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Back many years ago my uncle took me on my first deer hunt. I believe I was around 16 at the time. It has been so many years ago I really don't remember. However, I do remember what rifle I used. I did not own a rifle back then but my uncle had a Winchester model 94 lever action in a .30-30 caliber that he let me use on that hunt. Using that rifle on my own I still hunted and shot a pretty nice eight pointer on my first hunt ever.
About three years ago my uncle passed away. Not long after his passing my aunt also passed away and their daughter, my cousin, and her husband moved into their home. Then not long after they moved into my aunt an uncles home someone broke into the home and several rifles all of which had belonged to my uncle were stolen from their home. After reporting the theft a few months went by and they had not heard anything, however, my son-in-law is a local police officer so I called him and asked if he could not find out something about the rifles. Later that day a detective called my cousin and told her they believe they had located and recovered some of the rifles, but needed some familiar with the rifles to identify them. It just so happened I was the only person that had knowledge of all my uncles firearms because he and I had spent so much time together over the years hunting together . I had also spent some time working for him as he was a journeyman carpenter and I was his apprentice.
Anyway to make a long story short some of the rifles were recovered and the Winchester model 94 was one of them. I had always wanted that rifle since my uncles passing so my cousin agreed to let me purchase it from her. Here is a photo of the rifle I took my first deer ever with, a 1948 Winchester model 94 in .30-30 caliber. Though some of the bluing on the receiver has faded the rifle is in very good condition and after a good cleaning is ready for a trip to the range and down memory lane.
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About three years ago my uncle passed away. Not long after his passing my aunt also passed away and their daughter, my cousin, and her husband moved into their home. Then not long after they moved into my aunt an uncles home someone broke into the home and several rifles all of which had belonged to my uncle were stolen from their home. After reporting the theft a few months went by and they had not heard anything, however, my son-in-law is a local police officer so I called him and asked if he could not find out something about the rifles. Later that day a detective called my cousin and told her they believe they had located and recovered some of the rifles, but needed some familiar with the rifles to identify them. It just so happened I was the only person that had knowledge of all my uncles firearms because he and I had spent so much time together over the years hunting together . I had also spent some time working for him as he was a journeyman carpenter and I was his apprentice.
Anyway to make a long story short some of the rifles were recovered and the Winchester model 94 was one of them. I had always wanted that rifle since my uncles passing so my cousin agreed to let me purchase it from her. Here is a photo of the rifle I took my first deer ever with, a 1948 Winchester model 94 in .30-30 caliber. Though some of the bluing on the receiver has faded the rifle is in very good condition and after a good cleaning is ready for a trip to the range and down memory lane.
