Winchester Model 70 Adopted as State Rifle of AK

Alaska Adopts the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 as State Bolt-Action Rifle of AK

7th state to adopt a state gun (out of just 11 states so far)

July 2014

• 1st = Utah – March 16, 2011 – M1911 pistol
• 2nd = Arizona – April 28, 2011 – Colt Single Action Army revolver
• 3rd = Indiana – March 6, 2012 (final passage; signed March 15) – Grouseland Rifle
• 4th = West Virginia – March 15, 2013 – Hall Model 1819 flintlock rifle
• 5th = Kentucky – June 25, 2013 – Kentucky long rifle
• 6th = Pennsylvania – June 26, 2014 – Pennsylvania long rifle
• 7th = Alaska – July 2014 – Winchester Model 70 rifle
• 8th = Tennessee – February 24, 2016 – Barrett M82 rifle
• 9th = Arkansas – April 5, 2019 – Shotgun
• 10th = Texas – May 24, 2021 – Colt Walker revolver
• 11th = Missouri – July 6, 2023 – Hawken rifle
• Texas adds a second state gun – May 29, 2025 – Cannon
• Idaho – November 3, 2026 – Winchester Model 1873 wins an advisory vote (not yet law)