Where has this gun been all my life?

So...what receiver sight would you guys recommend for a 1952 '94 used for deer at 50-100 yards? The aforementioned Williams Fool Proof?
I see where Brownell's has one for $71. Should it be used in tandem with the factory front bead or should I change that out as well?
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My experience over the past fifty years or so with aperture sights has been with the Williams FoolProof (and the non-micrometer adjustment 5D model for a couple of .22 rimfires that I have) and I've been very satisfied with it. Lyman also makes an equivalent aperture sight for the Model 94.
I'm not certain, but I believe your Model 94 is drilled and tapped from the factory to accomodate a receiver sight and I doubt that you'll have to change the front bead. I have found the Williams company to be very responsive to customer inquiries over the years and you might want to contact them concerning what they recommend for your specific application.
 
dgludwig,

just got my Williams 5D-94/36 peep sight, it looks just like the "fool-proof " version and mounts on the side of the receiver in the factory tapped holes,
don't know if I need to change the front sight yet. I'll try to get out and test it this weekend! :D
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This is my 1995 vintage Legacy model with angle-eject feature. US Repeating Arms took over model 94 production from Olin Corp back in the late 1970's and quality improved greatly. Your 94 will serve you for at least a lifetime with minimal maintenance.

30-30 is a keeper!

Jack

 
Mike Irwin
"If you like the Savage 99, you'll love the Winchester 95."
Meh.
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I have levers:
win 1885 (1)
Win 1892 (1)
Win 1894 (2)
Win 1895 (1)
Sav 1899 (5)
Ruger #1 (3)
Davenport (1)
Marlin 336 (1)

Anyone who has taken a Winchester 1895 apart and got it back together feels like he has been through a divorce.

I thought the 1892 was the most lovable.
 

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Lever guns are staple in my family. Everyone gets one about their 13th b-day. I have 3 94 wins in 30-30, one 9422, 94 in 44mag and a 95 win in 30-03 that was a gift from Theodore Roosevelt to my grandfather( grandpa was a rough rider). They're in the blood you could say.


Welcome to the lever club.


Boomer
 
"just got my Williams 5D-94/36 peep sight, it looks just like the "fool-proof " version and mounts on the side of the receiver in the factory tapped holes,"

The FoolProof and the 5D are essentially the same sight; the 5D being significantly cheaper (I'm old enough to have purchased one back in the early sixties when they were selling for five bucks-ergo, the 5D moniker) but lacking the micrometer adjustments that the FoolProof comes with. If you plan on sighting the rifle in and maintaining that setting, the 5D will serve you well. If you do a lot of shooting with different loads, the micrometer adjustments make changing the sight much more convenient. I'm sure you will like your new Williams peep sight and my guess is that you won't need to change out the front bead. But, as you noted, the only way to know for sure is to shoot the rifle.
 
In a bit of intra-family barter/trading, this one just came to me:

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94AE with a Tasco scope. I'm probably going to remove the scope and mount in favor of a Williams peep.
 

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Wonderful gun. I think the last 15 years has convinced hunters they need a sexy magnum caliber to get the job done. Totally absurd.:confused:
 
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My first high powered rifle was a Winchester Model 94. It was quite a leap forward for me at the time, although in a few years, I was already anxious to move on to the heavy hitters. Later I realized that 30-30 is all you really need within its range. Sweet shooting gun. :cool:
 
Yep. The good ole .30-30 (both the marlin 336 and winchester 94) have defintely killed more deer here in Pennsylvania than probably any other gun. They are absolute perfection for what they are designed for.
Then again, Mr. Browning indeed designed the 94 didnt he.
 
More Winchester 1895 lever action rifles were manufactured in 7.62x54R than all the other caliber's combined. Too bad you can't find them to take advantage of the very cheap ammo. I would like to find one that didn't cost my arm and 1\2 of my leg.:eek:
 
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