Winchester offered to do repairs on the gun free of charge. This is a pre-64 Winchester Model 70 style action married to a precision barrel (not match grade). In 1990, Winchester issued a recall for this rifle due to a tendency for the firing pin to break due to use and metal fatigue and become lodged in the breech bolt face, causing the rifle to fire with the action not fully locked, leading to possible catastrophic failure and risk of severe injury or death to the shooter. Take your accuracy to the next level by shopping modern bolt-action rifles. .308 AR-10 Barrels for Sale at Joe Bob Outfitters. Variants of the weapon are capable of firing a. The gun was considerly more expensive to produce than Remington's 740/742 and they were getting hammered on price point. A total of approximately 262,838 were manufactured. Re: Winchester Model 100 Winchester discontinued the 100 for purely economic reasons. It was first introduced in 1961, and was manufactured until 1973. The Winchester Model 100 was a semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Semi-automatic rifle Winchester Model 100
