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If you take certain precautions you can case color and minimize the warpage from the high heat.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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To all of you who have provided me with invaluable information about restorations and have come up on the net to help me get my money back I thank each of you.
It turns out that the folks at Cabelas claim they did not know the rifle was restored. In any case that does not provide much comfort in dealing with people with this level of knowledge. In fairness I must tell you that they did refund my purchase price and paid for the return of the gun.
Thanks again and Happy New Year
Kirk
Good to hear that they made it right with you.
I’ve visited the Gun Library at my local Cabelas several times and their lack of knowledge of Winchesters is surprising.
Winchester Model 1873 44-40 circa 1886
Glad it all worked out. Thanks for the update and Happy New Year!
Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
Good job with that. That was a close one maybe. Good New Year to you! Peter
It will be interesting to see if, and how, Cabelas re-lists this gun…………………
Kevin Jones said
Good to hear that they made it right with you.I’ve visited the Gun Library at my local Cabelas several times and their lack of knowledge of Winchesters is surprising.
Here’s a prime example–obviously very poorly refinished and at a bargain price of only $5,429.99:
Here’s another. How could one not notice the backward mounted tang sight??
November 7, 2015
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I’m a regular visitor (and buyer) at my local Cabela’s. Last trip I paid a bit too much because I didn’t do my homework. My bad, but I REALLY like the gun!… and I learned from my mistake. 
Generally I come out ahead because they didn’t do theirs. They regularly buy collections from estates and large lots from auctions. These are guns that I don’t have access to and I appreciate the chance to negotiate for them. Most stores don’t have a Library employee who is very knowledgeable about old Winchesters. Mine may (or may not 
) but he keeps this to himself. I have a good relationship with the manager and I’m familiar with their pricing strategy so I’ve gotten some good deals when I play it smart. Sometimes I make a mistake or let my emotions take over but in the long run I’ve done quite well there. My local store is rumored to be the top firearm retailer in the country but they probably have the highest overhead to go with it. It’s a bit like going to the casino; if you walk in and don’t know who’s paying for the eye candy you need to turn around and walk out! I generally know what they pay for a gun and I don’t begrudge them a fair profit. They have a few guns they’re buried in (like the above examples) but I’ve learned that sooner or later someone will walk in and realize he’s been looking for that exact gun and he’ll pay the price to take it home.
The obvious clue that the 1894 in .25-35 that is shown in the example above is refinished, is that, if a 1906 production gun, the lever should be case-coloured. Of course, the Cabela’s employee probably would not know that.
I would assume, like anything in retail sales, the employees of the gun library are poorly paid. Why should they care?
Well, to me the second example (Winchester 25-35 Takedown) is not refinished,
The Red Flag, is the Tang Sight and not because it is mounted backwards, it’s not even for a Winchester 1894/94,
It’s because the front mounting hole is drilled through the Winchester Marking of the Upper Tang,
The original mounting hole is not utilized to mount the Tang Sight.
You should look for the obvious first. There is a clear picture of the Upper Tang.
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hokie said
Well, to me the second example (Winchester 25-35 Takedown) is not refinished,The Red Flag, is the Tang Sight and not because it is mounted backwards, it’s not even for a Winchester 1894/94,
It’s because the front mounting hole is drilled through the Winchester Marking of the Upper Tang,
The original mounting hole is not utilized to mount the Tang Sight.
You should look for the obvious first. There is a clear picture of the Upper Tang.
Good catch on the tang sight issue. At first glance, I missed that extra hole.
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