1887 Winchester - The Rube Goldberg Device of Shotguns
The 1887 Winchester, while iconic in pop culture, is presented as a mechanically flawed design with significant reliability issues. John Browning's lever-action shotgun design, commissioned by Winchester, suffers from awkward loading and a complex cycling mechanism prone to malfunctions. Despite its legacy, the later 1897 pump-action is deemed a superior and more reliable firearm.









