Addison Fats
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An aquaintance of mine has a Winchester 94 30-30 he bought sometime before 1983. It is pre-safety, has a hooded front sight, and what I think is an 18" or maybe a 20" barrel. He wants to sell it, and I may want to buy it but I have a question or two first.
The rifle looks almost new, the bluing looks like it was purchased yesterday. The wood is in excellent condition, but I am unfamiliar with 94's. The trigger feels loose to me. On my Marlins the trigger has spring-tension holding it from moving back and forth without finger pressure. On this 94 the trigger can move forward and backward freely whether it's cocked or not. The trigger functions perfectly as far as firing, but the free movement (it will fall forward if you point the gun downward and backward if you point the gun upward) makes me curious. The trigger pull feels perfectly normal, and everthing seems to function perfectly, but the trigger travel seems odd. Is this normal, or is there a spring missing or something like that?
By the way, he is asking $325 for the rifle. He claims he put five rounds thru the gun, and he has two boxes of 1980's vintage ammo with five rounds fired from one, the other untouched, that come with the gun. It looks like he loaded the thing, shot five rounds, and then put the gun in a safe for the next thirty years. I'd appreciate any advice on the trigger thing so I can make a good decision on whether to buy it or not. Does the price sound fair, and is the trigger screwed up? If so, how easy is it to fix.
Thanks
Addison Fats.
The rifle looks almost new, the bluing looks like it was purchased yesterday. The wood is in excellent condition, but I am unfamiliar with 94's. The trigger feels loose to me. On my Marlins the trigger has spring-tension holding it from moving back and forth without finger pressure. On this 94 the trigger can move forward and backward freely whether it's cocked or not. The trigger functions perfectly as far as firing, but the free movement (it will fall forward if you point the gun downward and backward if you point the gun upward) makes me curious. The trigger pull feels perfectly normal, and everthing seems to function perfectly, but the trigger travel seems odd. Is this normal, or is there a spring missing or something like that?
By the way, he is asking $325 for the rifle. He claims he put five rounds thru the gun, and he has two boxes of 1980's vintage ammo with five rounds fired from one, the other untouched, that come with the gun. It looks like he loaded the thing, shot five rounds, and then put the gun in a safe for the next thirty years. I'd appreciate any advice on the trigger thing so I can make a good decision on whether to buy it or not. Does the price sound fair, and is the trigger screwed up? If so, how easy is it to fix.
Thanks
Addison Fats.