JesusCow
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Today I went to four pawn shops looking for rifles. At the first one I went to they had a 3 model 94s. All over priced of course, and the nicest one, he could sell for $140 without a rear sight. The others were just too nasty. This mexican had a Savage 110 for ~$270 with a horrible scope on it, OK wood stock. He said a few times "this one has nice sights!" I think it was .30-06.
So, I went to the pawn shop accross the street and didn't see any firearms. I asked the clerk and he said they were in the back but he could show some to me. I waited for him to bring out a "lever action rifle" and he brought me out a bolt action rifle. I don't recall looking at the name. I told him to bring me out a lever action rifle and for some reason he understood the second time... Anyways, this one was missing the front sight, no scope, and no plate on the end of the butt. Priced at $250, he asked his boss and she said $200 was the lowest.
I went to the pawn shop about 1/8th a mile down from this one and they didn't have any firearms.
Finally, I scooted about a mile down the road to the next shop. This one was called Mustang Pawn or something. I noticed 2 ARs behind the counter and walked up to the counter where the guns were. I noticed a few REALLY beat up Llamas for $250 and a few other decent pistols, all over-priced. I saw about 8 model 94s or Marlins. I couldn't spend too much and I saw the cheapest one for $189. Good sights, horrible finish on the receiver (but OK with me) and rust on the end of the barrel. This one had the best bore out of the other ones I looked at. I also saw they had a Winchester model 74 .22LR. I have one (production 1944-45) and wanted to get it for a good deal. I asked to see it and he immidiately showed me that the tube-magazine was gone. Priced at $149! I thought about it and decided to get both the 94 and the 74. I offered 200 including sales tax for both rifles and the younger guy accepted within a few seconds.
I checked the serial numbers and the 94 was produced post 1985 (edit: misread serial number, production is 1973-74). The model 74 is 1949.
I went ahead and took some pictures of the model 94. Seems to operate well enough, cycled some rounds crisply. The model 74 recoil spring is significantly tighter than the one of my first mode 74.
What, if anything, can be done about the cosmetics of the receiver? And I noticed Cabelas has $60 stocks for it. Any other sources? The one on there is alright, but makin it real nice wouldn't feel bad.
Pictures are all 640x480
Model 94 - bullet in the end of the barel
Model 94 - left receiver
Model 94 - right receiver
Model 94 - serial number
Model 94 - end of barrel
edit: Also, what [can I do] about the rust in the barrel? It looks good looking down it, just seems to have rust near the end of the barrel... I'm about to run something through it.
edit: I removed the front sight "hood" because I didn't like the look of it. Can someone educate me on these? How do the pre/post 1964 rifles differ?
edit: And what about a disassembly manual? I'd like to check it out thoroughly before fireing it (if not too difficult).
So, I went to the pawn shop accross the street and didn't see any firearms. I asked the clerk and he said they were in the back but he could show some to me. I waited for him to bring out a "lever action rifle" and he brought me out a bolt action rifle. I don't recall looking at the name. I told him to bring me out a lever action rifle and for some reason he understood the second time... Anyways, this one was missing the front sight, no scope, and no plate on the end of the butt. Priced at $250, he asked his boss and she said $200 was the lowest.
I went to the pawn shop about 1/8th a mile down from this one and they didn't have any firearms.
Finally, I scooted about a mile down the road to the next shop. This one was called Mustang Pawn or something. I noticed 2 ARs behind the counter and walked up to the counter where the guns were. I noticed a few REALLY beat up Llamas for $250 and a few other decent pistols, all over-priced. I saw about 8 model 94s or Marlins. I couldn't spend too much and I saw the cheapest one for $189. Good sights, horrible finish on the receiver (but OK with me) and rust on the end of the barrel. This one had the best bore out of the other ones I looked at. I also saw they had a Winchester model 74 .22LR. I have one (production 1944-45) and wanted to get it for a good deal. I asked to see it and he immidiately showed me that the tube-magazine was gone. Priced at $149! I thought about it and decided to get both the 94 and the 74. I offered 200 including sales tax for both rifles and the younger guy accepted within a few seconds.
I checked the serial numbers and the 94 was produced post 1985 (edit: misread serial number, production is 1973-74). The model 74 is 1949.
I went ahead and took some pictures of the model 94. Seems to operate well enough, cycled some rounds crisply. The model 74 recoil spring is significantly tighter than the one of my first mode 74.
What, if anything, can be done about the cosmetics of the receiver? And I noticed Cabelas has $60 stocks for it. Any other sources? The one on there is alright, but makin it real nice wouldn't feel bad.
Pictures are all 640x480
Model 94 - bullet in the end of the barel
Model 94 - left receiver
Model 94 - right receiver
Model 94 - serial number
Model 94 - end of barrel
edit: Also, what [can I do] about the rust in the barrel? It looks good looking down it, just seems to have rust near the end of the barrel... I'm about to run something through it.
edit: I removed the front sight "hood" because I didn't like the look of it. Can someone educate me on these? How do the pre/post 1964 rifles differ?
edit: And what about a disassembly manual? I'd like to check it out thoroughly before fireing it (if not too difficult).
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