Posted on 02/19/2006 5:23:09 PM PST by Lorianne
NRA - PING
This is too bad! I have a beautiful Model 64 that used to belong to my grandfather. It was his 'Pride & Joy', mine too :-)
My Grandfather's "94 Winchester 30-30 was my favorite. I tagged a lot of whitetail with that rifle. I'm going to have to get one for the gun cabinet now even if I never shoot it.
Another American icon that's now foreign-owned.
*sigh*
Why is this happening?
Of the maybe dozen I have owned, the best one was a Sears "Ted Williams" which I bought as I was leaving a gun show. A guy parked beside my car and was getting three guns out.
I asked how much he wanted for them and he said he would take $90 for all three. One was a rusted out Mosin Nagant, another was a fair single barrel 12 guage, and the third was the 94.
It was in fairly good shape and had a Willams foolproof peep sight installed. It was unusually accurate for a 94, usually going into an inch at 50 yards. Also just seemed smoother than most. Wish I had kept it.
I'm sure these weapons can be made much cheaper in China.
I'm not really up to speed on this, but I'd have supposed there continued to be a good market for the Model 94, which I believe is an inexpensive, but well made all around rifle.
I've got an old Marlin 336, which is quite similar and still made. I think you can buy a new one for around $350.
End of an American institution. Would have been nice if another manufacturer had bought it.
I have a Marlin lever action in .357 magnum but not a Winchester, though I did get years ago 3 model 70's, 7mm, 300WM, .375 H&H. Got them cherried out with muzzle brakes.
Good grief, these are the rifles that literally won the West due to their ease of operation, high accuracy and low maintenance. I've fired several versions of this rifle and remain convinced that this classic firearm is dificult to improve upon.
This is a tragedy.
I suspect union labor costs and their stupid short magnum ammunition fiasco.
Marlin makes a better 30-30 anyway.
Ruger M77 Mark II's and Remington 700's are really cleaning Winchesters clock on quality and price.
Anyone heard if Olin is going to license the Winchester name to another manufacturer?
I heard a vicious rumor about China.
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