Why are Win 94's so expensive these days?

ShrtRnd said:
It's not just firearms or related products. New and used vehicles is another venue in the insanely over-price gouging front. Look at lumber prices last summer. Most of us could barely afford sawdust let alone regular lumber. Cedar and PT was a whole 'nother fiasco of price increases..
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Oh I know. I was looking at a few F350’s and they were listed used for more than their sticker price new.
 
Yes,my wife went to the dentist yesterday ,one small cavity repaired,and a filling that was loose replaced,over $800 .total time in the chair was 40 minutes...seems like every patient with insurance is getting railed .that was just insane ,but you know what ,people don't really have a choice ,they don't consult with you first at the dentists office .Another patient was there that my wife knows well,she had 2dental implants with the work being fairly recent ,almost $10,000. How do folks afford this?
 
Hmmm I have an old(1896-1900) carbine 38-55 that is a bit rough… maybe I could get $500-600 for it?!?!
 
Anyone tried refinishing a 70's Winchester receiver with the same chemical process used to blacken m1
gas cylinder's? Cylinder's are supposed to be stainless steel
 
Riddle me this:

Mid-70's Mod 94 in 30-30.
Zero blemishes, loading door perfect, not a scratch. I'd be almost willing to say "unfired", but for the sake of argument say it's been fired 3 times. Dark wood is amazing. Has a sling mount screwed into the stock, but no idea if it's factory, unlikely IMO.

WIW,
$500?
$1000?
More?
 
Dodosmike said:
Riddle me this:

Mid-70's Mod 94 in 30-30.
Zero blemishes, loading door perfect, not a scratch. I'd be almost willing to say "unfired", but for the sake of argument say it's been fired 3 times. Dark wood is amazing. Has a sling mount screwed into the stock, but no idea if it's factory, unlikely IMO.

WIW,
$500?
$1000?
More?
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There is no collector value in a 70s winchester 94.and never will be.
 
Dodosmike said:
Riddle me this:

Mid-70's Mod 94 in 30-30.
Zero blemishes, loading door perfect, not a scratch. I'd be almost willing to say "unfired", but for the sake of argument say it's been fired 3 times. Dark wood is amazing. Has a sling mount screwed into the stock, but no idea if it's factory, unlikely IMO.

WIW,
$500?
$1000?
More?
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650-7.
 
Brutus said:
A few years back myself and another gun enthusiast were tasked by another friend to help him out with an hierloom.
A 26 inch barrel Model 1894 Winchester circa 1923.
With our Chapman screwdrivers we did our best because the owner tried to reassemble it without proper screwdrivers. I tell you what. The steel is butter soft. Some of those screws were Uber hard to line up proper without three hands. Winchester screw patterns have changed over the years significantly.
The worst part was soft steel in the screws and screw threading(!!) New lubrication seemingly was quickly "consumed" by the receiver because of that porous makeup that strange steel. It seemed as if we were dealing with iron versus modern chrome moly steel.(!!)
We were quite amazed afterwards we did not cross thread anything. We also both agreed this is a task we would never do again. Meaning trying to undo other persons mistakes, without better tools, without gunsmith knowledge, is very intimidating.
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This is why I never buy a gun that Bubba has had his hands on. Ole Bubba can turn it into a parts gun real quick.

A few years back I bought a very nice original condition 1894 rifle made in 1896. 30 WCF, octagon barrel, bluing is pretty much all there including the receiver. Everything in very good to excellent condition including the wood. The fella I bought it from had inherited the gun but had no use for an old lever action rifle so I bought it.

I suspect the main reason the gun was in such nice condition was the firing pin was broken and as such wasn't used The very early 1894's had a flat face on the tip of the firing and had a habit of breaking as the tip would catch and snap the tip off. This was soon rectified by Winchester rounding the firing pin tip.

I'm good at taking down an 1894 and was surprised at how clean the gun was inside. It was dry as a bone but clean. Happened to have a firing pin handy so in it went, cleaned and lubricated and I was quite happy. Having the correct tools, screwdrivers and know how is the key. A gun is only original once but if Bubba had gotten his hands on this gun it quite easily could have been a different outcome.
 
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I own only one post 64 Winchester 94, a Golden Spike. Bought it from some folks in 1971 and since she had shot it a couple times I did the same in 1971. Haven't fired it since but remember it was a nice shooter and very accurate. I keep it cause I like it but, being a post 64, it's no collector piece that's for sure and doubt it ever will be.
 
This 94 situation is becoming absurd.
Posted on another site with the only information being one poor photograph and the included posted information as:

"Asking for 1200.00 firm but am willing to negotiate"
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One poor photo.
No description (We know it's a pre-64 because of the screw configuration on the receiver - some may not recognize this)
No indication of condition
Severely molested with an added recoil pad which seems to be poorly fitted and an embedded compass in the stock.
No site hood.

$1200 is a joke. $400 - 450 maybe as a shooter assuming it functions OK and the barrel is not shot out or rusted.
 
Yellowstone and Longmire has no doubt driven up the popularity of the Win. 94 ; and they are a dependable , quick handling , and compact rifle . Plus add in the ever expanding Trudeau govt. gun grabs for semi autos ; and the Win. 94 starts to look pretty good for a lot of people . If you see a decent deal on one , grab it as they probably won't be getting any cheaper .
 
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