It was released in 1894 so the West was essentially won although by then
although there continued to be minor skirmishes - Poncho Via (sp?) for one
and I believe Teddy Roosevelt used some during the San Juan unpleasantness
although the mod 1903 bolt action was the standard USA issue. Some powers
that (used to) be believed soldiers would waste ammo if given the means to
lay down a lot of lead! The opposite is preferable, of course. Anyway, -
the Mod. 94 is the last iteration of the Winchester Level action - the same
design continued to be produced until the early 90s although Win modified it
somewhat to attract new customers. I have one called Ranger in 30-30 which
is the same as the old Mod. 94 except for lacking the hooded front sight and
having slightly shorter barrel. Similar mods were released occassional
during the years since 1894. At least that's how I remember it without
having to resort to the history books --
The Winchester factory in Conn. recently closed its doors for good it
appears.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:05 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT - Old Rifles. was Kettle, pot, black,this is getting old
real quick
So, where does the Winchester 94 fit in the scheme of things historical?
On 10/25/06, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1873 winchester repeating rifles. the guns that won the west.
when the james-younger gang went to northfield, MN, to rob the bank, the
locals met them with 1873 winchesters. guess who won that fight?
sadly, lever action cavalry guns are no longer made under the winchester
name. the tradition is hard to kill, though, and many continue to make
them, most notably Marlin. lightweight, easy handling and very fast for
their time (but not fast for today, so don't take your lever gun to shoot
it
out against gang bangers with full auto AK-47s), they remain today a very
useful "brush" gun and are as good as anything at all inside of 100
yards.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
"The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives."
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
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