Continuation of previous post.
When the war ended, the Gov't canceled orders for 32,612 more rifles. Some of these were being manufactured when the orders were canceled. Some new actions must have been forged, but of what kind of steel? After the war, Winchester bought the parts (presumably made of Gov't-controlled or Gov't-owned steel) at scrap steel prices. From 1919 through 1923, they assembled rifles from parts on hand and sold them. The military sold off their Winders through the DCM. How many Winder actions (modified high walls) were made seems to be anybody's guess. Campbell says the Winchester records account for 12,735.
I think that tells us why someone reports that his varmint rifle conversion was great and someone else reports that his action was dead soft and the conversion was not successful.
