WIN M94 post 64 receiver
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WIN M94 post 64 receiver
Were any post 64 WIN model 94 receivers made out of aluminum? If not, were any made out of different metal alloys other than steel?
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Re: WIN M94 post 64 receiver
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No Winchester Mdl 94 Receivers were never made from aluminum.
In 1964 they went from forged and machined receivers to one using a scintered metal casting. (Similar to the modern MIM method ) Powdered metal was mixed with a catalyst and placed in a mold. Then under tremendous pressure and heat the metal would melt and form a close to finished receiver.
Only minor machining needed to be done on these cast receivers.
They would not take a normal bluing though, and from 64 to 82 or so they used several methods to finish them.
Functionally these cast receivers are no better or worse than the pre-64s. Esthetically they are inferior to many.
Joe
No Winchester Mdl 94 Receivers were never made from aluminum.
In 1964 they went from forged and machined receivers to one using a scintered metal casting. (Similar to the modern MIM method ) Powdered metal was mixed with a catalyst and placed in a mold. Then under tremendous pressure and heat the metal would melt and form a close to finished receiver.
Only minor machining needed to be done on these cast receivers.
They would not take a normal bluing though, and from 64 to 82 or so they used several methods to finish them.
Functionally these cast receivers are no better or worse than the pre-64s. Esthetically they are inferior to many.
Joe
Last edited by J Miller on Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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When the finish comes off a 1964-1971 Win 94, the receiver appears similar to aluminum or some other alloy, though.
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