WINCHESTER 1894 LEVER

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:03 pm
My Winchester lever action...

WINCHESTER 1894....30WCF...TOP EJECT....CIRCA 1977

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The John Browning designed Winchester Model 1894 is perhaps the best known of the Winchester repeating rifles. The Model 94 was chambered for the newly introduced smokeless .30-30 Winchester cartridge, and later, a variety of calibers such as .25-35 WCF, .32-40 WCF, .32 Winchester Special, and the .38-55. Winchester was the first company to manufacture a civilian rifle chambered for the new smokeless propellants, and although delays prevented the .30-30 cartridge from appearing on the shelves until 1895, it remained the first commercially available smokeless powder round for the North American consumer market. Though initially it was too expensive for most shooters, the Model 1894 went on to become one of the best-selling hunting rifles of all timeā€”it has the distinction of being the first sporting/hunting rifle to sell over one million units, ultimately selling over seven million until US production was discontinued in 2006. A 2010 commemorative rifle has been produced to celebrate 200 years since Oliver F. Winchester's birth. The Winchester 94/.30-30 combination is practically synonymous with "deer rifle."

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:56 pm
Here's one of my Pop's '94s...

Winchester 1894 in .30 WCF

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It was gifted to him by a ranch hand decades ago. There were several notches in the stock when it was given, but no questions were asked.
"Remember, your firearm is like your nose. No one else should pick it for you".
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:57 pm
This special edition is an absolutely beautiful rifle...

Winchester 1894 in .38-55 win
"Chief Crazy Horse Commemorative"

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:42 pm
Man...your Dad has good taste in firearms SNIPER !! 8-)
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:49 pm
Yes he does!
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