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.
Using a Mauser 98Field and Stream, "The 50 Best Guns Ever Made"-type action, the Model 54 was produced until 1936 when, with some modifications, it was reintroducedThe History of Winchester Firearms 1866–1992, Henshaw, Kuhloff, Barnes, and Hall, p.85 as the Winchester Model 70. The Model 54 had a relatively heavy two stage trigger pull, which was greatly improved in the Model 70.
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 7.92x57mm Mauser. Special order chamberings were made in .25-35 Winchester, .32 Winchester Special, .35 Whelen, and 38-55 Winchester.Long live the Model 54 Winchester
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.
See also Winchester rifle T. C. Johnson
References
Bolt Action Rifles, De Haas and Zwoll, p. 576
External links Exploded view