Big Larry said

Dan Porcello said

My first Winchester arrives tomorrow, a mint 1894 carbine circa 1950 from Al’s GB auction.   He had posted two fantastic 1894’s as an FYI on the Winchester Swap Meet sub-forum .    I don’t think I could have done much better here, and this was exactly what I was looking for, Al’s pictures speak for themselves.   I suppose I could have waited to see were the bidding ended up, but I had not seen such a pristine one on GB so I just grabbed it.    I have no flat trajectory long guns, this will a long time coming for me, it was pretty easy pulling the trigger on this purchase decision.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/638690564

It’s essentially a brand new rifle which I hope to shoot regularly.   It arrived at my FFL (also my indoor shooting range) before noon, but I was too busy to sneak out for the two hours it would take for the drive and filling out transfer forms.   No problem as I always go the range every Saturday morning so I’ll fill out the transfer forms after my range session tomorrow.  

My first order of 30-30 ammo arrived today, plus a few snap caps and some 45ACP.   I always liked the saying “all hat no cattle”.   Well, at least until tomorrow morning, I am “all ammo no rifle”, at least in 30-30

   

Model 94. No longer a M1894. Nice carbine. Last Reno show, I bought a very mint, unfired M94 carbine in 30 WCF circa 1960. Paid $750 for it and went back to my table and hid it figuring the seller may want it back.    Big Larry  

Thanks Larry, but the action and function of my 1950 made M94 is no different than an 1894 made in the year 1898 or 1904?   This is the definitive source of info on all things Winchester, but I can assume that the folks on the Oklahoma Shooters Association are no slouches?   Speaking of slouches, I am sure there are plenty of articles available to me in the publication section of this site – I have access to them all so I will take a look.   The link below was from a quick and lazy google search. 

https://www.okshooters.com/threads/winchester-1894-vs-94.86419/ 

Just picked up the rifle and all I can say is a few of the old times that hang around the gunstore (my FFL and also my indoor range) took a look and were extremely impressed with the condition of this rifle.    One of the old timer’s said he has one made in the early 40’s and it’s mint, but not as mint as mine.  He purchased it from a widow seller her husband’s collection in the late 1960’s – he said it cost him fifty dollars and it’s one of his favorite rifles  Hoping to get the chance to go shooting with him, he was there last week when I was filling on the transfer paperwork on my 95%+ Python circa 1957 and I am getting to know him.  

Still have not take a pic of the M94 just purchased from Al, but here is the 1957 Python I was referring to above.