question about a 94 winchester 30-30

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Hi,

I have recently inherited a winchester 94 Canadian centennial carbine (30-30). From what i've found it's not worth much at all. I was thinking about firing it (never been fired). I've always wanted a lever action carbine and this seems to fit the bill. will this be an unwise decision?

plus any info/links to what i should check for on the gun to ensure smooth operation (i've downloaded the manual so i'm looking for user tips)

thanks for the help,

94
 
thank you,

Its been sitting dormant since 67, should i do any preventive maintenance on it before i fire it? Like i said i downloaded the manual, but have only flipped through it. Not sure if these are silly question but this is my first lever action.

thanks

94
 
If it is from 1967, then don't shoot it. It is the recent like the 90's and 2000's when winchester oversaturated the market with special additions which were meant to be wall hangers only. These editions from the 90's and 2000's, I have had quite a few and they were all terrible functionally speaking, looked aweseome. The action was totally loose, and sloppy.

But yours from 1967, and unfired? It would be a sin to deflower that. Although that gun was meant and built to shoot, it is still something you should respect. If you want a lever to shoot and are not too particular about caliber, then I suggest the Puma 92. And Winchester has introduced a couple nice 1892, that are also nice.
 
I wouldn't shoot it either. If it has no intrinsic value to you, I would sell it. You should get enough for it to buy a real good pre 64 94.
 
You might actually get more than it is worth is someone wants it badly enough. Then get a used pre 64 to shoot and use the extra cash to buy another gun. Woo Hoo! Keep it virginal till you find out if someone out there is willing to pay for it. If you were in the US the story would be a lot different.
 
well i think i'm going to shoot it. I found out they made 90,301 of them. The current market is 700 give or take, which is less then a pre 64. Apparently they shoot very well. So i think i'm picking up a box of lever revolution and testing it out. :)
 
Have fun shooting it! After all it is just a commemorative rifle. In a hundred years it might be worth something not shooting. Even then, it probably wont come close to paying your bills for a month ;).

Blast away! :sniper:
 
94 carbine said:
well i think i'm going to shoot it. I found out they made 90,301 of them. The current market is 700 give or take, which is less then a pre 64. Apparently they shoot very well. So i think i'm picking up a box of lever revolution and testing it out. :)
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I routinely see pre-64 94s with asking prices under or around $500.00. Perhaps you should look around before you decide.
 
Win 94 67 Cent.

I would not shoot it.

If you have no attachment to it except to shoot it, there are tons of 94s out there and you should easily be able to get a pre-64 for the value of this gun and then go and shoot it.

I've had a number of pre-64 over the years and I don't collect them. I always have at least one around and the latest one is a 1949, 94 in 30-30 that I bought for $350 shipped with very nice wood but the blue is just about all gone. The action is still very tight and you can feel the quality compared to recent 94s.

I had a 1926 SRC in very good condition and a real collectible bought for $380 but had no interest in collection so I traded to someone real keen
on the 94.

Cheers,

Duke1

Go Canada Go!
 
Seems that if it is worth only $700 at this point then to sell it and replace it with a pristine older 94 is only going to save him maybe $150 to $200. For some of us the effort of selling and shipping and then shopping and buying isn't worth the effort all just to put that amount of money in our pocket. If it's a nice looking gun that he likes the look of and with a good rep for shooting well and it's only worth a couple of hundred or less compared to a used gun in excellent shape but with some wear then I'd say shooting it isn't such a big deal.

On the other hand if someone was willing to TRADE an excellent condition early 94 along with some extra cash or a few goodies then the switchover would be fairly painless and easy.

And it's not like the other 90,300 of them are suddenly going to dissapear and make this one worth a whole lot more. I'd hardly call that sort of run which likely mostly sold in Canada since it is a Canadian Commemorative a "limited edition".

Clean it inside and out, oil as per the manual and go play I say.
 
Clean it...shoot it ...and enjoy it. The "savers" have thousands and when those get dumped on the market, it will hardly be worth the enjoyment you will feel. The OOHs and AAHs you will hear at a range are all worth it. I got lots when I take out my Lone Star Comm. rifle.
 
Guns are made for shooting, and it sounds like they made quite a few of this edition. If it was extremely rare or fragile I might have second thoughts, but I know what I would do. Just my 2 cents.
 
Many of you seem to be forgetting about the difference in quality between a good condition pre 64 and the show gun models, whumped out after the quality control office went on holiday.
Without doubt, I would sell it, then buy a pristine, great shooter.
 
I had one. Stamped carrier, tin butt plate etc etc. One of the worst produced by Winchester. Looked good but that was it. I couldn't get it to work well enough to trust it for hunting. Shoot it and then sell it. As previously said a pre 64 is the way to go.

regards, Darryl
 
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