For being 71 years old, I don’t think this has had a very hard life. Might still be in the break in period. It’s just a baby.Over the years I've noticed that it varies, that's the youngest Winchester I've ever owned so internally it may be the newest. The gun I picked up today was made in 1922 had a softer trigger, but I don't know if that is from nearly 100 years of use. I'm somewhat at a stand at times working on old guns, because I'm guessing about what the gun was like when it was new