Any Winchester 94 fans?

[Puller]

My first few years of hunting as a pre-teen was with my grandfather's Winchester 94 with 20 inch barrel in .32 Winchester Special. Not sure where that rifle ended up when my grandfather passed, but I always wanted a model 94 of my own.

I now have two, one in the ubiquitous .30-30 Winchester, but my favorite is a 16 inch 94AE in .357 magnum. With over 7.5 million model 94's manufactured by Winchester I'm betting they are a favorite rifle of a lot of people.

 

[dwh]

I’m a fan. I have my Uncle’s pre64 32spl that he killed hi s bear with. An XTR 30-30 he gave me for putting a pasture fence for him. A 1917 20in short rifle take down 30wcf. And a 16in trapper 44mag. The trapper was the starter gun for my buddies 5 kids. They each took at least one deer apiece with it. I love lever guns.

 

[Buzzzer]

Definitely a fan here. I'm even a bigger fan of the 9422, beautiful and accurate rifles!

 

[armorer951]

I have one in 30-30 caliber....made in about 1974 I think. Love lever action rifles. The '94 is a classic, for sure.

 

[Babysitr]

never have owned or shot one! being a Winchester lover, a '94 or '92 are not out of the question

 

[ISCS Yoda]

A considerable number of those have passed through my hands.

This is the only one that I have a picture of; it was my first lever gun, bought in the early 80s before "USRAC":

I'm a fairly unhandy guy so I don't do a lot of tinkering with my guns but I did put a Williams peep sight on this rifle and that sight stood me in good stead the day I had two whitetails standing still on a rise around 85 or 100 yards in front of me.......

I still have this rifle and one very much older that somebody rebarreled into a .25-35 long before I acquired it. It's a straight shooting tack driver! No picture for you though.

I had an Angle Eject in .44 Magnum for a while and three other older .30-30s including a Trapper model. Times change and my need for these changed so they all got liquidated.

 

[Kurusu]

Never made it to "94". Got stuck in "86" and .45-70.

 

[double-dipper]

I have three a 9422XTR, 9422M 22WMR and a 30-30. The 9422XTR is by far my favorite .22 rifle of all.

 

[max]

I have one in .44 mag.

 

[Roberto Renauld]

Winchester lever guns!!!....

My first few years of hunting as a pre-teen was with my grandfather's Winchester 94 with 20 inch barrel in .32 Winchester Special. Not sure where that rifle ended up when my grandfather passed, but I always wanted a model 94 of my own.

I now have two, one in the ubiquitous .30-30 Winchester, but my favorite is a 16 inch 94AE in .357 magnum. With over 7.5 million model 94's manufactured by Winchester I'm betting they are a favorite rifle of a lot of people.

Congratulations AWESOME gun it is for sure a keeper!!!!!....,I never had a Model 94 Winchester, but I had two Model 92 though, one was manufactured in New Haven in 1915 in .44-40 caliber and 20" barrel the other one was from 1918 in .44-40 caliber too, I cant remember series "505--- "had heat treated the internal parts and barrel and allowed me to shoot "hot" .44-40 reloads of 200grains sjsp bullets close to .44 Magnum ballistics in a revolver!!!.. My father and I shot accurately resting the gun up to 100yds with this two carbines, I am a great enthusiast of lever guns I also owned for some years a 1979 Marlin 336 in .30-30 caliber 20" barrel, gave it away as a gift to a friend of mine ,and I presently own a Rossi puma John Browning´s 1892 design in .44 Magnum 20" barrel, it is a very accurate carbine up to 50-75yds with standard sights (5 shot groups in 2.5" at this distance), when I bought this gun Winchester was out of business, at that time I was looking for a Winchester trapper 16" barrel in .44 Magnum caliber, Winchester did not have Marubeni facilities. Today I still want one Winchester Model 94 AE in any of this three calibers, .30-30, or .357 caliber or .44 mag caliber!!!!.. may be used in mint condition!!!!...
Best Regards
Roberto Renauld

 

[Buick]

Never owned a 94. I've wanted a .444 cal "Timber Carbine" since they came out.

 

[The Norseman]

Wnchester 1894's

PO - Thank you for the great Story and Picture.

My '94 is a circa 1990's Winchester Model 9422 .22 L-LR
Trapper 16"Bbl. w/Box and all Accurterments.

I take it out and shoot it, but I will tell you that
I am very very careful with it. It is very Accurate.

I have a Friend into Lever Actions, we were talking
about it and he was telling me to hang on to it.
He said you'll never find another one, that's a $1000 Rifle.

Wow, I had no idea. I like my Revolvers/Pistols.

P.S. I have a circa '90's Marlin Trapper also in the same condition.

 

[cowboy4evr]

Ok , I'll play . I have 3 " 94's " . My uncle gave me my first when I was about 30 . It had been in the family for many many yrs . It's chambered in 38-55 , has a long octagon barrel and according to the serial # , it was made in the early part of 1897 . It has taken quite a few deer . I cast and reload for it . I always wanted one in 30-30 . I found one recently , made in 1947 . I had a bolt gun in 303 that I didn't shoot much so I did a little trading and brought the Winchester home . I'm casting my own bullets for it . The Lyman 311046 mold . I also have a 9422 in 22LR . It was given to me . It had spent a lot of yrs as a truck gun and has quite bit of cosmetic wear . It still shoots very accurately . I really like lever guns . Regards, Paul

 

[Rob613]

I love lever guns, have mostly Henrys in .22, .223, .30-30 and .410.

I do have a 94 in .30-30 that was given to me by my stepdad. He had it since he was a kid and was given to him by his father. It is a transitional gun, made in early '64. It is well used but priceless to me.

I also have a 336 in .30-30, first gun I ever bought myself when I turned 18.

 

[pmosley]

I stumbled into one several months ago - a 1954 issue chambered in 30-30 - it is a beautiful piece pf work.....

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[Drm50]

Last real ones were made in 1963.

 

[RobertJ.]

Not only a fan of the '94, but of the .30-30 cartridge also. I have 2, this is one of them, along with my BL22:

 

[Jessie]

Nice! What’s the ballistics out of that .357?
Especially the heavier ones?
I’m sure a 125 will knock a squirrel out of the tree and clean it on the way down.

 

[Onomea]

I have a 1939 (or was it 1936?) M94 30-30 that I went to town on before I knew any better. Had it reblued, added a peep sight, and had the stock checked and oil finished. Looks fabulous, but in retrospect I should have left it alone. It was all just honest wear.

 

[Puller]

Last real ones were made in 1963.

Ah, a purist. They made real ones after 1963, they just used different manufacturing techniques. Winchester ceased machining both the receiver and some small parts of the Model 94 out of solid steel billet as of 1964. Sintered steel was used on the receiver, stamped sheet metal for the cartridge lifter, and hollow rather than solid steel roll pins used in the action. While the rifle's function, safety, and accuracy were not adversely affected, the changes were not well received by the market. Even so, they're still real Winchesters.

Had Winchester not made these changes, they would likely have gone out of business in 1965. It's also interesting to note that CNC-machined parts and solid pins were reintroduced to production guns in 1992.