Winchester model 94

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Hi All,

Not sure if this is the right spot or not. Sorry if not! I have been given a number of my dads old firearms and have gotten back into target shooting like I did when I was a kid. Looking to purchase my first gun and have always loved the Winchester model 94. I got offered one about 8 years ago for dirt cheap but did not have the money at the time. I am thinking its time to mend my mistake. Anyone know of one for sale. Nothing special, nothing too expensive. I do not need a collectors edition or a special edition barrel. Just a simple 30-30 and that I can shoot two or three times a year and take great care of.

Let me know!

Thanks,

Steve
 
good choice, I grew up with a pre'64 mod 94 30-30 Win. Hunted with one for many many moons. A great gun to carry. Good luck and welcome to the CGN site.
 
mike t said:
Theres one on the EE right now for $350 shipped, ya cant go wrong for that price......
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Thanks Mike! I am in the process of being approved for the EE section. I wondered why I couldn't get in the first day so I posted here. Still trying to figure the whole site out, but i'm excited! I was in on some auctions last week but they all went JUST over my price range.

I would love to get a Pre-64 model but I realize that there is a premium for that. They sure do not make things the way they used to. I have my dads Winchester model 75 .22 cal which he bought for 35$ out of a catalaugue and its older than god and still shoots true and looks like the day he bought it. Its amazing what happens when you take care of your firearms.

I have always been a Winchester and Remington fan. Maybe one day I will adventure out to new makes.
 
Im not sure what youre budget is but my 3 pre 64 Winchester all cost me under $475 except the eastern carbine which cost me exactly $475 so you shouldn't have any problems in finding what you seek
 
Lately (since the big Red W stopped routine production of the 94) even the less desirable post 64 models are priced high. The extra 100.00 to 200.00 you will spend on a real clean pre 64 model 94 is worth it. Don't be afraid of one chambered in .32 special. That is a great calibre and Canadian Tire always stocks it.

Darryl
 
I picked my pre64 32 Special 94 from Epps. They often have a few choices. I've also used EE with good luck. As advised above I went the real nice pre-64 with a Lyman 66 steel already installed route. I highly recomend a receiver sight called a peep sight often.

Be aware any modification reduces the value of a pre-64. A real clean original 94 will vave the greatest long term value. Early rifles were drilled and tapped for a tang sight and later, 50s, were d&t for a receiver sight, my preferred choice. Mine was drilled and tapped as a mod and this reduces any collector value but got me a superb shooter at a good price. A refinished stock, reblued, etc. affect the gun's value. If it has been drilled and tapped for a scope mount that really reduces the value with holes in the action side.

An early Marlin 336 is also a dandy rifle and comes from the factory ready to be scoped. Folks like the JM period of construction. I have both styles and would suggest either are excellent rifles. In my opinion nothing carries as sweet as a 94 in the hand and field. The Marlin is a bit heavier and fits a bit larger which works for me as well.
 
I just bought a pre 64 (1951) and a post 64 (1977) on the EE and got great deals on both. The 77 looks fresh off the assembly line, and I just got back from the range this morning with it, knocking steel at 400 with the stock sites. I have owned this baby for a month, and I cannot believe how much fun it is to shoot, and how it makes my horrible skills look ok. I love it
 
A buddy called up some years ago and said he had a rifle for me. I'd seen it in his locker at the False Creek fishermen's wharf one time. A Winchester '94. I thought it was in 32 Special.

Anyway, he moved to Hedley and was moving again to Grand Forks and was nevr going to hunt and didn't want the gun. He dropped it off while I was away during herring season or something.

When I got back, there it was, stuffed into a crumbling 40-year-old plastic case. It was a 30-30. Looked like it had been rid hard and put away wet. Somebody had screwed a sling swivel fitting into the side of the fore-end wood and taken sandpaper to the barrel. Receiver had spot rust on it, but nothing scabby.

I did some research and discovered that it was a 1956. Found a Williams receiver sight for the back end, cleaned the bore really well with a brass bush, cleaner and elbow grease and you know, that thing shoots better than I can. Way better than a '74 friends gave my daughter that she left when she grew up and left and much better than the worn out '27 my father gave me.
 
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