What yr. Win 94's switch from steel to plastic butt plates?

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

Good Evening all. As the title says, can anyone tell me when the Winchester Model 1894 (in 30-30 if it makes a difference) switched from a steel butt plate to a plastic one?

[JerryB]

Welcome to the forum, there are several 94 experts here and you will get an answer.I have two old 30-30's and two from the 70's but I don't know when they changed butt plates.

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

Thank You Jerry. Tried to search the net when I came across this site & figured someone would know...

[Ysabel Kid]

Someone here knows and will come along - probably in the morning. In the meantime, welcome to the fire!

[JerryB]

I checked the butt plates on the 1972 and it is plastic, don't know how much earlier they started. The old 94,s a 1950 and a 1939 have steel butt plates.

[CEMENTHEAD]

My recently purchased '65 ( Ugly Duck) has a steel buttplate. you're getting warmer.....

[coyote nose]

According to R. Renneberg in "Winchester model 94 the first 100 years", the phenolic buttplate replaced the steel buttplate in what he calls the variation 3, type 2 Model 94, which was produced starting with serial 3,400,000 . Serial number 3,400,000 is a 1971 vintage Model 94.

[bobbyjack]

It must be spurodic because my mod 94 from 1974 has an alloy reciever and steel buttplate,wish it was the other way around!

Bob

[20cows]

1974 has an alloy reciever

The alloy is steel. The difference is how it was shaped (an early attempt at MIM called scintering). It makes a difference in how it takes a finish, but it is still a strong, steel receiver.