David Schmidbauer
Retired Screen Name
Under direction from a Family member I was instructed to post something on this. 
The Good - Took possession yesterday of a firarm purchesed off of Auction Arms. It was of the type that my wife always wanted... a "John Wayne" gun.
The rifle is a Winchester modle 94, Theodore Roosevelt Commemoritive. Made in 1969 with a production run of 52K (serial # is in the teens). With a blued full octogon bbl & mag tube which sets off nicely the nickel receiver, lever, hammer and buttplate.
There is a raised medallion set into the stock of a silouette of Theodore The Great. My wife was very impressed on how beautiful it is.
The Bad - USPS decided to handle the package just a tad too roughly. From the looks of the box it must have been sent sailing through the air and landed on a hard surface. Touch down was with enough force to bend the bottom of the butt-plate thereby causing a .5" x 1" chip to separate itself from the stock.
I contacted the seller late last night and he said to take whatever time is needed to get the insurance claim settled or if it isn't settled to my liking he will stand behind the purchase and return my money. Good deal on his part.
The Ugly - The original stock. With as nice as the metal/engraving/finish is on this rifle you would think they would put on something other than a plain jane stock like you find on a Winchester sold at Wal-Mart.
I'm thinking of replaceing this stock, after the insurance settles, with a nicer piece of wood. Don't really care that is would then be "not original" it will make it a better looking piece, especially since it is a commemorative to Theodore The Great and is to be a shooter, not an investment, as it should be.
There Rich... ya happy?
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Schmit, GySgt, USMC(Ret)
NRA Life, Lodge 1201-UOSSS
"Si vis Pacem Para Bellum"
The Good - Took possession yesterday of a firarm purchesed off of Auction Arms. It was of the type that my wife always wanted... a "John Wayne" gun.
The rifle is a Winchester modle 94, Theodore Roosevelt Commemoritive. Made in 1969 with a production run of 52K (serial # is in the teens). With a blued full octogon bbl & mag tube which sets off nicely the nickel receiver, lever, hammer and buttplate.
There is a raised medallion set into the stock of a silouette of Theodore The Great. My wife was very impressed on how beautiful it is.
The Bad - USPS decided to handle the package just a tad too roughly. From the looks of the box it must have been sent sailing through the air and landed on a hard surface. Touch down was with enough force to bend the bottom of the butt-plate thereby causing a .5" x 1" chip to separate itself from the stock.
I contacted the seller late last night and he said to take whatever time is needed to get the insurance claim settled or if it isn't settled to my liking he will stand behind the purchase and return my money. Good deal on his part.
The Ugly - The original stock. With as nice as the metal/engraving/finish is on this rifle you would think they would put on something other than a plain jane stock like you find on a Winchester sold at Wal-Mart.
I'm thinking of replaceing this stock, after the insurance settles, with a nicer piece of wood. Don't really care that is would then be "not original" it will make it a better looking piece, especially since it is a commemorative to Theodore The Great and is to be a shooter, not an investment, as it should be.
There Rich... ya happy?
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Schmit, GySgt, USMC(Ret)
NRA Life, Lodge 1201-UOSSS
"Si vis Pacem Para Bellum"