The Winchester Model 12 dominated the pump gun market for 52 years. That’s important, because it was the same year in which one of the most storied of shotguns of all times debuted, too. A new, state-of-the-art factory opened in 1912 and at 275 Winchester Avenue. The Winchester campus was awe-inspiring, a stately 255-acre campus with 876 buildings. But as inspiring as the Single Action Army, the 1911, and the M-16 were, we all thought that there was magic at the other end of the drive. The Rampant Colt offered a dramatic entrance to the 130-acre plant and the firearms made there. It was a dramatic view of one piece of a broken lance perched across the colt’s front legs while its mouth held the pointed end. We all loved going to Hartford to see Colt’s bright blue onion tower dusted with stars and topped with the Rampant Colt. Two companies were on opposite ends of that line.
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