In terms of running out of ammo? I’ve always wondered why Winchester.

Thanks,
Chris

I thought it was due to the popularity of the 1873 Winchester and it being one of the first rifles that were easy to fire fast and empty the tube...

Expression of the time. I’m done with words it’s fighting time. Or kind of like I’m going to go postal. My understanding anyway

Edit to add. Mrs. Winchester that ran the company for years after he died was thought to be bat shit crazy

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Edit to add. Mrs. Winchester that ran the company for years after he died was thought to be bat shit crazy

The house is a trip. If you are ever in San Jose take the time to visit.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...hester_Mystery_House

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Edit to add. Mrs. Winchester that ran the company for years after he died was thought to be bat shit crazy

The house is a trip. If you are ever in San Jose take the time to visit.

It’s on my list the family and I watched the movie the other day and we all would like to go see it.

Military pilots use the term when they run out of ordnance and have to return to base to re-arm going back at least to WWII. I have heard that the term originates to the 19th century when infantrymen called for more ammo but can't verify that. But I recall seeing old wooden military ammo crates that ammunition was carried in the word Winchester was prominent on the case.

Side bar- The recent Winchester House movie was horse shit made up crap. Only upside is a lot of it was filmed on site. I grew up in San Jose and visited it several times and had a buddy who’s GF was tour guide there and he took the midnight Friday the 13th and Halloween tours. (Sells out months in advance) The gun museum at the end is worth the price of admission.

Crazy Sarah inherited a pretty sizable percentage of the company stock. I don’t think it was a majority, but could be. Anyway she lived out in San Jose, not New Haven. She didn’t have anything to do with the day to day operations. It is said her stock in the company provided her a $1000 a day income back when $1000 was serious money and no income tax. Losing a child in infancy and a husband in a short time span probly made her a bit kooky and if we had modern mental health available back then she probably could have just been properly medicated and had been provided therapy.