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                    <title>Zebulon on Oh I went and did it again!</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>It would be extremely helpful if you could take some measurements and photographs. I'll try to find the Winchester production drawing of the more common 3278, so you can take comparable measurements.  </p>
<p>If you could, closeup photos of these views would be very useful:</p>
<p>A view of the side (an elevation view)</p>
<p>A view of the top (a plan, or dorsal, view)</p>
<p>A view of the inside (an antral view)</p>
<p>A view of the inside, from either end.)</p>
<p>What I would propose to do is to take your photos and measurements and annotate the photos with the measurements, using Photoshop. Then, post the annotated photos here with full credit to you. </p>
<p>If you would undertake the task, I'll PM you my personal email to receive the jpeg images. By all means, go ahead and post the measurements and your photos here directly, as well.</p>
<p>Thanks very much for your generous offer.</p>
<p>Bill</p>
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                    <title>Bert H. on New addition 49 model 94</title>
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<p>I like it, seems like flatbands are coming out of the woodwork this week.<br />
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Mike<br />
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<p>Yes they are... currently, I have <strong>2,726</strong> of them documented in the survey!</p>
<p>Bert</p>
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oldcrankyyankee said<br />
I will ask this, please note the front sight hoods. They are not the same. Are they correct for the respective guns?<br />
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<p>Bert beat me, but if you're interested in repops, this eBay seller has some good ones...here's the one you need: <a href="https://ebay.io/m/No0fTd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ebay.io/m/No0fTd</a><br />
Be warned though the listing is kind of broken, it won't combine shipping if you buy more than one. Just call their store in Ocala, FL and they'll ship for $7 no matter how many. I have the number if you need it.<br />
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<p>There were actually four (4) pre-64 Winchester factory sight hoods, designated, from low to high.<br />
#3276 for the Model 94 and others<br />
#3277 for the 24" Model 64 and a few others<br />
#3278 for the Model 70 except for some obsolete calibers,.and 71.<br />
#3279 for the Model 52 Sporting<br />
JWA has published a comprehensive chart showing measured dimensions of these except for the #3279, specimens of which nobody could find to measure. <br />
The #3276 and 3278 are by far the most common, although genuine WRA parts are expensive. <br />
Seewin has said the 3278 actually looks better on the 52 Sporting and that is what I have on my 52C Sporting. <br />
I would want to know whether the Ocala relicas are made of formed spring steel or if they were investment cast. My experience tells me investment cast pieces that thin are too fragile. <br />
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<p>Zebulon,</p>
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<p>I have a high condition 52B Sporting, that wears what I assume is the original front sight hood. If it’s helpful to you or Jeff or anyone else, I’m happy to dig it out for confirmation of originality, and measurements. </p>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Handsome pair Tom,</p>
<p>That flavor isn’t what I actively seek either, but a deal is a deal… especially when it comes to Winchesters. </p>
<p>Congrats </p>
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<p><strong>Zebulon said </strong><br />
If you have bought one of these Ocala repros, stepped on it, and it did not crack, it has passed the Zebulon Test for Right of Continued Existence. <br />
When I can make it upstairs later today, I'll ask "Mother," my office computer, to find my copy of Jeff's chart. If it is in a format I can post here, I will do so. If not, I'll email.it you. <br />
I keep calling it Jeff's chart but I think it has a co-author. My memory fails me.</p>
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<p>Oh I got you now, no, they're definitely formed sheet metal, doubt they're spring steel, definitely not cast parts.</p>
<p>Thanks for checking on the chart!</p>
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<p><strong>Kenpo5 said </strong><br />
Thank you,<br />
I just ran the serial number and found it was a 46. I am looking for a vintage buttstock because this one was repaired,<br />
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<p>If the repair is solid I'd let it be, part of the gun's history and character. I like it, seems like flatbands are coming out of the woodwork this week.</p>
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<p><strong>oldcrankyyankee said </strong><br />
So being the soft hearted fool that I am. I had a friend from work call me last week asking if I would be interested in a couple Winchesters. Well my spidy senses kicked in at that point and requested pictures. He sent them, I looked, I asked how much, deal was stuck. Low and behold turns out there both post war 94 eastern carbines. And I was happy to find a 47 flat band in 30wcf and a 48' in 25-35. Hope I didn't do bad on this deal?</p>
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<p>Tom,  I will be happy to help.you purge yourself of this Deadly Sin. Put those ill-gotten carbines away from you. </p>
<p>I'll even pay for the postage. </p>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>If you have bought one of these Ocala repros, stepped on it, and it did not crack, it has passed the Zebulon Test for Right of Continued Existence. </p>
<p>When I can make it upstairs later today, I'll ask "Mother," my office computer, to find my copy of Jeff's chart. If it is in a format I can post here, I will do so. If not, I'll email.it you. </p>
<p>I keep calling it Jeff's chart but I think it has a co-author. My memory fails me.</p>
<p>I did in fact go down a long rabbit hole searching for original sight parts for my model 52C Sporting Rifle, of which it had been stripped. It had been consigned to a local dealer by a daughter of its deceased last owner, who didn't want guns in the house. The dealer <em>thought</em> it was a parts gun and I bought it for a very favorable price -- among other reasons because it wore a J3 scope in Redfield rings on a Redfield Jr. base.  The then current Fjestad Blue Book was adamant that no Model 52 Sporting Rifles were factory drilled and tapped for scopes. And the dealer believed this. </p>
<p>The final piece in the puzzle was a thin brown Pachmayr pad in lieu of the checkered steel buttplate we all know and cherish. Not even a moron would do that, thought the dealer. <em>Ergo</em>, a parts gun. But (after I had the gun) Seewin explained it likely had the cheap plastic buttplate WRA substituted on the last Sportings off the line, including mine, a 1960 serial. The same one the Models 88 and 100 wore. The Pachmayr was an improvement. </p>
<p>What I could never find was a 3279 hood, which looks like a top.hat in profile, to accommodate a very tall Redfield Full.Gold Bead front sight in the sweated-on ramp. Another Mark of the Beast. (The last Sportings did not have integral ramps. They ran out of the barrels.)</p>
<p>The 3279 hood is so rare nobody I know has one. So everybody uses the 3278. I don't think many people shoot their 52C sporters with iron sights, since they really were set up at the factory for scopes and the majority were sold without the Lyman 48 and Redfield FGB. I restored mine with those very sights and I can say the 3278 doesn't quite leave enough air around the bead, at least to suit me. </p>
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					                    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Kenpo5 on New addition 49 model 94</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Ok thank you Bert</p>
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                    <title>Bert H. on New addition 49 model 94</title>
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<p><strong>Kenpo5 said </strong><br />
Thank you,<br />
I just ran the serial number and found it was a 46. I am looking for a vintage buttstock because this one was repaired,<br />
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<p>August 1946 to be precise.  You will need a pre-1948 butt stock.</p>
<p>Bert</p>
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					                    <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>I just ran the serial number and found it was a 46. I am looking for a vintage buttstock because this one was repaired,</p>
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                    <title>MidwestCrisis on New addition 49 model 94</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Nice flat band</p>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>I did some trading today and one thing I got was this 49 Model 94<img data-upload="1" data-width="1179" data-height="1431" title="IMG_0762.jpeg" alt="IMG_0762.jpeg" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-image-uploads/kenpo5/2026/08/IMG_0762.jpeg" /><img data-upload="1" data-width="1017" data-height="4016" title="IMG_0758.jpeg" alt="IMG_0758.jpeg" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-image-uploads/kenpo5/2026/08/IMG_0758.jpeg" /><img data-upload="1" data-width="3024" data-height="2268" title="IMG_0759.jpeg" alt="IMG_0759.jpeg" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-image-uploads/kenpo5/2026/08/IMG_0759.jpeg" /></p>
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<p><strong>Zebulon said </strong></p>
<p>There were actually four (4) pre-64 Winchester factory sight hoods, designated, from low to high.<br />
#3276 for the Model 94 and others<br />
#3277 for the 24" Model 64 and a few others<br />
#3278 for the Model 70 except for some obsolete calibers,.and 71.<br />
#3279 for the Model 52 Sporting<br />
JWA has published a comprehensive chart showing measured dimensions of these except for the #3279, specimens of which nobody could find to measure. <br />
The #3276 and 3278 are by far the most common, although genuine WRA parts are expensive. <br />
Seewin has said the 3278 actually looks better on the 52 Sporting and that is what I have on my 52C Sporting. <br />
I would want to know whether the Ocala relicas are made of formed spring steel or if they were investment cast. My experience tells me investment cast pieces that thin are too fragile. <br />
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<p>Yes, but if you're not wanting to go down those rabbit holes, their "quickies" are pretty good quality. I couldn't speculate on the materials, but I would say they're pretty high quality given the uglier versions out there. AperturesNmore also has the best repops for the 69/72 family...Jeff turned me onto those. I'm keeping a few from both of those sellers in stock since I always seem to need one.</p>
<p>Is Jeff's chart in one of his books or is it floating around on here somewhere?</p>
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                    <title>Bert H. on Oh I went and did it again!</title>
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<strong>oldcrankyyankee said </strong><br />
 I knew what they were and still typed them incorrectly. Stupid fingers!!<br />
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<p>We can start calling you "Fat Finger Freddy" (FFF)<img class="spSmiley" style="margin:0" title="Laugh" alt="Laugh" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif" /></p>
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