Looking for some suggestions on what to do. I have a 1906 that is in rough shape/rusty-missing the stock and the spring loaded removable magazine rod. Action seems to work fine and the sights look original. Don't know what the bore looks like. Is it worth getting it into working condition as a shooter, part it out, or trash it? I appreciate any suggestions from folks knowledgable about this firearm. Serial Number is 313***. Thx.
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Winchester 1906
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If it has no sentimental value your best bet would be to part it
out. You can generally put any gun back not firing condition but
a lot of times it's not practical.
out. You can generally put any gun back not firing condition but
a lot of times it's not practical.
I would check the chamber for damage, check the bore and see if it fires and functions. If it will fire and eject I would probably try to bring it back to usable shape. Many of the old 1906s have fired a ton of shorts and the chambers are eroded so that cartridges will swell preventing ejection.
Repro stocks will run about $100.00 and the interior mag tube about $40.00. I'd probably try to bring it back, but I'm a Winchester .22 nut.
Repro stocks will run about $100.00 and the interior mag tube about $40.00. I'd probably try to bring it back, but I'm a Winchester .22 nut.
Stirling
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Some neat Winchesters you have there wundudnee. Those must be fun. 
Don't trash it!,,,It's worth something as parts even in non-operating condition w/o a stock and mag tube. Probably $50 in the condition you describe.
Taking it apart and selling it piece by piece will get you more $$ (usually) but can take a while and even then leave you with a few parts left over sometimes. The frame can be a tough sell if rough outside condition and it needs to go to an FFL if sent out of state.
It's a project gun for someone,,as Wundudnee says it'll cost about $150 for a stock and an inner mag tube. If that's all it needs to get it up an shooting, that's pretty cheap for a 1906 shooter.
You can check the feeding firing and ejection first before buying anything by just pushing a few rounds down the outer mag tube.
On top of the few rounds down the tube slide a loose fitting but heavier length of steel or brass rod. The latter to give the ammo string some weight for the next exercise.
Tip the rifle skyward to mimic some spring pressure for feeding and see if they feed when the action is functioned.
See if they feed, fire and eject OK.
If anything else is wrong it'll become apparent.
The carrier spring breaks on the 90/06 frequently and not lifting the fresh cartridge up for feeding, The firing pin lock sometimes peens over deadening the pins fall (misfires). Broken extractors.
Corroded chambers make for poor extraction, then owners resorted to knife blades to pry the emptys out. The sometimes made the back end of the chambers oversize and show itself with blown out cases on occasion.
If it does fire, check the fired empty carefully for bulged side walls (oversized chamber... could be a number of reasons why) and the base for the same (excess headspace)
Just check it over good before dumping any money into it. Like an old house or car,,they can get expensive in a hurry to bring up to usable condition especially if you have to pay someone to fix it..
Taking it apart and selling it piece by piece will get you more $$ (usually) but can take a while and even then leave you with a few parts left over sometimes. The frame can be a tough sell if rough outside condition and it needs to go to an FFL if sent out of state.
It's a project gun for someone,,as Wundudnee says it'll cost about $150 for a stock and an inner mag tube. If that's all it needs to get it up an shooting, that's pretty cheap for a 1906 shooter.
You can check the feeding firing and ejection first before buying anything by just pushing a few rounds down the outer mag tube.
On top of the few rounds down the tube slide a loose fitting but heavier length of steel or brass rod. The latter to give the ammo string some weight for the next exercise.
Tip the rifle skyward to mimic some spring pressure for feeding and see if they feed when the action is functioned.
See if they feed, fire and eject OK.
If anything else is wrong it'll become apparent.
The carrier spring breaks on the 90/06 frequently and not lifting the fresh cartridge up for feeding, The firing pin lock sometimes peens over deadening the pins fall (misfires). Broken extractors.
Corroded chambers make for poor extraction, then owners resorted to knife blades to pry the emptys out. The sometimes made the back end of the chambers oversize and show itself with blown out cases on occasion.
If it does fire, check the fired empty carefully for bulged side walls (oversized chamber... could be a number of reasons why) and the base for the same (excess headspace)
Just check it over good before dumping any money into it. Like an old house or car,,they can get expensive in a hurry to bring up to usable condition especially if you have to pay someone to fix it..
30-30remchester
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I have an 06 that like yours was not in the greatest shape. It came from a gunsmith friend of mine, and when I first saw it, it was a solid mass of rust soaking in a pan of Kroil. My buddy had little interest in salvaging it, and gave it to me to tinker with. After a few hours of scrubbing and picking away the rust, I was able to get the action open, and over the next week restore her to fireable condition. Now, unlike yours, I had all the parts, so getting it back into functioning condition was not too difficult. In the condition it's in, the gun is worthless, however she shoots just as accurately as she did brand new, and is a definite keeper.
Personally, I have a love for the old Winchester gallery guns, and if it were me, I'd try to salvage it...
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