Here's the beater 94
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Here's the beater 94
Here's what I got for my $150. She's pretty rough on the outside, but the bore looks great. Should be a decent shooter. I think the wood will be presentable after stripping and steaming out some dings. Serial number puts it as a 1972 model.
Now the question is what to do with it. I kind of like Old Savage's idea of hard chrome but that may be too much money to spend on it. Whatcha think?
Now the question is what to do with it. I kind of like Old Savage's idea of hard chrome but that may be too much money to spend on it. Whatcha think?
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It looks good. I would just leave it like it is and shoot the stew out of it. I love a beater gun.
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That's not a beater.....it's a good deal. Lube it up and throw it in the back of the rig....
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Good Deal!
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Nothing wrong with that rifle. Just a few character marks. Nothing a good cleaning and oiling up can't fix. If it gets a little shiny around the barrel, just some cold blue and away you go. What ever you shoot at can't tell if it is gold plated or rust red as long as it shoots well. Have fun. I gotta find a deal like that sometime.
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I had my 1970's Marlin 1894 Parkerized after it got quite a bit of surface rust, and the 'smith slimmed the forend and refinished the stock - Now it is a real beautiful gun. I don't have any decent pics of it, but it looks just like the ones I saw in a recent gun magazine article on 'miliatry leverguns'.
That's what I'd do.
If you are interested and want a pic, PM me, and I'll try and take one this weekend.
That's what I'd do.
If you are interested and want a pic, PM me, and I'll try and take one this weekend.
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You can't judge a Win 94 by it's outsides any more than you can judge a book by it's cover. Ditch that carrying handle, clean it really good and proper, lube it right, put a receiver sight on it and you've got a work gun that can't be hurt by anything a normal man would do with it.
If you just gotta have it hard chromed, which ain't a bad idea, I'd have it bead blasted to a satin finish first.
Oh, and if you do ditch the carrying handle and need the finger liver pin stop screw and those two little plug screws Browning has them.
PS: I wish I could find a deal like that.
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If you just gotta have it hard chromed, which ain't a bad idea, I'd have it bead blasted to a satin finish first.
Oh, and if you do ditch the carrying handle and need the finger liver pin stop screw and those two little plug screws Browning has them.
PS: I wish I could find a deal like that.
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The great thing about a rifle like that is all the options it offers. Me? I'd leave it alone. But if you've a hankerin' to pretty it up, have at it! Just be sure to treat us to pics of the results.
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Every time I see a "Project" gun at a shop someone scoops it up as I am at home thinking about it. In your case I agree with everyone else! It is good to go, see how it shoots before you do any work to it. If it shoots good, oil it and use it as is. You did very well!
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Wow! indeed! That did prove to be a good buy. Hope you have MANY years of great fun with that one.
BTW, are those style scope mounts still available? Anyone know who might still carry them?
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BTW, are those style scope mounts still available? Anyone know who might still carry them?
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Newtmaker wrote: BTW, are those style scope mounts still available? Anyone know who might still carry them?
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I will be deleting the scope from this one as soon as I see how it shoots and settle on a handload. I'd trade ya for an original finger lever stop screw. But if you don't want to wait on me, Weaver still makes them, and Midway has them in stock.
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Finger Lever Stop Screw?? Obviously I do not know what it is
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I like it.
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Re: Here's the beater 94
It's the screw that goes in place of the screw that is holding the front of this mount to the receiver. You remove the original when installing a mount such as this. When I remove this mount the screws will go with it, and I'll be needing an original for the front hole. The two smaller holes in the rear is where a receiver sight will get mounted.Newtmaker wrote:Finger Lever Stop Screw?? Obviously I do not know what it is
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You could use one of the bake on finishes, this is my B92 in desert tan.
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Ted,TedH wrote:Newtmaker wrote: BTW, are those style scope mounts still available? Anyone know who might still carry them?
Walt
I will be deleting the scope from this one as soon as I see how it shoots and settle on a handload. I'd trade ya for an original finger lever stop screw.
If Walt doesn't pony up the screws, I got you covered and will gladly make that trade.
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Great deal, just clean it up and use it. It's alreay broke in.
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As they have already pointed out it has the best mount you could ever have to take off that gun. Put a Williams FP or Lyman 66 on it and smile. I don't know that you could parkerize it but that would work. It is nowhere near as bad as you described (or I pictured from your description).
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It's pretty just the way it is. Keep the mount on it.
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Re: Here's the beater 94
+1 Other than oiling it up and losing the mount, I'd otherwise leave it alone and use it.
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Just saw worse for 5x the price at cabelas,you did fine.
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BlaineG wrote:That's not a beater.....it's a good deal. Lube it up and throw it in the back of the rig....
TedH wrote: The two smaller holes in the rear is where a receiver sight will get mounted.
Heck of a buy. A good receiver sight and that puppy's good to go.Hobie wrote:As they have already pointed out it has the best mount you could ever have to take off that gun. Put a Williams FP or Lyman 66 on it and smile.
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From a old, fat dinosaur, there are some rifles that just dont look right with a scope. M-1 carbine, Sharps, and at the top of that list is a mod 94. Marlins are ok with glass. but not a 94.
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Two bit okie, we are in total agreement about this. Unfortunately us fat old dinosaurs are about extinct.two bit okie wrote:From a old, fat dinosaur, there are some rifles that just dont look right with a scope. M-1 carbine, Sharps, and at the top of that list is a mod 94. Marlins are ok with glass. but not a 94.
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I may be a few years and a few pounds behind some of you other levergun dinosaurs, but I agree Joe. The scope's coming off after I take advantage of its benefits for finding a good handload. Already got a Williams receiver sight for it. The front sight insert is broke, so I still need to order a replacement for that.
Spent a couple hours on the rifle last night with some fine steel wool and oil. I think it's going to clean up a lot better than I thought it would.
Spent a couple hours on the rifle last night with some fine steel wool and oil. I think it's going to clean up a lot better than I thought it would.
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Ted, I just could not live with myself letting you suffer with that dog......I will give you what you payed for it, plus shipping and any costs at your end. Just PM me with where to send my FFL's paperwork.TedH wrote:I may be a few years and a few pounds behind some of you other levergun dinosaurs, but I agree Joe. The scope's coming off after I take advantage of its benefits for finding a good handload. Already got a Williams receiver sight for it. The front sight insert is broke, so I still need to order a replacement for that.
Spent a couple hours on the rifle last night with some fine steel wool and oil. I think it's going to clean up a lot better than I thought it would.
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For target work, I'd suggest a Lyman 17A.TedH wrote:I may be a few years and a few pounds behind some of you other levergun dinosaurs, but I agree Joe. The scope's coming off after I take advantage of its benefits for finding a good handload. Already got a Williams receiver sight for it. The front sight insert is broke, so I still need to order a replacement for that
They almost always do.Spent a couple hours on the rifle last night with some fine steel wool and oil. I think it's going to clean up a lot better than I thought it would.
One of my projects started out thus:
Progressed after cleaning to:
and finally, ended up:
That's not the final configuration, but close. Waiting on wood. Used that wood on my Trapper.
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BlaineG wrote:
Ted, I just could not live with myself letting you suffer with that dog......I will give you what you payed for it, plus shipping and any costs at your end. Just PM me with where to send my FFL's paperwork.
That's what I love about this forum. Such genuine concern and generosity towards fellow levergunners.
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We LOVE you man!TedH wrote:BlaineG wrote:
Ted, I just could not live with myself letting you suffer with that dog......I will give you what you payed for it, plus shipping and any costs at your end. Just PM me with where to send my FFL's paperwork.
That's what I love about this forum. Such genuine concern and generosity towards fellow levergunners.
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If your thinkin plating, Instead of chrome what about nickel? That wouls turn that into a real looker Our the obvious a nice hot blue job. Phil
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