Scope on a Model 94

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Hello all, new member here (I hate search engines - can't seem to make them work)

What I'm looking for is advice on putting a scope on a Winchester Model 94 lever action 30-30 with top eject.

I would be OK with a scope mounted offset to the centreline of the bore, allowing the shells to be ejected without conflict. I can live with a scope sighted in and bullets being 1" right and 1" low....

I'm just looking for some advice (even brands/unit numbers of scope mounts) for completing this task from members that have done this with thier own rifles.

I live in Calgary and work close to Russells and Wholesale, and am close to Bass Pro. I feel hesitant on carrying in a firearm; mostly because of the nervousness of "general" public.

BTW, I shoot right handed.
 
A Weaver side mount base is available, and you would use the "long" rings. While workable, the offset scope does feel odd. Elevation is exactly the same as a top mounted scope. You could zero windage so that the group was slightly offset, by the amount that the scope is offset. Or you could center the group, and see if it makes any difference at the ranges at which you would shoot.
 
Have you ever tried using a peep sight on a M94? I use a williams and really like it. For hunting I unscrew the small aperature and use the big hole as a ghost ring. Very fast and accurate.

For scoped levers, i use a Marlin 336.
 
Ganderite said:
Have you ever tried using a peep sight on a M94? I use a williams and really like it. For hunting I unscrew the small aperature and use the big hole as a ghost ring. Very fast and accurate.

For scoped levers, i use a Marlin 336.
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I've got to agree. An aperture sight not only looks better on a lever action but works great. A tang sight gives even better accuracy by lengthening the sight radius. Either a Lyman #2 or a Marbles tang sight would be my choices.

brownells.com offers both, the Lyman for $86.99 US and the Marbles for $132.99 US.
 
Note also that the scope should be rotated 90 degrees to the left so that the windage knob becomes the elevation knob. Better to use either a receiver sight or a tang sight-the carrying qualities of the rifle will also be enhanced as well as the natural pointing characteristics of the 94. Older eyes will find that the ghost ring is far superior to the issue open sights.

Good Luck,
John S.
 
I had a scope mounted on a Model 94 and with my eyesight, I enjoyed the extra power. Despite the other people's view , it worked for me. Appearance is not everything as not many including the quarry see what equipment you shoot. Accuracy also goes up greatly. Peep sights for some and scopes for others...personal choice. Main thing is that another gun nut is enjoying the sport.
 
Congratulations on your first posting. Welcome to the group.
If your eyesight is near normal, I would definetely go with the aperature sights, rather than a scope. From at least the 1950s, the model 94 is drilled and tapped for a peep sight. The Williams Fool Proof, while not as good as it used to be, is still OK, as is the Lyman model made for it. Either is far superior to the original iron sights, and for those of us who have long used aperatures, they are faster, and every bit as accurate on moving game, as is a scope.
The aperature sighted 94 gets all the accuracy needed, for any type of hunting, the 94 is capable of. But all the great assets of the 94 in the bush, such as ease of handling and getting on target quickly, is maintained with the peep sights.
 
I like scopes, but I HATE sidemounts on a 94. I tried one on three different rifles and I could not shoot it well. It was okay at the range, but no way on earth would I hunt with one. I'd pay the bucks to have a LER scope mounted forward of the receiver or, as others suggest, put on a peep sight of some sort.
 
I prefer a receiver sight as it doesn't ruin the lines and portability of the 94, two of it's greatest attributes. The tang peep is slightly faster being closer to the eye but lacks the precision adjustment of the receiver sight.
I think the long eye relief mount is still available which mounts ahead of the receiver but it limits your field of view.
 
tbrwlf said:
Have you considered using a scout mount system? It is forward of the reciever. I had one on a 94 and found it very fast.
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The problem with those is that they totally ruin the balance of a 94 which is one reason they were so popular in the first place. A receiver sight doesn't affect the handling at all.


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Scoping a Win 94....

Iron sites or peep sites on a Win 94.

If you want to scope a lever in .30-30 then do it to a Marlin.... ;)

My .02

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