Mike,

How unusual is this...

In this modern day and age...you can still get that custom ordered Winchester configured the way you wanted, even though Winchester is no longer with us.


giz

Here's my 20" barreled 1894...with many thanks to Mike Hunter..



giz

Guys,

Mike is a member of this forum. His website is....

http://www.hunterrestorations.com


He answered a few questions from this board, then we ended up PMing one another. He's a real stand-up guy. Do business with him in confidence.

giz

When I returned tonight a mailing tube was at my door. Some of you will recall from previous threads that I owned a cut-down (reads butchered) Model 1894 Winchester with a 3/4 length mag tube. It was originally a 26" barrelled Take Down configuration. And if it were unmolested, a valuable gun. ...

These two been soakin' up all my heat....!

And carbon credits 'round here equal Dad stokin' the Cookstove. All the good grub ya can eat, free room and board....





giz

Wondered where all my beer and cigs have been goin'...



darned Party Animals!

giz

Early Fitz Special...




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Joe, I did... I have some fairly nice takedowns. Mike is making up a hunting package for me. It is a short rifle with a longer forearm configuration. Nothing that is even close to factory original. To straighten this one out...here are the challenges. The gun was cut down to a odd measurement. Not 2...

Just wanted to put in a good word for Mike Hunter. I sent a basket case to him. One of my Model 94 Take Downs had been poorly cut down. To say that the barrel had a few issues is an understatement. :D Anyrate, I contacted Mike and he has been generous with the PM's and the phone calls. He has walked...

Well Gang, After a few back and forth posts...I shipped the barrel end of the gun to Mike Hunter. I pm'd him after he posted in this thread. Really nice guy to do business with... I looked at his website and was impressed with his workmanship... Now the wait begins. :wink: I'll post pics of the gun ...

OK gizamo, I'm in Maine too, the only '92s I seem to be able to find look like a rusty, bent crowbar with a piece of pallet wood lashed to them, and they are selling for $1k plus. What part of the state are you in?? :?: Same place these 92's came from this since the Summer... :mrgreen: 32-20 http:/...

This 38-40 has been my deer rifle this year. Managed to find it at a gunshop here in Maine. Most of the guns up my way are Eastern Carbines, so it was a little unusual to find a SRC. I pulled the tang sight off after I snapped the pics. Really didn't need it on my gun, but it is the way it came... S...

Just wanted to thank all the folks that posted answers to my questions above. Makes a newbie feel right at home and among good friends. I like this place...

Think I'll pour a coffee and pull up a chair for awhile...


giz

20cows wrote:AFTER deer season?!!!

A man has to have his priorities....


giz

Stumbled onto this one...it had just come into a little gunshop that I frequent. Been lucky lately. :wink: Serial Number puts it into 1924. Barrel is 26" and the caliber is 30-30. The bore is still excellent. Hoping to shoot it soon, right after deer season... http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/...

The other option would be for me to shorten the mag tube and make it into a half-mag version. Certainly would be cheaper and still look somewhat right...


gizamo

I found this old gun in a pawn shop not to long ago. At some point in it's life the barrel was shortened. Gone was the slot for the take down lever on the mag tube...along with the magazine tube hanger. I'm fortunate enough to have a first rate machinist that has done wonderful things for some of my...

Kirk,

Many thanks for posting the information. Based on my SN my gun falls in October of 1902. Here I was being told by books and other folks that it was from 1899 and must be a made-up gun from later parts. Whew.....


giz

Mike D

Thanks for the Cody offer...I have sent you a PM...

gizamo

My gun serial numbers to 1899. Yet I've been informed that Winchester didn't catalog this cartridge with the 94 until the early 1900's. One source above says 1902. But the Smokeless rear sight was patented in 1901. Anyone know if it's possible to have a 1899 manufactured Model 1894, in 32WS....did s...

As the picture shows, no checkering. Personally, I like that feature.
26" Octagon Barrel. Standard forearm length. Only my takedowns are shorter then standard. You are correct that it has a .32 W.S. Smokeless rear sight. However the gun's SN range is to 1899.


giz

So is it a special order Sporting Rifle?

giz

Sooooo.....,

Is this a deluxe or semi-deluxe?





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sixgun, Kindred souls, my friend.... :wink: I've spent time building other collections. But the Winchesters beat the hell out of me. No other gun is as frustrating or rewarding. My meager collection of guns up here in Maine is no match for the folks that have been rewarded by living in the South... ...

I've been accumulating some Winchesters and have done so without much focus. Mostly I've cobbled together a pretty decent group 1892's. But a couple of 1873's have been gathered up and some interesting 1894's. I'm realizing that I should concentrate in one area at a time, if I want to truly build a ...

Thanks everyone...great responses to my question. I have a small collection of Winchester and Marlin octogons. When this one became available locally, I couldn't resist. Looking for a 25-20 next...

giz

Perhaps some better pics are in order to address condition...





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1908 manufacture ~ 32-20 in octogon. 24" barrel length All factory original finishes...bore is as new... ;) Gun has been freckled over the years but all in all the finish is still in the 80 plus percent range. Trying to get a value for insurance purposes. Any general dollar range given the desc...