I just picked mine up today, made in 1951 good shape no rust or pitting flawless bore 350.00.

I just purchased another one made in 1915!

Terry

I have a carbine made in 1908. Currently needs new stock as my uncle messed up the original trying to refinish it. The barrel was replaced many years ago so it isnt worth as much as it could be, but it was my grandfathers gun so i shan't be parting with it.

Mine looks just like yours! Same yr 50-51 of manufacture 181xxxx serial. Mine is 32 spl.

My oldest 1894 is from 1897 and it shoots like a hot d@mn. The bore is excellent and groups real good at 100 yds.

Rod

I have 3 - all 32/40, 1906 half round half octoganal, 1908 with 1/2 mag and 1927 which is in mint condition!

I have 50-51 model 94 in 32 win special which looks as good as yours!. It is very nice looks like it was shot very little!When I brought her home it was coverd in oil that turned to sort of like grease.Some good ol hoppes numer 9 cleaned all the black crud oof and the rifle looks new! I'm happy now I need a 94 in 357.

I have an 1897 vintage 38/95 , half octgon barrel, and a 30/30 src from 1899.
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My oldest is my 1886 in 40-82, manufactured in 1895. Next up is my Mod. 92 in 32-20, manufactured in 1913. I'd like to have an 1894 in 38-55 from about that era.

1973 eh? My oldest son was born that year.

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My wife is still mad at me for telling her my model 94 didnt kick much at all. I guess some people just shouldn't shoot rifles.

I recently inherited this 1920 in 38-55.Not a great bore,but it'll smack the crap out of my torso sized steel plate at 100 yards all day long.Does a pretty good job out to the 150 yard berm not that I think about it.
previous owner had a Lyman's tang sight on it,because mine bolted right on. Longer barrel for 'reaching out there'. I sure love this old gal.

Mine was made in 1947. It belonged to my mother-in-law. It has a Williams adjustable peep sight. I suppose it was not mounted at the factory. The original rear sight is missing. It is in excellent shape, except for a hairline crack in the wrist of the stock. I have fired it hundreds of times, and the crack has not progressed. It is very accurate for this type of gun, but I have never used it for hunting. In Montana, where I lived a long time ago, the majority of shots were fairly long and I was better served by a scoped bolt action. Now I live in Kodiak, and the presence of giant Yogis (that often beam in on rifle shots hoping to steal a whole deer, or at least to find a gut pile) makes the little .30-30 feel like a pea-shooter in one's hands. So I use a .338 WM or a Marlin .450 for deer hunting. But I am moving to Alabama next year, and I think that the little M. 94 will be the ideal for deer and hog hunting.

Er, not really................. There's a reason most shooters bellyached when Winchester introduced what's come to be known as the "post-64" models.

The pitting/speckling on post-64 receivers is because the 1964-82 receivers were formed of sintered steel, ILO forged steel, and had to be plated before the material would take various colorings (one of which appears to be bluing).

From 1964-70, the lifters/carriers were made of stamped sheet metal, and not the previous machined steel or the later castings; and the linkages (triggers included) made extensive use of hollow roll pins ILO solid pins.

That said, TE Model 94's made between 1971 & 1982 stood up a lot better than the earliuer post-64's, especially since most of the "pre-64" changes were updated with better parts.



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I still have my first deer and elk rifle, A 25-35 mod. 94 SRC Win. shot a lot of deer with it in my youth and my first 5 or so elk...In fact I still hunt deer with it from time to time. I have never found it lacking.

I also have my grandfathers 30-30 SRC Win. and have shot both deer and elk and a few bear with it..

I love the old Winchesters and Savage rifles..

I have a number of big bore and modern rifles, but its not unusual to catch me hunting out behind my house in Idaho for deer with the older guns..

I have 3 M94 30-30, 2 pre-64, 1 1979 trapper,
I've hunted with all 3, but my trapper is the gun I,ve taken the most deer with.
I've hunted with it every year sense '79, (except last year), I would still be using it but I can no longer see the sights, I tried using peep at a gun store that was worse than the open sight. I still my put a side mount scope on it, g*d I miss hunting with it.

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I have 30-30 from 1932, and a 38-55 from 1894. Just got the old one, and put a few rounds through it yesterday. Very good bore (and everything else), but filthy. I don't know whether to take it apart myself to clean it, or to have a gunsmith do it. Any thoughts?

I just picked up a 94 from 1981. I love it! I have wanted one for years, but always kept buying other guns I thought I couldn't live with out. This one will be going hunting with me tomorrow.

I have two Winchesters from '67 and I am getting ready to sell the carbine to a friend of mine. The rifle with 26" octagon barrel stays with me as one of my deer rifles. The Williams receiver sight on it makes it a good shooter with some hand loads. Easier to shoot than the standard sights and looks pretty good. It is not a pre-64 but it works for me.

The "bluing" you're talking about is black chrome.

I've got a 1966 model Canadian Centennial like that with the 26" octagon barrel. This one will shoot 4" groups at 200 yds with the original open sights.