M1866

"A modern version of the classic rifle from the 1860's, considered to be a gun that won the West. Up to 8 shots can be loaded, and it has a scope to improve accuracy."

- The Arsenal

The Winchester  (Model 1866) is a Sniper Rifle released during the 11-3-2010 Time Release.

Overview
The is the first lever-action sniper rifle introduced in Combat Arms. Its statistics are similar to the M24 and Dragunov SVDS in terms of accuracy and damage respectively but with a significantly higher rate of fire. Although it does not have the potential to one-hit kill, its high rate of fire and perfect accuracy makes up for it. The also has the highest amount of ammo of all the snipers. Its scope magnification is slightly less than that of the standard sniper scope found on rifles like the L96A1 and the SR25. It has a INSANELY fast reload, on par with the M4 Super 90.

Trivia

 * The M1866 is the only NX Standard weapon to be available for permanent duration for a limited time. It was available to be purchased permanently until November 16 at 11:59 pm PST.
 * The gun can NOT be renewed using the Weapon Renewal Kit, making it the only non-mercenary gun unable to be renewed.
 * It has a special scope, like the L115A2/A3, M-200/Ghillie, and the M107CQ, although it looks the same as the scope on the AUG A1 Black.
 * It is currently the only gun with the lever-action firing mode in the game.
 * In reality, lever action is an outdated design and is hardly found in modern weapons.
 * This weapon in real life is technically not a sniper rifle.
 * The M1866 is probably a play on Modern Warfare 2's inclusion of the 1887, a simliar rifle, in the game.
 * On hacking forums, the M1866 is known to them as a hidden weapon, making its rarity extremely high.


 * This also is a high standard sniper, despite the year of this making which is the early 1860's.

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