Winchester Model 54

Bolt-action rifle

Winchester Model 54

Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Thomas Crosley Johnson
Manufacturer	Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Produced	1925–1936
No. built	50,145
Variants	Standard Grade, Carbine, Super Grade, Target
Specifications
Mass	7¾ lb. (Standard Grade, 24 in. barrel), 11¾ lb. (Sniper's Rifle), 8 lb. (Super Grade), 7¼ lb. (Carbine)

Cartridge	various, see article
Barrels	24 in. (Standard Grade), 20 in. (Carbine), 26 in. heavy (Sniper's Rifle)
Action	bolt
Feed system	Non-detachable box magazine, holding 5 cartridges
Sights	open

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.^[1]

Using a Mauser 98^[2]-type action, the Model 54 was produced until 1936 when, with some modifications, it was reintroduced^[3] as the Winchester Model 70. The Model 54 had a relatively heavy two stage trigger pull, which was greatly improved in the Model 70.^[3]

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 9x57mm Mauser. Special order chamberings were made in .25-35 Winchester, .32 Winchester Special, .35 Whelen, and 38-55 Winchester.^[4] ^[5]

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.^[4]

References

^ My Favorite Guns, The Winchester Model 54
^ Field and Stream, "The 50 Best Guns Ever Made"
^ ^a ^b The History of Winchester Firearms 1866–1992, Henshaw, Kuhloff, Barnes, and Hall, p.85
^ ^a ^b Long live the Model 54 Winchester
^ Model 54 Rifles

Bolt Action Rifles, De Haas and Zwoll, p. 576 [1]

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Winchester firearms and cartridges

Rifles

Lever-action	Henry rifle Model 1866 Model 1873 Model 1876 Model 1886 Model 1892 Model 1894 Model 1895 Model 53 Model 55 Model 64 Model 65 Model 71 Model 88 Model 150 Model 250 Model 255 Model 9422
Bolt-action	Model 1878 Hotchkiss Model 1895 Lee Navy Model 1900 Model 1902 Model 1904 Model 43 Model 47 Model 51 Imperial Model 52 Model 54 Model 56 Model 57 Model 58 Model 59 Model 60 Model 60A Model 67 Model 68 Model 69 Model 70 Model 72 Model 75 Model 121 Model 131 Model 141 Model 320 Model 325 Model 670 Model 770
Pump-action	Model 1890 Model 1906 Model 61 Model 62 Model 62A Model 270
Semi-automatic	Model 1903 Model 1905 Model 1907 Model 1910 Model 30 Model 63 Model 74 Model 77 Model 100 Model 190 Model 290 Model 490
Full-automatic	Olin/Winchester FAL Model 1917 WAR
Falling-block action	Model 1885

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 1893 Model 1897 Model 1912 Model 25 Model 42 Model 1200 Model 1300
Lever-action	Model 1887 Model 1901 Model 9410
Single-shot	Model 20 Model 36 Model 37 Model 37A Model 41
Double-barrel	Model 21 Model 24 Model 96 Model 101
Semi-automatic	Model 1911 SL Model 40 Model 50 Model 59 Model 1400 Model 1500 SX-1