Funny rear sight on my "new" Winny

[earlmck]

Until a few days ago I owned only one model 94. Redmond gunshow last Sunday, this thing followed me home (32 Spcl). Some previous owner had reblued the frame and tried re-stocking. Pretty wood, but he musta' used a chainsaw instead of rasp and file. About 1907 mfg. date.

My question to you fellers that know these things... Is this the original rear sight? Looks kinda' funny to me. Front sight says it is "No. 2 Marble".

[Old Savage]

There are a lot of now odd old iron sights.

[jdad]

That is the correct sight, for a Win 94 chambered in 32WS. That sight was specifically designed, for that cartridge. Don't lose it......it's worth a few dollars.

[olyinaz]

That's some cool stuff right there!

Oly

[pokey]

That is the correct sight, for a Win 94 chambered in 32WS. That sight was specifically designed, for that cartridge. Don't lose it......it's worth a few dollars.

yupper, although the finish leaves something to be desired.
also known as a hog trough sight by the way.

[Pitchy]

Nice find , very nice

[earlmck]

Thanks much for the info, jdad and pokey. A hog trough sight And worth a few bucks That's good to know.

Now if I can ever get the barrel clean I'll see if it shoots. The only other rifle I have seen that had this much jacket material left behind in the bore was an old 6.5 Jap military rifle. Anyway, patches are still coming out real blue after about 6 soakings in the foaming bore cleaner that usually gets 'em squeaky-clean in 2 soaks. Brass & bullets coming from "Powder Valley"; dies will be Lees from Midway. Looks like RL7 should be a top powder, which I have a lot of.

[win92]

yep thats the sight that guys look for when they pick up an old 32 spcl in this part of the country too!!! NICE FIND

[Streetstar]

wow ! rifle configuration to boot !


Must be some kind of unspoken .32 WS resurgence ----- i have seen more threads related to them lately than i recall seeing before (including my own)

hope you get the bore clean

[southfork]

I think that there is an increase in popularity of the 32 Specials lately. Maybe because they are not so common as the 30-30s. Can you still buy factory ammo for them, I wonder?

[Streetstar]

I think that there is an increase in popularity of the 32 Specials lately. Maybe because they are not so common as the 30-30s. Can you still buy factory ammo for them, I wonder?

bought 2 boxes of winchester soft points last week at the Ft Worth Cabelas for a carbine i recently purchased ---- i didnt have time to load a batch from scratch and this gives me a small batch of brass to work with once i get them fired

i don't know if the .32 is any kind of improvement over the .30 or not, but i sure had fun shooting mine the first time ! (http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... =1&t=33930)

[earlmck]

I think that there is an increase in popularity of the 32 Specials lately. Maybe because they are not so common as the 30-30s. Can you still buy factory ammo for them, I wonder?

Not only can you get factory ammo if you so desire, but you can also get it in LeveRevolution with the 165 grain gummy tip bullet. Speer and Hornady have 170 grainers, and the gummybullet is available for reloading (when you can find it in stock, that is). And there are some molds and gaschecks advertised. Not great bunches of choices, but there appear to be choices available.

Bore finally quit making blue patches after the 8th or 9th application of bore cleaner. Looks kinda' dark down there, yet. Will see what happens when we can get gun and ammo together at the range. That "hog trough" sight may look a little funny, but it seems to be a very nice sight to aim with.