Only jam prone lee enfield I've ever seen is one that was loaded wrong!
Win 94's (pre vs. post 64) Is there really any difference?
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Only jam prone lee enfield I've ever seen is one that was loaded wrong!
I'm a fan of these as well. The sweet zone is just after the angle eject and just before the crossbolt safety (1984-1991) IMO. I had a mid-80s Ranger model that I'll always regret selling. Smooth action, angle ejecting and I preferred the birch stock as I'm a fan of the blond wood. I'd have no qualms about putting one of these side by side with a pre-64 model.
The ones I am talking about were not charger stagger loaded issues, I even had a gunsmith take a good look at them and fix the feed lips. It's a weak spot in the rifle design. Oh well one works with what they have.
There were variations in both pre and post-64 Model 94's. In general, I liked the pre-64 better but the late models prior to the crossbolt safety were well made. The commemoratives were often of poorer quality than the standard rifles but were flashy and appealed to the magpie flock.
I have seen numerous model 94 Winchesters which would shoot at the 2 moa level or even better. When one shot real poorly, there was usually a reason for it with bulged barrels being at the top of the list. On average, Marlins are much more accurate. Marlins also seem easier to load and one can mount a scope low and centered. Regards, Bill.
I have seen numerous model 94 Winchesters which would shoot at the 2 moa level or even better. When one shot real poorly, there was usually a reason for it with bulged barrels being at the top of the list. On average, Marlins are much more accurate. Marlins also seem easier to load and one can mount a scope low and centered. Regards, Bill.
I have been shooting for fifty years. I have owned hundreds of guns. I worked in the gun business for 15 years. The pre-64 Winchester M94 carbine is the best all-round North American sporting rifle ever built. I once owned a 1927 src in .32 spec. with which I shot five 5shot one inch groups in a row, witnessed by the gunsmith I worked with at the time.
BTW, NOTHING made since 1964 is worth a tinker's damn.
BTW, NOTHING made since 1964 is worth a tinker's damn.
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my first rifle i bought was a win 94 and with remington core-loc ammo it shoots a 2.5 inch grouping at 100 yards (its a post 64 built in 71) i took my first deer with it as well could well deffinatly is part of bais for these rifles i have to say that with winchester or federal ammo it shoots 5 to 10 inch groups at 50 yards damn neer sold it for that reason i would say that the biggest reason for poor grouping is the ammo find what your rifle like to eat ande feed it makes a real difference
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You have to watch when buying used. Some of the 94's had a bad rep. for the shells jaming between the link and the lifter. There was a couple of years that the 94's had a tin stamped lifter and poor fitting link. These were pure junk. Pre 64 forged stuff is the way to go if buying. Everything is steel including the butt plate.
I'd like a pre-64 Win 30-30 but I've heard from some reputable sources that they aren't making them anymore. Actually they aren't making post-64 Win 30'30s anymore either. I bought a top eject in 1979 (don't know year of manufacture though), put a Williams receiver sight on it, group size shrunk dramatically and I really can't complain about it. That being said I like my Norcs also.
