Want to buy a Winchester 30-30. Please help with some questions

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Hi everyone!

Well I'm a noob when it comes to leaver guns but I'm finally in the market for a Winchester 30-30 , now I love the cowboy style I'm looking for something in a carbine length,
Can anybody point me in the right direction,

Should I try an find a used one or buy new( do they still make new?)
I just want a quality winchester 94 in 30-30
Any input is welcome


Thanks,Sean
 
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If you like the tradional carbines and have $800 max to spend you should look at an original model 1894 saddle ring carbine. You could probably get one in really nice shape for that kind of money and to me the quality is much higher than anything produced now. You won't hurt it a bit by shooting or hunting with it. Plus being a desirable collectors item it will appreciate in value. My 2 cents.
 
You can buy a very nice pre 1964 winchester 94 for 800$. I have read good things about the new japaneese winchesters but they run about 11-1200$
 
profeser said:
Hi everyone!

Well I'm a noob when it comes to leaver guns but I'm finally in the market for a Winchester 30-30 , now I love the cowboy style I'm looking for something in a carbine length,
Can anybody point me in the right direction,

I don't wanna cheep out my budget is $800
Should I try an find a used one or buy new( do they still make new?)
I just want a quality winchester 94 in 30-30
Any input is welcome

Thanks,Sean
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Are you looking to do SASS (Western style compition)

If you are check the rules, you mite change your mind on the 30-30
for Sass you will need a model 92 or one of the other levers that shoot pistol cals
and for Sass, 20 or 24 inch barrels are the way to go
 
You should be able to pickup a decent pre 64 model 94 for 350-450 on the EE.
I have bought a couple of them in the last couple yrs.
 
Like other have said, keep your eyes open for a pre-angle eject, pre-crossbolt safety (pre-1992) 94 Winchester. If I was looking for a pre-64, I might turn my attention to the rifles built in the '40s or even to pre-war models. With a 150 yard zero, the .30/30 is a doable 250 yard rifle, although I'd be inclined to install an aperture rear sight and a high rectangular post front sight if your rifle has a tapered barrel, but in the case of an untapered barrel, like the Legacy's octagon barrel, the front sight need only be .335" high to match a gallows style rear sight.

A model 64 might be slightly more desirable for the fellow who is a serious marksman.. The longer barrel provides a longer sight radius, some folks prefer a pistol grip stock to a straight grip, and the balance is a hair better for those who prefer it to be slightly muzzle heavy. If the 64 has a disadvantage, its the half length magazine which looks good, but doesn't hold as much ammo.
 
I bought a pre 64 (1954 iirc) winnie off this board, great member etc etc, dont remember who it was, i paid well under 800, the stock was carved nicely which i really like actually.

I have since bought a wlliams aperture on the rear, and a firesight front, and removed the front sight hood. I know,,, blasphemy, but i still have the origional sights so i see no harm done.

it is absoloutley my favourite gun, although it hasnt had much firing time lately
 
Boomer said:
Like other have said, keep your eyes open for a pre-angle eject, pre-crossbolt safety (pre-1992) 94 Winchester. If I was looking for a pre-64, I might turn my attention to the rifles built in the '40s or even to pre-war models. With a 150 yard zero, the .30/30 is a doable 250 yard rifle, although I'd be inclined to install an aperture rear sight and a high rectangular post front sight if your rifle has a tapered barrel, but in the case of an untapered barrel, like the Legacy's octagon barrel, the front sight need only be .335" high to match a gallows style rear sight.

A model 64 might be slightly more desirable for the fellow who is a serious marksman.. The longer barrel provides a longer sight radius, some folks prefer a pistol grip stock to a straight grip, and the balance is a hair better for those who prefer it to be slightly muzzle heavy. If the 64 has a disadvantage, its the half length magazine which looks good, but doesn't hold as much ammo.
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Boomer, I agree with you on the quality of the early 1940s Model 94. I have one with the PCMR military markings, meaning it was once owned by the military and made in the very early 1940s, thus is actually of the pre war variety.
Great quality and it still has virtually not a mark or ding on it, with a bore that looks like it just came out of the factory.
Someone drilled, tapped and installed a good Lyman peep sight on the left of the receiver, greatly adding to it as a shooter. The purists will now scream that its collector value is gone and it is now just a shooter.
Well big deal, it is a shooter we are talking about!
The OP mentioned he was willing to pay 800 for a good rifle and I think this rifle is in that price range. A very top quality old 94, a hundred dollars for the sight and certainly the broad arrow markings, showing it was once owned by the Canadian military, equate to some monetary value.
Value is based on a lot of different and often unique qualities.
 
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