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This rifle is '70 manufacture. As a matter of fact, I bought,errrrr, Mom bought two at the same time.
I was 13, wanted to go deer hunting and asked my Dad to take me. He said he would but we didn't have rifles.
I asked him that if he had one, what would it be. He replied "M94 Winchester, in .30-30". There were some options in caliber at that time. I believe you could get .32 Special, also.
I had been cutting grass and delivering papers for two years, and had saved about all the money I had made. So, I rode my bike down to the store, asked the man what a M94 costs and he told me "65 dollars". I said "Two of them will go about 135 with tax, then" He laughed until I pulled out the money and started counting, got real serious and said "Son, I can't sell you those guns!"
I said "Mom will be here shortly, let me pick two out and I'll go get her".
I still have both of them.
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Showing a picture possible?
I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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Interestingly I looked at a '68 in near new condition today. Complete with the crappy stamped, sheet steel lifter and walnut stained birch woodwork the early post 64's were noted for, and you guessed it, a thin, checkered, hard black rubber butt plate. Kinda puts a real question mark on the "using up old stock" theory on the post 64's with steel butt plates.
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I leave them as-is. WD40 Specialist Long Term Corrosion Inhibitor takes the worry out of leaving high-character old guns in their natural state. http://www.wd40specialist.com/products/corrosion-inhibitor/
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Showing a picture possible? I don't know what's up with my photobucket account but I can't even reset it and it work. I may just try a new account and start over. Sorry for the rant; I can't get pics to upload right now.
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Showing a picture possible? My '70 M94 in .30-30 Win.
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Fine looking rifle Sarge, plainly that one was made for traveling rough places and killing stuff.
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When I have a rifle with little to no bluing left, I put on a coat or two of Johnson's Paste wax. It protects both wood and metal. I don't have any rust issues that way.
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A few years ago,I came across and old Marlin 94, 38-40 made in about 1906. It looked about the same. I used a cold blue on it from Brownell's ( Oxpho Blue)with particular attention to detail as to the process. Heat the metal and degrease. Apply solution generously and let set overnight. Buff with a cotton rag for a more blue color or steel wool for a deeper black. Repeat process if it is streaked and not deep enough. It isn't a very robust blueing,but will give the metal some color and you can retouch anytime.
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That oxy-blue is the best cold blue, that I've used.
I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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some years ago, i ran across a post 64 m94 still in the box, never been fired. The problem being it lived it's life in that box in a swamp coolered house here in phx, it was a nice shade of brown all over the exterior. Inside and bore were new. I got rid of the brown as much as i could, and turned it over to a gunsmith to refinish. he got the majority of the pitting/rust off the exterior, and gave it a nice blue finish. Problem was with reciever, bluing wouldn't stick to it being some kind of alloy. So the receiver was cerrakoted and baked to a slightly different color. It is now a two tone 94, but quite distinctive. I paid 100bucks for the gun, and another 150for the refinish, thought i got a pretty good deal.
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some years ago, i ran across a post 64 m94 still in the box, never been fired. The problem being it lived it's life in that box in a swamp coolered house here in phx, it was a nice shade of brown all over the exterior. Inside and bore were new. I got rid of the brown as much as i could, and turned it over to a gunsmith to refinish. he got the majority of the pitting/rust off the exterior, and gave it a nice blue finish. Problem was with reciever, bluing wouldn't stick to it being some kind of alloy. So the receiver was cerrakoted and baked to a slightly different color. It is now a two tone 94, but quite distinctive. I paid 100bucks for the gun, and another 150for the refinish, thought i got a pretty good deal. You did well.
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I had my 94 Duracoated at the factory 7-8 years ago...finish was coming off...which was common for that rifle.
Brand new gun. It's a post-64 top eject. I have a scope mounted with S&K mounts. Had rings and mount Duracoated too.
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