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Winchester .32 special Model 94
Model 94 Winchester .32 Special
Serial number 2557xxx makes me believe it was made 1962. "DK" is stamped behind the trigger.
I THINK I read that the ones made before 1964 had stronger "parts" inside, but I could be off on that date.
The stock & butt show a lot of wear, but no cracking or breaks. Was really clean. Very smooth operation. I haven't fired it yet though.
Any corrections on info or extra info.... thanks in advance.
And, thanks for looking.
Serial number 2557xxx makes me believe it was made 1962. "DK" is stamped behind the trigger.
I THINK I read that the ones made before 1964 had stronger "parts" inside, but I could be off on that date.
The stock & butt show a lot of wear, but no cracking or breaks. Was really clean. Very smooth operation. I haven't fired it yet though.
Any corrections on info or extra info.... thanks in advance.
And, thanks for looking.
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Mike
N454casull
I was under the impression that the pre '64 didn't break / jam as easy because of machined parts instead of pressed parts. But again, I could be wrong.
Just trying to get all the info I can on each piece.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
My first deer rifle was a pre-64 Win 94 in .32 Win Spl. It never broke, and I can't recall it jamming. OTOH, I've been around more than a handful of post-64 Win 94s in .30-30 Win, and I don't recall them jamming or breaking either.
But, production manufacturing being what it is, companies are always looking for ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Stamping parts is much cheaper than machining parts. But.....(especially with something as loose-toleranced as a lever rifle action), what precision you loose by using some stamped parts, you make up for by revising and tightening the tolerance spec of the machined parts they fit into. The end result is pretty much the same, when speaking of a lever gun.
Would I rather have a pre-64 Win than a post-64 Win? You betcha. I like machined parts. That's pretty much the only reason. It'd take a pretty sophisticated statistical study, though, to prove one "better" than the other from a mechanical standpoint.
Mike
N454casull
They all do. :angel2:
My Model 70 I bought new in 1966, but checking the serial number out on this sight it was built in 1965. After the new models came out in 64, sales must have been much slower than the heads at Winchester had anticipated and mine was probably a left over. But whatever, I'm glad I bought it. It's accurate and strong and has killed a lot of deer. What's not to love? Well other than the cartridge it's chambered in, on this forum anyway. :jester:
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
They just didn't screw the 94s up as bad in 64 as they did the Model 70s. They just changed the Model 70 too radically for the OLD HEADS to stomach.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
JAY
Apples and oranges. There's a world of difference between the tolerances of a lever gun and a bolt gun.
Stamped parts in a lever gun? Probably okay.
Stamped parts in a bolt gun? Not in mine.
Keep tolerances in the prospective of their intended use. In the case of a lever gun, I'd much prefer "loose". In a bolt gun.....just shy of beating the bolt home with a hammer is fine with me.
Apples/Oranges.
Mike
N454casull