I Might Have Gotten The Gun I Always Wanted
B bushmaster1313 Member Joined Oct 26, 2008 Messages 3,653 Location Peoples Republik of New Jersey Mar 3, 2014 #1 Last edited: Mar 3, 2014
cat_IT_guy Member Joined May 9, 2007 Messages 1,276 Location Metamora Illinois Mar 3, 2014 #2 Looks well used, but a really neat old gun. Why do you say "might"?
OP OP B bushmaster1313 Member Joined Oct 26, 2008 Messages 3,653 Location Peoples Republik of New Jersey Mar 3, 2014 #3 Why do you say "might"? Click to expand... Because if it really truly is the gun I've always wanted -- I wouldn't need to keep looking.
Why do you say "might"? Click to expand... Because if it really truly is the gun I've always wanted -- I wouldn't need to keep looking.
J Joe Meyer Member Joined Apr 30, 2005 Messages 90 Location Southwest MO Mar 3, 2014 #4 Because if it really truly is the gun I've always wanted -- I wouldn't need to keep looking. Click to expand... I will probably never find that one. Nice find. My boss has a Winchester 1894 30WCF made in 1906. It was his grandpa's.
Because if it really truly is the gun I've always wanted -- I wouldn't need to keep looking. Click to expand... I will probably never find that one. Nice find. My boss has a Winchester 1894 30WCF made in 1906. It was his grandpa's.
J-Bar Member Joined Nov 24, 2010 Messages 5,005 Location Springfield, MO Mar 3, 2014 #5 It's un-American to not own a '94. This one has tales to tell, and you need to add your own. Well done.
It's un-American to not own a '94. This one has tales to tell, and you need to add your own. Well done.
E ElToro Member Joined Jan 29, 2003 Messages 648 Location Bay Area, PRK Mar 3, 2014 #6 nice. just picked up a pre war 30-30 94 in december
S silicosys4 Member Joined Jun 29, 2012 Messages 3,710 Mar 3, 2014 #7 Can't really tell, but is that a trapper length barrel?
R rcmodel Member in memoriam Joined Sep 17, 2007 Messages 59,074 Location Eastern KS Mar 3, 2014 #8 Un-cock the hammer while it is hanging on pegs on the wall. And don't snap the hammer on an empty chamber to in-cock it, or you will sooner or later need to replace a broken firing pin! rc
Un-cock the hammer while it is hanging on pegs on the wall. And don't snap the hammer on an empty chamber to in-cock it, or you will sooner or later need to replace a broken firing pin! rc
S SuperNaut Member Joined Jun 19, 2006 Messages 4,080 Location SLC, Utah Mar 3, 2014 #9 Three notches? Some mojo in there.
X XD Fan Member Joined Jul 26, 2006 Messages 1,012 Location Stuck up here (rural Missouri) and got Dixie on my Mar 3, 2014 #10 Very cool!
1911 guy Member Joined May 5, 2005 Messages 6,898 Location Garrettsville, Oh. Mar 3, 2014 #11 Very nice. Looks well used and well cared for. I'm willing to bet the three notches are deer. We're used to them being relatively plentiful. Wasn't always the case.
Very nice. Looks well used and well cared for. I'm willing to bet the three notches are deer. We're used to them being relatively plentiful. Wasn't always the case.
G Geneseo1911 Member Joined May 6, 2005 Messages 1,016 Location South of I-80, PR of IL Mar 4, 2014 #12 That is beautiful. I've contracted acute wantalevergunitis lately, so I may be biased. In my experience, it's NEVER THE gun I've always wanted. More of A gun I've always wanted.
That is beautiful. I've contracted acute wantalevergunitis lately, so I may be biased. In my experience, it's NEVER THE gun I've always wanted. More of A gun I've always wanted.
D Deog Member Joined Dec 1, 2013 Messages 310 Location Signal Hill, California Mar 4, 2014 #13 Love that the way it is. The patina tells a story.
C chris in va Member Joined Mar 4, 2005 Messages 6,166 Location Louisville KY Mar 4, 2014 #14 Darn jealous. That thing oozes with character. Love lever guns!
bannockburn Member Joined Apr 24, 2007 Messages 26,309 Mar 4, 2014 #15 Most definitely has a lot of character! Nice aquistion.
R rcoolbaugh Member Joined Jul 27, 2013 Messages 35 Mar 4, 2014 #16 I love my 1892 Winchester .38 WCF, it was my great grandfather's bought in 1894.