Long Barrel Winchester M 94 rifles

[Highwind]

At one time when I was really into Marlins, I had a exc 1895 rifle made in first couple yrs of production, I would have to look that up
Hex barrel, 28" , it looked Right to me, but would be a bear to carry all day, but that's what horses where made for.

BTW I was riding with the old boy from next door farm/ ranch in the river hills few years back ( 65?) and he pulls out his old win 25-20 and up and nails a cot way out across a valley , where I had a hard time even seeing the thing.
that was a long barrel rifle his father bought .
Late years I tried a couple times to trade him a new one or bunch of cash long after he retired, but not a chance.
money did not mean much to him and it was Dad's so I quite understand that.
I never measured it but looked about 28-30" long and skinny, Very well used.

Great story marshall. This is the kind of example I was hoping I'd see. Most guys are probably more familiar with the 20" Carbines and may not of seen or heard about the older Winchesters, Marlins and others that had longer barrels. I don't have a horse so no need for that kind of consideration.

At one time at least 20 years ago I contact Marlin in Canada to see if they'd make me a long barrel lever action rifle. They bumped me over to Marlin USA for an answer. I phone Marlin USA and they said - we would do a special order if we manufactured one of our Lever actions in the caliber your interested in having made. There was a need of doing some paper work and some co-ordination with Marlin Canada and Marlin USA but it seemed like a lot of work so I put it off and therefore I never followed through. Wish I had because it could have been done and I'd be enjoying it now. With the price of rifles now companies ought to be building the rifles in the calibers we want rather then their usual run of the mill annual production run of calibers they choose to produce. In this way we as customers would be more satisfied with obtaining what we really want from them.

 

[boxhitch]

I'm not sure if anyone has used this site in the USA but it may come down to being cost prohibited with import fees etc...? http://www.winchesterbarrels.com/store/p32/1894winchesterbarrel.html

26" is their longest? I thought you were after 30+ maybe?
these days a custom could be made and with laser etching some of the original markings could be replicated then stamp in the others
this might be more cost effective, but then again its only more money to get something custom engraved

 

[Mike Webb]

Winchester in its lever heyday would make barrels up to 36 inches long on special order on 1894, 1892, 1886 and 1873. The carbines are great to carry but for offhand shooting the 26 inch standard rifles hang really nice offhand.

 

[marshall]

I also had a early Marlin in a trapper type carbine , 44/40 16" cute as a bug and very nice condition, Most of my Marlins at that time where 26" rifles, seemed to be the standard length you run into.

Did have a Win 86 in 33cal in a 30" I think, may have been 32" been long ago.
It did nothing for me, but it was cheap at a small auction.