[MDCrabby]

I have a model 94, made in 1984, with a 20" barrel but the magazine tube is 1 3/4" shorter. What is this?

 

[30-30remchester]

It sounds like your rifle tube has been damaged and repaired. How about some photos.

 

[MDCrabby]

i would like to post a picture, but I don't know how.. the rifle is new, never been fired. I took it to a gun show once and the guy at the Winchester table just wanted to buy it. If anybody can tell how to post a picture I will.

 

[MikeG]

Try Photobucket or other internet hosts. You won't be eligible to use the forum photo features until you have 25 posts and 10 days on the forum - stops a lot of drive-by spamming. Sorry but necessary feature in this day and age.

 

[MDCrabby]

Thanks Mike

 

[MDCrabby]

Here is another view

 

[JBledsoe]

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It looks like it was made in 1986, what is the serial number? What caliber?

 

[MDCrabby]

Serial number, 5,3xx,xxx. Model, Ranger. Caliber, 30-30.

 

[Mr-Jean]

The Ranger was an entry-level rifle in the Winchester line, as were all the Ranger models in each line, including pump-action shotguns.

 

[MDCrabby]

But why is the magazine tube 1 3/4" shorter than the barrel. All the ones that I see they are both the same lenght.

 

[JBledsoe]

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Some of the Ranger models made for the big retail chains (Sears, Western Auto, Wal-Mart, etc.) had the shorter mag tube. Yours could have been a factory mistake or swapped later by the owner. Another possibility is that it is a "Chapter 11 gun". The serial number would indicate manufacture in 1985, the year before USRA went into chapter 11 but the receiver could have still been on the shelf in 1986 and assembled as parts gun.

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[MDCrabby]

So basically, it nothing special. If that’s the case I guess it’s time to load her up and put some rounds thru her. Thanks for the info.

 

[JBledsoe]

So basically, it nothing special. If that’s the case I guess it’s time to load her up and put some rounds thru her. Thanks for the info.

No, it is not anything special. I have been digging thru my old catalogs from USRA (Winchester) and discovered that the Ranger model was made with the short mag during the first two years. So the '84 and '85 Rangers had the shorter magazine, and possibly one other year. After a couple of years the Rangers had the same mag as other 94, the only difference after that was the front sight and the hardwood stocks.

 

[cowpoke1955]

Shoot it and enjoy it. Now, go get a deer!