Winchester 94 cracked tang

[Gun hog]

Bought a post '64 as parts due to broken reciever tang and figured nothing to loose, may as well try welding it up. Mig welder didn't take due to cast reciever. So I rebeveled everything and took the stick to it. Very carefully with arctec unichrome I was able to weld it and it's survived a trip to the gravel pit for a box of shells. I am going to build up the edges with the mig to get back the sharp corners. Just wondering if anyone else here has had any luck with a broken tang and what method was used.

 

[tiriaq]

I have repaired them by silver brazing a plate underneath. The silver braze also fills the crack.

 

[Fargone4sure]

I've welded them, but I use a plasma welder, somewhat similar to tig welding. I think mig would be a real challenge. Really tig or an equivalent is probably best.

 

[Leeper]

I have welded some with oxy-acetylene.

 

[kawicrash]

I have seen a few older Winchesters that looked like they were brazed.

 

[gunrunner100]

I had a local guy Tig weld one. I've seen them brazed as well.