WTB: Winchester 1894 30-30
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Good luck, I hope you can get the rifle you are looking for.
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Hello Skinner, good to see you back on the forum.
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My dealer says he can get the new 1894 Sporter model in 30-30. We agreed on a price. Now he is in final negotiations with his distributor. It is not particularly easy to buy these new Winchester. If I walk in gun dealers like Gander Mountain, etc. all they have anymore is rifles I would never have bought at any time in my life. It does seem that special ordering is getting to be the principal way of getting what you want. Even five years ago desirable rifle availability seemed better. Still my dealer can get the new Model 70 Sporter. I will let you know how that works out.
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There was only one new Sporter 94 at the distributor so not like I am going to get a choice of stock figured wood! It is ordered. I already bought a box of 150 grain Winchester Super X 30-30 for it.
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Great ! I hope you enjoy your new rifle.
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It is now being shipped from the distributor. I will post some photos and my reaction to the new rifle.
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Sounds good Davey !!
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My dealer got my new Winchester '94 Sporter with the 24 inch barrel and curved butt plate in 30-30. Overall my reactions are, the rifle is very well made compared to other rifles I have seen on dealer shelves. And of course this one is in a box with my name on it. It surprised me that the Winchester box is NOT there. Just a plain white box with the new customary foam fitting, owner's manual, etc. Also the warranty tags, etc. I have never seen a Winchester new rifle without a box clearly marked Winchester with logos, etc. It came from a warehouse in Billings, Montana. The checkering is nice and a feature i did not expect is that the underside of the fore piece has a W for Winchester and it is also engraved in a small W in front of where the lever opens. The stock is very straight grain walnut with a satin oil finish. This is a finish I have not seen on another Winchester. The rifle is 7.5 pounds it comes to my shoulder pretty quickly and firmly. The sight picture in the Buckhorn vee and the gold front sight is much less than clearly defined under low lighting in the store and I am going to guess might be pretty hard to see in the field.
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