I just picked up my first pre-64 Winchester 94. It is in the serial number gap during WWII, 85%.

I had always dismissed the loose nature of the 94 to an inferior design. My 92's were always so comparitively precision.

This rifle is amazingly well put together with a tight lockup that snaps into place like a 92.

Ok, so now I get the infatuation with pre-64 manufacture.

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.

Samuel Adams