Buffalo Bill Cody Commemorative Rifle Info?

[Mudinyeri]

My brother has a Winchester 94 Bill Cody Commemorative Rifle in 30-30. The rifle is one of the ~112,000 rifles made in 1968 and was inherited from my uncle. (I was fortunate enough to inherit a Centennial '66 carbine from the same uncle.)

Anyway, my brother has decided to turn his rifle into a shooter and has managed to bend the front sight while trying to adjust it.

Is anyone familiar with these rifles. Do they have adjustable front sights? The front sight appears to be drift-adjustable but I'm not sure. I checked Numrich for a new front sight but they don't carry parts specific to the Buffalo Bill model 94 that I can see. Does anyone know which model 94 would be the most compatible.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[CraigC]

Should just be a dovetail front sight. You can get a replacement from Marbles, just pop out the original and measure its overall height. Be sure to drift it out left to right, reverse for reinstallation.

 

[Mudinyeri]

Thanks. That's what I figured, but I didn't want to ruin a gun with a bit of collectible value.

 

[CraigC]

There's not really much collectible value in ready-made "collectibles" like commemoratives, Winchesters and Colt's in particular because they made so many of them. Any it might have had goes out the door as soon as you shoot it. They're great rifles, just enjoy it for what it is.

 

[Mudinyeri]

There's not really much collectible value in ready-made "collectibles" like commemoratives, Winchesters and Colt's in particular because they made so many of them. Any it might have had goes out the door as soon as you shoot it. They're great rifles, just enjoy it for what it is.

That's what my brother is doing. I have yet to shoot my Centennial '66. I have the original box and "magazine" (the paper kind, not the kind that you load) that came with it. It's still probably only worth $550 - $750.

 

[CraigC]

Here's one for $450. Which is one reason why I like the Winchester commemoratives in particular. They're usually more nicely finished and were made in configurations and chamberings unavailable in standard models for quite some time. Almost always at much more affordable prices than originals. My 1971 NRA Centennial is a wonderful rifle that only cost me $345 ten years ago NIB. Configured like a model 64 but much less expensive. The one I lust after is the Chief Crazy Horse .38-55 but the Theodore Roosevelt model is a nice one too.

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