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Just wondering for folks who have put a few thousands rounds of 30-30 through 94s, what are the common failures or issues?
 
A kind of half answer is to avoid the various commemotatives. For example I once owned a 1967 Canadian Centennial rifle. Within two hundred rounds the stamped shell lifter broke.
Also something more serious related to the shell stop.
This convinced me toake this rifle go away.
Is too bad as it had a wonderful barrel otherwise.
 
Had a post '64 with advanced, visible wear to the locking abutments in the receiver. The bolt was able to move rearward over 1/32nd of an inch. Primers protruded. Because the receiver was compromised, the only repair would have been to set the barrel back and rechamber. Sold it as a wall hanger.
 
Brutus said:
A kind of half answer is to avoid the various commemotatives. For example I once owned a 1967 Canadian Centennial rifle. Within two hundred rounds the stamped shell lifter broke.
Also something more serious related to the shell stop.
This convinced me toake this rifle go away.
Is too bad as it had a wonderful barrel otherwise.
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I should add that this Centennial rifle was immediately replaced with my father's circa 1956 Win 94 carbine.
I probably put about 100 rounds through it in pre-season practice and an easily filled tag year of 2005.
It gets used sparingly these days and much cared for as well. Zero issues other than the smile it puts on my face.
 
tiriaq said:
Had a post '64 with advanced, visible wear to the locking abutments in the receiver. The bolt was able to move rearward over 1/32nd of an inch. Primers protruded. Because the receiver was compromised, the only repair would have been to set the barrel back and rechamber. Sold it as a wall hanger.
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i own a 92' Win. that had the same malady. locking bars were very loose in the frame milled slots and like you, i looked at moving the barrel back and decided it was a lot of work with all the dovetail changes for mag tube,fore stock etc...,so I built new locking bars that fit the frame and held the bolt up tight to the cartridge's rim...much easier build than moving the barrel. Removed about 18 thou headspace.
This old Winchester is second year manuf circa. 1893 and is back shooting sillywet matches every chance it gets.
 
As others have said, and I agree the most common serious failure on post 64's is likely the cartridge stop. May or may not have been at least partially rectified by the changes to the rifle made some time in 1971. My late 1971 that I bought new that year has never had an issue, despite thousands of rounds. It also lost the stamped parts at that time.
 
Brutus said:
A kind of half answer is to avoid the various commemotatives. For example I once owned a 1967 Canadian Centennial rifle. Within two hundred rounds the stamped shell lifter broke.
Also something more serious related to the shell stop.
This convinced me toake this rifle go away.
Is too bad as it had a wonderful barrel otherwise.
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Those aren't meant to shoot, just impress people who like shiny objects. :)

Grizz
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Those aren't meant to shoot, just impress people who like shiny objects. :)

Grizz
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At the time I purchased it, there were not many 26 inch barrel 30-30 rifles around of modern manufacture.

These longer barrels on the M94 action make for superb off hand platform for hunting distances.
And yes it was a gamble whereupon I lost out because the guts of it are substandard quality.
 
Brutus said:
A kind of half answer is to avoid the various commemotatives. For example I once owned a 1967 Canadian Centennial rifle. Within two hundred rounds the stamped shell lifter broke.
Also something more serious related to the shell stop.
This convinced me toake this rifle go away.
Is too bad as it had a wonderful barrel otherwise.
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I replaced my lifter and lever with post '71 versions. I don't remember if I replaced the lever link/cartridge stop.

I will say that I have had to repair a circa. 1913's cartridge stop- not a really heavy use rifle either.
 
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