joegerardi
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I feel just like I did when I bought my first handgun 6 years ago...
I stopped by my gunshop today just because, and BS'ed with the guys for about an hour. I was just getting ready to leave and I happen to notice a lever-action sitting on the shelf. I casually asked if it was a Winchester, and they said it was, so I asked to see it. It was a model 94, and though I don't know much about rifles, I knew it was an older model beause it didn't have the front sight hood.
Anyway, I've been wanting to get a long gun for a bit, so I asked the price. $179.00, so naturally, it followed me home.
I was wondering how old it actually was, so I found a site on the 'Net that will list its age based on serial number: 1968.
The bluing is off most of the edges on the receiver, the muzzle, and part of the tube end, but that doesn't bother me with this puppy. It kind of adds to its character. This is a Winchester, after all: A working man's gun. There's a ding or 2 in the stock, but ditto on those.
So, with the long weekend and all, barring any interference from hurricane Frances, I plan to get it to the range. A couple of questions: There's no manual, so I don't really know how to clean it, and the Winchester site's downloadable manual says to only go down the barrel from the muzzle end with a rod and patches. Is that all there is to it? Isn't there some sort of field strip procedure?
Lastly: I seem to remember that there's some "golden date" that Winchesters are differentiated by. Does mine fall before or after that date?
..Joe
PS: Any tips or recommendations on the care and feeding?
I stopped by my gunshop today just because, and BS'ed with the guys for about an hour. I was just getting ready to leave and I happen to notice a lever-action sitting on the shelf. I casually asked if it was a Winchester, and they said it was, so I asked to see it. It was a model 94, and though I don't know much about rifles, I knew it was an older model beause it didn't have the front sight hood.
Anyway, I've been wanting to get a long gun for a bit, so I asked the price. $179.00, so naturally, it followed me home.
I was wondering how old it actually was, so I found a site on the 'Net that will list its age based on serial number: 1968.
The bluing is off most of the edges on the receiver, the muzzle, and part of the tube end, but that doesn't bother me with this puppy. It kind of adds to its character. This is a Winchester, after all: A working man's gun. There's a ding or 2 in the stock, but ditto on those.
So, with the long weekend and all, barring any interference from hurricane Frances, I plan to get it to the range. A couple of questions: There's no manual, so I don't really know how to clean it, and the Winchester site's downloadable manual says to only go down the barrel from the muzzle end with a rod and patches. Is that all there is to it? Isn't there some sort of field strip procedure?
Lastly: I seem to remember that there's some "golden date" that Winchesters are differentiated by. Does mine fall before or after that date?
..Joe
PS: Any tips or recommendations on the care and feeding?