Help me, I need support!

I just came back from a Pre 64 Winchester quest over the last 5 weeks. There are some very nice pre64 shooters out there that are affordable, you just need to check often. I have found that many beautiful pre 64 M94's that have been traded in over the last 6 months due to the gun scare to get handguns. You will never loose money on a quality Pre64 and the quality is outstanding. I managed to find a one owner unmolested 1955 M94 for a good price. The journey was half the fun..... Keep your gun and find your self the lever action you really want to own, hunt with, and pass down to your grandkids.

 
I'd be more concerned as to when a Model 94 was made than I would if it was an angle-eject model or not; even if it had a cross-bolt safety or not. Model 94s made post 1964 ("Third Model") and up until sometime in the late sixties, were compromised with cheap production methods, including cast receivers that had a unique, blotchy finish that is almost impossible to re-finish and stamped parts that were previously machined/forged (i.e., the stamped lifter/carrier assembly). Model 94s made after 1968 (dubbed the 3a style), though not as well made as pre-64 94s, at least were now made sans stamped parts. What became known as the "Sixth Model" (6A-Angle Eject, 6B-Angle Eject with Button Safety and 6C-Angle Eject with Tang Safety), starting in 1983 at serial numbers around 5,300,000, were much better made rifles, according to the author of Winchester Model 94; A Century of Craftmanship, Robert C. Renneberg. Mr. Renneberg enthused: "...Another welcome feature (of Sixth Models) is the use of one hundred percent steel forgings in all angle-eject models. This (model was) a serious attempt at prduct improvement and show(ed) a real desire to return to that old-time Winchester quality..."

It's my opinion that every serious rifle aficionado should have at least one Modl 94 in their firearm inventory.
 
Thanks dgludwig. Or should I call you the "enabler" :D for your info. This particular 94 is a pre safety, angle eject. By the pics the finish looks very good. So I think It may well be in your range of "better built" post '64 rifles.
The guy said he also has a box of ammo with It, and to sweeten the deal I offered to throw in two bandoliers (140 rnds) of surplus Turk 8MM I've had for a while, and probably didn't pay much more than a dime a round for.
 
You are welcome, Cheapshooter. My Model 94 is an angle-eject variant having no safety-and no stamped parts. If it were me, I'd make the trade in a New York minute.
 
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I wouldn't trade off any Mauser, but that's just me. Stick to your rule and save up some cash for that 94 (personally I'd hold out for a pre 64). If you trade you'll be kicking yourself down the road just as I've regretted every trade or sale I ever made. Not worth it in the long run.

Stu
 
It sounds like a decent trade to me, and the gun is a nicer version than the crossbolt safety model.

Just for informations sake, yes, the early post 64's had stamped carriers (lifters), I've swapped out several for later forged carriers, they are simple to do. The receivers are made of a weird alloy that doesnt blue well, but there are people that know how to do it (adjusting the blue tank temp can change the way they turn out, as well as certain blueing salts that work better). If I found one at a decent price, I wouldnt hesitate. None of the things that concern some folks are that big of a deal to me.
 
Cheapshooter is going to TRADE A GUN! Oh the CALAMITY!

Which one of those darned Ghostbusters crossed the streams? I knew they said it would be bad, but could it really have gotten this bad?

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Glad you found something you wanted. Trades are part of it for most of us, and it has to be done. Enjoy that rifle.
 
Forgive me TFL memeber for I have violated my #1 rule!

But I will explain.
The latest 94 Winchester involved in a tpossible trade for my Yugo M48 is in great shape. Yes, it is the economy "Ranger" model, yes It has angle eject, yes, It has a rebound hammer, but no, It doesn't have the pointless cross bolt safety. As It turns out, to add more insult to the purests, It has a magazine tube about an inch and a half shorter than the barrel. But it is in great shape with a nice looking finish. More on that, and the rifle itself on another thread I started about It.
My excuse for the violation is that the Yugo Mauser was a whim purchase, like most of mine. I wanted a Mauser, It looked good, turned out to be a readonable shooter. But It wasn't a 98! A few years later I found a Russian capture, peened markings genuine 98. A rifle I much prefer. Both because of it's make, model, and it's history.
End result, no decline in the population of my safe, and I now have a thudy-thudy that has scratched an itch I have had for a whole. Plus I still have a real German 98 in excelent condition!
Happy, happy, happy
But I must not make this violation a habit! On wait, the guy also has a Beretta 21A Bobcat in 25ACP he would consider trading for my nice looking on the outside, bore that looks like looking down a gravel road, miss matched Hungarian M44 Mosin-Nagant that I paid about 75 bucks for. Hummmm!:D
 
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The Mosin M44 for a Beretta Bobcat is a trade I could easily live with although I might feel like I ripped the guy off on that one. As long as your happy with the Winchester that's all that matters. There's something very satisfying about running the lever on a Model 94 (or any lever gun for that matter), it's the nostalgia associated with the old west I think. Enjoy the new rifle.

Stu
 
Guilty I would also feel. So if I decide to make the trade II'l probably sweeten the deal for him with 100 rounds of 7.62X54 from my stash that like the Turk that went with the M48 was bought a few years ago when It was cheap.
The biggest hold back right now is that I'm not a big fan, or fan at all for that matter, of the 25ACP. Had it been in 22 LR the deal would have already been made!
 
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