Author Topic: WIN.94 ? (Read 528 times)

dave hall · « **on:** August 06, 2004, 06:43:21 PM »

I GETTING A 30-30 TRAPPER ITS A 1981 MODEL.I'M GOING TO HAVE IT TORE DOWN TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WORE. HAS ANYONE EVER HAVE ANY PART OF 94' WARE? THE RIFLE IS IN REAL GOOD COND.DO YOU THINK THIS STEP IS WORTH DOING .THANKS. :-)

ONE MORE GUY WITH A 30-30

Bullseye · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2004, 05:38:14 PM »

If it is in good condition, cycles fine and has no other problems I would not tear it down. I just do not believe in tearing things down just to check things out.

Nobade · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2004, 06:12:51 PM »

Yep, I second that. Unless it's super dirty or you're just bored just leave it together and go shootin'!

doorgunner · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2004, 07:19:09 PM »

If it's functioning properly, DO NOT have it torn down. There are a literally thousands of pre-war model 94's that still see every single deer season, that have never had a single thing done to them. "If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it". Tearing down a gun, just for the sake of tearing it down is a bad idea!

leverfan · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2004, 07:57:17 PM »

There's no reason to tear that rifle down, if you're not seeing any problems. To the best of my knowledge, my great-grandfather's model 94 has only been taken apart once, and it still works every hunting season. I may cringe at the "neglect" that this old rifle sees, but it's hard to argue about it when the darn thing just keeps working every time my dad takes it out of the closet. Reliability is one of the great things about classic lever guns, IMHO.

Bob the Cynic · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2004, 01:17:23 PM »

I doubt you need to tear it down. I have a '94 that is over thirty years old (and that is hardly old compared to some) that shoots just fine. Unless you suspect that there is some mechanical malfunction or that it is for some reason dangerous to shoot I'd leave it alone and go shootin'