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winchester 94
uncle milo
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Hello Bert,
I recently obtained a Winchester model 94 carbine,serial number 1762061,caliber stamp .30-30 Win., serrated hammer, flat checkered steel butt plate, short fore end wood, not tapped for receiver sight, blank upper tang. I'm hoping this Winchester is from 1951 also my birth year, am I close? Thanks, Greg LaHaie
I recently obtained a Winchester model 94 carbine,serial number 1762061,caliber stamp .30-30 Win., serrated hammer, flat checkered steel butt plate, short fore end wood, not tapped for receiver sight, blank upper tang. I'm hoping this Winchester is from 1951 also my birth year, am I close? Thanks, Greg LaHaie
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Winchester Model 94 30/30 rifle $
Buck horn sight
Steel butt plate
S/N 2051355
it has only been fired once at th factory. excellent condition
"the closer you are,the louder the boom."
Thanks.
A local FFL has two...
A 1942 model 4 $419 and a 1952 model for $499
What are the differences between the two rifles?
SO WHAT IS CARBINE MEAN
Is this gone Collectible?
Thanks
rcdis
They are both in 100% condition with boxes and all factory papers.
Thanks to all who reply.
John
The most common factory installed receiver sight found on the Model 1894/94 was the Lyman No. 21 or 38. In later years (circa 1930s - 1950s), Winchester did install a Redfield receiver sight (mounted with holes as you describe), but it was a rare option. The vast majority of Winchester Model 94s found with holes drilled & tapped in the receiver are not factory original.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
To the very best of my knowledge, all of the pre-64 made 94s with receiver sights were special order options only. I have owned several that were manufactured in the very early 1950s, and personally handled several hundred more that were made post WW II... and they did not have drilled receivers. None of my many references list it as a regular production change either. Now, it very well might be that it was more often special ordered in the mid-west region of the U.S., but it was still a special order option.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
Dewayne E. Geer,NRA life member, AF&AM_Knights Templer,York Rite Mason,623 Midland TEXAS
Just to be 100% sure, I went and double checked all of my references (Pirkle, Houze, Rennenberg, Henshaw, and Madis)... all of them are in agreement that receiver sights for the Model 94 were always special order. I even looked through a few old catalogs, and the standard Model 94 Sporting Carbine was standard with a barrel mounted dovetail sight.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
My 1964 (verified) Win '94 was sold in Colorado and came with the receiver drilled and tapped for future sight options. Both holes were plugged with small screws.
Hope this helps.