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I see the Winchester pigeon load information above and notice the absence of any #8 shot offerings.


That is Western Cartridge Co. The Super-X 12-gauge 3-inch Live Pigeon Load with #7 or #7 1/2 Lubaloy shot was introduced in 1929, three years before the Olins bought up the defunct Winchester Repeating Arms Co. They kept the Winchester and Western lines distinct, though by the mid-1930s the Winchester Super-Speed and RANGER came to pretty much mirror the Western Super-X and Xpert, and are stamped with the same Western patent numbers.



By 1980 we begin seeing ammo labeled Winchester-Western and then eventually the Western name disappears.

Last edited by Researcher; 10/17/20 11:29 AM.