RE: Winchester 190
I picked up a used one 2 years ago from a divorce sale for $50. Not really knowing what it was I took it to my gunsmith for a quick once over. He stated that they were made right after winchester was turned over in 1964 and were an economy rifle. His opinion was that about 50% jam on a regular basis and a good number of them are almost non- functional (and non-fixable). Luckily, mine works pretty good. I have put shorts and longs through it and have not had many jams but have had a bunch of mis-fires ( I think it is the cheap ammo). The better ammo such as CCI have been trouble free. I threw a $40 fixed 4X scope on it and it actually shoots pretty good at 75 feet in our indoor range.
KEJ