I don't know Larsen but this is Schultz. It should be easy enough to tell the difference now that you have seen one of them.
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Just looking at my book the 54 was designed to shoot the 7x61 Sharp and hart cartridge, rear locking, they stopped making them in 1957 and the model 60 ran from then until 1960 when the model 65 was introduced with some major internal improvements this ran until 1967 when it was replaced by the 680L.
Major improvements included safety changes, going to staggered magazine, longer receiver, cock on opening, shorter striker travel etc.