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Offline ken s

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« on: April 01, 2005, 07:36:12 AM »
Have a 30/30 winchester 94 ae an want to put a new barell on it 7/30waters. Q how hard is this to do. can i do it myself. anyone done it . I am not all thumbs when it comes to working with guns. just like to say i did it. would app: all the advice i can get. thanks.
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Offline John Traveler1

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rebarrel Winchester 94
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2005, 08:05:56 AM »
Rebarrelling a Winchester 94 is not hard to do at all, but you need the right tools.  That barrel swap from .30-30 to 7mm Waters should require no other changes.

At the minimum, you need vise blocks to fit the barrel over the chamber area next to the receiver.  You can make these from aluminum blocks on the lathe, or from hardwood blocks by drilling out with a drill press.  They have to fit TIGHT or it won't work.  A large bench vise is needed, as well as a receiver wrench with sheet aluminum padded jaws.  A large crescent wrench will work too.  The small barrel shank means that the barrel will not be nearly as tight as on say, a bolt action rifle.

Disassemble the rifle, and remove the magazine tube.  Apply rosin or talcum powder to improve grip.  Clamp up the barrel in the vise as tight as you can get it.  Grab the receiver (with proper aluminum padding) and unscrew it from the receiver.

Installation is the reverse, and if you are lucky, the barrel will index properly (sights aligned vertically, extractor slot aligned).  If not lucky, you will need a lathe and chamber reamer to fit that barrel to the receiver.

HTH
John

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rebarrel Winchester 94
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2005, 08:09:12 AM »
OOOPS!

I see that you have a 94 Angle Eject rifle.  That means that barrels made for the older top eject 94 will not fit properly.  There is about 0.040" difference in shoulder shank between the two models, and barrels are NOT interchangeable!

Make SURE that your 7mm Waters barrel came from an AE model before you start!

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94 ae project
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2005, 10:23:49 AM »
thanks John for the input. was going to buy a barrell that midway has for sale. dont tell me. hope they will fit a 94AE i hope i hope. thanks.
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