Winchester Repeating Arms 1886 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 9)

Traditional open sights. Easily
adjustable for elevation and
drift adjustable for windage
Cut checkering embellishes
the walnut stock and forearm.
The tubular magazine loads
through the right-side mounted
loading port in the receiver.
The design was an instant success due, in part, to its
ability to handle more powerful cartridges like 45-70 up
to 50-110 Express, among others. The design of the her
and Link mechanisms are both clever and unique. Other
levers of the day had much bulkier designs, and still could
not effectively handle the cartridges the 1886 could.