Hi guys,i'm a new menber on this forum so if i do anything wrong please let me now. My question is i've had my win94 for 10yr and never shot it once, but alwas kept it oiled, what kind of acuracy should i expect from the 30/30 round and open sights.

Gd- i just bought a win 94 about 3 weeks ago I've only shot it once at a milk jug at about 30 yrds, didn't sight it in but hit the jug every time no problem. What year is you win? I'm new to just joined today

Well i bought it in 1994 it's the trails end mod.

I bought mine used it's 1981 wish she was a pre-64 but hopefully i'll inhernt my grandpa's the trails end is the carbine right? interesting sight if trying to determine the year of your 1894 I think there data base goes through 1982 is all http://www.savage99.com/winchester1894_dates.htm

funny thing i bought my win94 in 1994, i just checed for the date and it tells me it's a pre64 (with the serial #).

thats great i wanted a pre-64 and can't afford it right now so i picked up my 1981 for $150 nice gun epecially for the price those pre-64 were built well
I figured you had a centenial rifle what shape is she in?

Well i bought her brand new in the box, and still new and oilly, but i'll be honest i don't understand why it's a pre 64 would'nt it have to be older.

ya maybe winchester reset s#'s it side ejection isn't it?

No it's top western eject.

was it a private sale? I thought all '94 after 1982 were the weird half angle side ejection to accomodate (can't spell) scopes

Yes i bought it from my friends father.

bet she's an old one nice find, my grand pa's is a pre-64 I beleive it is about a '39 works great still but she's been around awhile and still is in fine working order. My father in law to be also has a pre 64 I beleve his is a 1898 or so

well thanks muzzell.

hey great talking at ya hope i was helpful by the way where ya from

Montreal,Canada.

along than hunting and shooting I am also a ham radio operator kd7wyo talked at several people up in your part of the woods

Well i get to speak on a ham everyday, I'm a RCMP officer.

right on I have a 2 meter in my truck and I live with my parents (don't worry only 19 yrs old) so I can use my dads hf rig until augest, when I'm getting married so need to move out but lots of fun :D

gravedigger,

What's the serial #? If it a Trails End, it isn't a pre-64.

Serial #2,600,011, reportedly the last pre-64 Model 94.

G'digger,

To answer your original question, I can consistently get three shot groups right at, or a little less than, 3" center to center at 100 yds. using sandbags and a solid bench rest. That level of accuracy can be had with several different factory and handloads from my 1962 carbine. I have a Williams Foolproof receiver sight and Firesight bead.

You have to realize that my 57 year old eyes can't cut the target nearly as fine as they once did. Careful shooting offhand at 100 yds. puts me in the 6"-8" range for three shot groups.

You'll find folks who can do considerably better than that and I know my carbine is capable of better. But that's about what we get as a team, me and my 94.

BTW, I don't think I know Muzzell, but I live in Laramie, WY also.

naumann I go to the university and really like laramie (off campus) I bought my '94 at Westbrook's pawn about 3 weeks ago

gravedigger,

When my vision was better, I could consistantly shoot my various 94s into 2" groups at a 100 yards, from a bench rest.. When I switched to reciever sights I didn't shoot better groups, just consistant ones. I never was near that good off hand.

Now I'd be tickled to get a 3" group at a 100 yards.
Maybe when I get new glasses.

The 94's can be picky, but mine were pretty user friendly. Other than replacing the original sights with a post front and aperture rear, I never did anything but trigger jobs on mine.

JOe

LOL.

I have a ten year old USRAC 94, Centennial. 26 inch half round/octagonal barrel, never fired until this weekend when I relieved Cody of it in a trade. I see why he thought neither of us was getting a screaming deal. Shot 2 inch groups at 50, 4 inch groups at 100 regardless of ammo, and liked to wander . Not to mention shooting high, the tang sight was zeroed for about 300, screwed in all the way. The buckhorn put it 3-4 inches high at 100.

Took the magazine tube out, shot 3 cutting at 50. Shot a few more groups, worst was 1.25 inches. POI was dead on POA at 50 with the flip up buck horn.

Magazine tube was putting a lot of torque on the forend and barrel. Don't know what I'll do about it yet. Try relieving the channel in the forend maybe, a dowel slightly smaller than the tube feeds in without binding right up to the action.