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NGD: 1968 Winchester 94
Just brought this one home. Got it for $350. The seller said it is a 1968, making it older than any of the 1970's era Winchester 94s that I've ever owned. Those I sold off because the receivers rusted. There is no rust on this one. But, some blueing is worn through to bare metal in spots.
The muzzle crown looks perfect and there is no internal wear. It locks up tight. Does the sling band on the magazine look aftermarket? The butt place looks aftermarket. I think it should have the Winchester logo moulded into it. Regardless, it's nice to have another WInchester in my stable. They shure shoulder great. I'll take it to the range this friday.
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Thanks guys! The butt plate is just a thin piece of checkered plastic with no logo on it. What should a 68 plate look like?
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Simple checkered plastic with no discerning embellishments. Unless my dad replaced the plate on his. Any scratches on yours from taking the front sight hood off and putting it back on?
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I don't see scratches that indicate that the sight hood was removed. But the left side of the Winchester does show some general finish wear. I wonder why that is.
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As for the wear on the the left hand side, I'd guess it spent a lot of time hanging on a wall over the door or something. Taking it down and putting it up would wear one side more than the other. Maybe slid under the bed, who knows. I need to start looking again but there are some good deals to be had on these guns. From what I've read by about 1967 or 68 they worked out most of the bugs going from machined and hand fit parts to stamped, and didn't cheapen the finish too much yet, so if you can pick on a relatively tight one (they tend to be rattle traps) for a few hundred bucks it's a good deal. Personally, I'd love to pick up a cheap beater in good mechanical condition and have it cut down to a 16 inch barreled .30-30 trapper.
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