Originally Posted by fyshbum
Originally Posted by CrimsonTide
Buy one. Lay in a supply of the Hornady pointy ammo, and spend the summer shooting at groundhogs, coyotes and crows. When deer season rolls around, you'll be deadlier than anthrax.


+1 and put an aperature rear sight and a smaller blade sight on it. The aperature will get you on target faster and, atleast for me, became a "must have". Much easier to hit at distance with a little finer front sight, particularly on smaller targets than deer, ie when you try it for varmints. Try the factory sights then try the upgraded sights on targets out to 200 yards or so. You will be surprised at the diference.

For me anyway, scopes belong on bolt guns. They ruin the balance and easy of carry of the M94 that helped it becoe a classic.


Just before New Year's I took my Winchester '94 to Georgia to harvest my last deer of the season. As mentioned above, I have a peep sight and a big orange front sight that helps 61 y/o eyes. I was shooting those new flex tips that I had reloaded using 160 gr FTX over 32.0gr of AA2520 at about 2300fps (IIRC) Here is the surprise. I shot a doe at about 50 yds, broadside just behind the left shoulder, thru the heart, and out the edge of the right shoulder. I was not prepared for the devastaing tissue destroying holes, especially the exit. Wowzer, that little bullet did more damage than my 7STW!! My first and only deer with a 30/30 (couldnt afford one back in the day) and a salute to the old ways I guess. Just don't think it is a pipsqueak load, especially with these new hornady bullets.