How To: Convert Win 94 Carbine To Takedown

[Pete44ru]

Available from NRA Publications, the author is Pete Dickey:









IIRC, the article was also in an annual gun publication, like Gun Digest, or Guns Illustrated.

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[mescalero1]

I have a candidate rifle.

[Pete44ru]

Ya gonna try out yer new toy on it ?

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[John in MS]

Looks very interesting!!

Has anyone here ever used a 94 modified this way? If so, how was accuracy, durability, etc?

Thanks,
John

[JerryB]

mescalero, If you do the first one you might get a bunch of request for more. I have one to build too.

[AJMD429]

Major project, but if someone does it I hope they are as good with their camera as they are their metalworking tools. And post a 'shop report'...

[Mike Hunter]

I’ve done a couple, one was a two barrel set that I did for myself. Not all that hard; I would say that a lathe is a must have tool for this project though. A lathe, milling machine and band saw would be real plusses. Not crazy about the little button to retain the mag tube. One of these days …when I have time I convert mine to the Winchester style…screw in mag tube.

Have fun

Mike

[mescalero1]

Well, I have the lathe, mill, and bandsaw.

[JerryB]

Where is my name on the list?

[mescalero1]

You're a trusting soul

[mescalero1]

Have to get the article first, but it is intriging.

[20cows]

I have a lathe, a band saw and a mill attachment for my lathe. Does that count?

Puzzling possibilties!

[mescalero1]

I think so!

[20cows]

Ok, how do I get a hold of this article? I didn't find anything like that on the NRA Publications website.

[mescalero1]

20 cows,
my sentiments exactly.

[Ysabel Kid]

Major project, but if someone does it I hope they are as good with their camera as they are their metalworking tools. And post a 'shop report'...

+1 Such a shop report, with a TON of pictures, would be the cat's meow!

[mescalero1]

Do you agree to post for me?

[Pete44ru]

Any member should be able to obtain a reprint of the article, after citing name/author (above), by calling NRA Member Services.

IIRC the article was also in an issue of AR, and as such should be archived - which is most likely how it got into the NRA Gunsmithing Guide.

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[flatnose]

I have a copy here.
Do a search under my name, I think I may have posted the article on the site. If not, I will go through my e-mails, as I may have sent others copies.
Give me a while to check it out.

[Sixgun]

I saw the results of one of those guns from that article a few years back. Looked real good as the owner told me a buddy of his did it some time back in the sixties.

Its over my head with my ability. I'd find it easier to saw a carbine in half with a band saw, then just glue her up with 5 minute epoxy every time I wanted to shoot it. ----------Sixgun

[flatnose]

SIXGUN,
5 min epoxy may work, but the 24 hour stuff is better.
Sorry guys I dont have it saved on my puter, and I dont have a scanner.

[prebans]

I'm sorry to ressurect an ancient thread, but did anybody ever find a copy of this article any where? Or know which issue of American Rifleman it was in?

Thanks,

Mike

[salvo]

I have "The NRA Gunsmithing Guide - Updated" that has a copy of that article. I would think you can order the guide from NRA.
The problem I ran into with this conversion is that the location of the Winchester Serial number gets in the way when you level the receiver mating surface.
I been planing to try it on an old Marlin 30-30 or a Puma 92.

[prebans]

I have "The NRA Gunsmithing Guide - Updated" that has a copy of that article. I would think you can order the guide from NRA.
The problem I ran into with this conversion is that the location of the Winchester Serial number gets in the way when you level the receiver mating surface.
I been planing to try it on an old Marlin 30-30 or a Puma 92.

Same here; the potential host gun will be a Marlin 45-70. Looks like I'll be giving a holler to the NRA on Monday!

Mike