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My last purchase is my last firearm this year. I fell for the gold-plated winchester commemoratives. Usually I buy good dependable shooters, but the beautiful bling and the wood got to me. So, I paid $650 for a 1978 Winchester Antlered 1894 unfired in the original box. What do you think? Am I stupid , gun crazy or what?
 

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Very nice. Can you post a picture with a while or beige backdrop. That orange range box and the wall color offset the beauty of the rifle. But I'd say it was worth the dough. :)
 
I’m not a big fan of gold guns,,,, but man, if that wood was setting in front of me,, I would have adopted it.
Nice
But gun crazy?
Sure you are, and welcome to the club.
 
That's some really, really nice wood on that Winchester. If you bought it simply for the collector value, and don't intend to shoot it, then it was a good buy. I imagine it's value will do nothing but go up. Don't shoot it.

If I was going to buy a Winchester just to shoot, I believe I wouldn't buy one from that time frame. I don't remember the exact years, but Winchester went through a rough time (pun intended) with their leverguns. I don't remember exactly what the problem was... alloy receivers? Poor machining? ... something. Whatever the cause, the leverguns were very rough in operation, NOTHING like what a good Winchester feels like. They corrected the issues, though... I had a later model Big Bore that cycled like butter.

As a collector, though, you made a fine choice. Pretty gun... :cool:
 
Since I purchased my 2 1966, 1978 Model 94's, I've done a little research on metallurgy. It appears that Winchester (in their quest to cut costs and make more money!) changed their receiver from cold forged to "sintered" metal. Sintered metal is essentially ground up alloy that is bonded under pressure and heat. Anyway the cheapened alloy does not accept bluing correctly. It is too porous and gives off a variety of hues. In order to overcome this they first must plate the receiver with a metal alloy and then blue it. The bluing is not deep and flakes and rusts easily. Because of this it is important to keep post-64 Winchester 94's dry and well oiled. Now 40 years later in order to get a nice blued forged Winchester, you have to pay 1200$ and get one from Miroku in Japan. Marlins have kept their old forging ways and are actually more durable. But nothing compares to the old flat-sided '94. Thanks a lot for the comments, fellow gun nuts.
 
I a lot of us have your problem, I bought three levers this year, next year I'll buy two more.


"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"- Benjamin Franklin
 
I do so love my Winchester 30-30. Have yet to shoot it at something other than paper though... I'm going to need to fix that soon.
 
An update on my lever fever, I acquired a Rossi M92 45c & a Old Marlin 1984 44 mag. They are very addictive. Still want a .357 mag big loop Rossi & another ss 16" marlin either 45c or 44mag.


"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"- Benjamin Franklin
 
Super nice!!

An update on my lever fever, I acquired a Rossi M92 45c & a Old Marlin 1984 44 mag. They are very addictive. Still want a .357 mag big loop Rossi & another ss 16" marlin either 45c or 44mag.
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I have the Rossi M92 also- the large loop, 16" saddle ring in 45 Colt. Absolutely LOVE it!
 
That is a very beautiful gun. I love lever actions. I grew up shooting a Marlin 22LR.

I think $600 was cheep for that gun (so long as it cycles well).

My Favorite lever actions are 357 magnum and 45/70 Govt.
 
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