Nice old 1957/58 .32 Special carbine that I hunt whitetail with. As above, nothing carries like a 94. Also have a Canadian Centennial carbine. Had a matching rifle, consecutively numbered, but some a$$hole stole it. Hunted with both of them.
Winchester Model 94 - POLL
- Thread starter ronecol
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I have had lots pass through my hands. All I own now is a trapper 30-30. I may pick up a pistol cartridge but have a Rossi 45 that shoots well. These now hold very little appeal and if my kids are not crazy about the trapper I may send it down the road.
unfortunately, the only way I can ever shoot another lever gun is with one of those stupid looking Large loops and gloves on. I have terrible psoriasis on my knuckles, and each lever throw of a conventionally sized lever, rips the knuckles wide open and blood pours out. Sucks to be me I guess. I take solace in my bolt guns and handguns 
- Location
- Haliburton County, Central Ontario
Winchester model 1894 you say? A complicated, awkward, prehistoric rifle. Popular only because of its history, not its design or function. If Hollywood had not adopted it as its quintessential 'western' rifle, it would have died a quiet obscure death decades ago. Marlin began eating Winchester's lunch with the introduction of their simple, side eject, top scope mount rifle a while ago...
Watched too much t.vwesterns as a kid... fall of '64 I bought a brand new model 94 (1964 model) . was offered a 1962 BRAND NEW in 32 spl. for $10 cheaper but I wanted the NEW/IMPROVED model. (not a bright kid !!) on second shot,cartridge jammed under the loading gate....it was 49 years before I acquired another and only because it was almost given away(Unfired nra centennial musket 1894) gifted to a family member.
I bet if I had bought the 1962 INSTEAD of the 1964 model,i might well still be shooting it. As it is,my only lever gun is a model88 in .284 and no,i will not sell it.
I bet if I had bought the 1962 INSTEAD of the 1964 model,i might well still be shooting it. As it is,my only lever gun is a model88 in .284 and no,i will not sell it.
I have a flat band that I've owned for over 10 years. Didn't know just what it was till a couple years ago lol. I've used both the '94 and the marlin, I think the marlin is the better rifle but there is just something special about a winchester.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I've owned, and hunted with a variety of these rifles over the years, from a 1910 vintage rifle, to one made in 1971.
I was lucky with that last one, I bought in new in 1971, not really understanding the issues that Winchester had gone through in the years 1965 to 1971. I say lucky, because I got a rifle with machined parts. '71 was the year of the change over. Some rifles that year were crap, others were not. I still have, and hunt with that rifle, it's taken everything from skunks, to moose, with the 30-30.
Other older rifle have not disappointed either.
I've handled the Miroku models. They seem like exceptionally good rifles. (better be for the $) Fit and finish is better than any New Haven built '94 Ive ever seen.
Marlin rifles are nice rifles in their own right, but to me, they are clunky compared to the much trimmer Winchester rifle.
I'd never put a scope on a lever gun anyway, but folks need to be reminded that the Miroku models can mount a low scope over the receiver. They feature angle eject.
I was lucky with that last one, I bought in new in 1971, not really understanding the issues that Winchester had gone through in the years 1965 to 1971. I say lucky, because I got a rifle with machined parts. '71 was the year of the change over. Some rifles that year were crap, others were not. I still have, and hunt with that rifle, it's taken everything from skunks, to moose, with the 30-30.
Other older rifle have not disappointed either.
I've handled the Miroku models. They seem like exceptionally good rifles. (better be for the $) Fit and finish is better than any New Haven built '94 Ive ever seen.
Marlin rifles are nice rifles in their own right, but to me, they are clunky compared to the much trimmer Winchester rifle.
I'd never put a scope on a lever gun anyway, but folks need to be reminded that the Miroku models can mount a low scope over the receiver. They feature angle eject.
