AKElroy
Member
I picked up a used deer feeder today from a guy on craigslist. While loading up the new purchase, he asks if I need a rifle, explaining that the family ranch had sold.
He exits the house with a LNIB Win 94, recent manufacture .30-30. (ugly cross bolt safety)
Perfect wood, perfect blue, perfect bore. He claims to have fired just 5 rnds through it. $100.00. I thought he was joking, asked if he was serious, and forked over the cash.
At that price, I checked the gun on hotguns.com & it is clean, at least on that website. I already have a really nice 1974 built 94, so I am thinking of modding this new purchase into a 16.5" trapper / scout.
First, any issues just having the barrel cut & recrowned, mag shortend, sights re-intalled? Is this an expensive job? Is the twist rate different on a 20" vs. what I may need in a 16.5" barrel?
What kind of accuracy / velocity penalty am I looking at? I am also looking at a scout mount & Leupold EER 4x for this rig. Is my project stupid, or can I get this mod done without breaking the bank? Any pics for any that have done this??
He exits the house with a LNIB Win 94, recent manufacture .30-30. (ugly cross bolt safety)
Perfect wood, perfect blue, perfect bore. He claims to have fired just 5 rnds through it. $100.00. I thought he was joking, asked if he was serious, and forked over the cash.
At that price, I checked the gun on hotguns.com & it is clean, at least on that website. I already have a really nice 1974 built 94, so I am thinking of modding this new purchase into a 16.5" trapper / scout.
First, any issues just having the barrel cut & recrowned, mag shortend, sights re-intalled? Is this an expensive job? Is the twist rate different on a 20" vs. what I may need in a 16.5" barrel?
What kind of accuracy / velocity penalty am I looking at? I am also looking at a scout mount & Leupold EER 4x for this rig. Is my project stupid, or can I get this mod done without breaking the bank? Any pics for any that have done this??