Price check on a Win 94 44-40

[six 4 sure]

I went to the local gun store today after stopping by my bank (usually an expensive combo) and saw a lever-gun I liked. It's a 1894 SRC with IIRC a 16" barrel, a full buckhorn sight, and a steel buttplate. The sn was 3,900,000 (manufactured in 1973 according to my link). It was tagged at $299 trade price, cash price will be less.

I have a couple of questions. The blueing has been removed on the receiver some time back and it now has a brown patina color. I think it looks kinda cool, but I'm wondering how much this could effect the price? I'm not sure wether the flat steel buttplate or the buckhorn sight are original either. Hoping someone can help me out on that one. The bore was shiny without any pits and the wood looked pretty good, a little dirty but no nicks or dings.

So what do you think a fair price would be?

Thanks in advance.

Six

 

[Hand_Rifle_Guy]

Winchester recievers are made of a steel that won't take bluing, so they plated 'em with iron. Iron rusts easily, and it's right where you carry it when you're hiking in the woods hunting. Lots of older Winchesters look like that.

16" barrel, saddle ring, no big-loop Trapper lever. Shoygun buttplate and buckhorn sight are factory.

$299 sounds like a good price for a NEW rifle. Used good ones should be more like $200-$250.

I think it oughta be cheaper, unless it's shiny-pristine except for the reciever. Even then, I think it should be more like $250-$275, mostly because of it's configuratrion and caliber, which are "options" in the context of a .30-30 w/20" barrel.

Need more opinions. I could be outta date.

 

[six 4 sure]

Well

for good or bad I pick it up the other day. Got it for $240 + tax which came in a little under $260. I don't think I got hurt too bad.

However, I was a little disappointed when I took it apart to for cleaning and oiling. It looks like whoever owned it the past dipped the receiver or did something strange because the bluing inside the reciever was removed as well and had a noticeable amount of rust that I removed. I don't think it will effect the functioning of the gun, but it will be something I'll have to keep an eye on.

All in all I think it will be a good little gun. If nothing else it will give me an excuse to look for a matching Ruger of the same caliber.

Six

 

[Hand_Rifle_Guy]

$260? That'll do fine. Seems like the big-bores cost more than the .30-30's. I got my standard-configuration 94 for $180 some years back, but it's a bit beat. .44 mags were going for $250 at the time.

A little rust shouldn't bother it much. 94's are pretty hard to slow down. Sounds like you have it under control. It should be a fun little gun, with almost no recoil at all, quite unlike my .30-30!