Plant closing ends run for traditional Winchester rifles

The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) ^ | 19 February 2006

[Atlas Sneezed]

Have you used any of the soft tip, I'd like to know your results.

The new Hornadys are hard enough to be aerodynamic, but soft enough to be safe:

http://www.hornady.com/story.php?s=198

[nutmeg]

Connecticut ping!

Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.

[reagandemo]

Central Kentucky. Actually my Ancestry makes me a proud Southern Appalachian American.;-)

[Betis70]

It's an Onion Dome not a minaret.

An onion dome is a type of architectural dome that frequently adorns Russian Orthodox Churches.

As in *Christian* churches, not mosques. I think it is about the only thing worth keeping in that part of Hartford.

[billhilly]

I grew up in western Kentucky.

[reagandemo]

Nice country. I make it to Bowling Green a couple of times a year. WKU is a nice college.

[billhilly]

I grew up (partially) west of Murray, all the way west. A little town named Hickman, on the Mississippi in Fulton County. Later on we moved to Fulton, twenty miles east.

[Phsstpok]

and if you prefer lever action to bolt action

Model 96™ Centerfire Lever Action Rifle · Ruger 96/44M

Gauge/Caliber:	.44 Rem Mag
Capacity:	4 Rounds
Finish:	Blued
Stock/Grip:	Hardwood
Barrel Length:	18 1/2"
Rear Sight:	Adjustable
Other Features:	Cross Bolt Safety
Suggested Retail Price:	$ 546.00
Miscellaneous:	44 Magnum model with Color-case finished lever

Dirty Harry would like this one.

For the brief time it was available I coveted a Winchester 9410 lever action 410 shotgun.

 

Make that your saddle gun and then carry a Magnum Research BFR .45 Long Colt/.410 Revolver for common calibers and you've really got something!

[wjcsux]

I have a Model 99 Savage in .300 Savage. It is a much better rifle IMHO.

[the invisib1e hand]

I think it is about the only thing worth keeping in that part of Hartford.

That's not saying much for that part of Hartford. I think it's the most outlandishly tacky looking thing I've ever seen. And despite what you say it's called, it screams "minaret!"

But I appreciate your feedback.

[Betis70]

Oh believe me, that part of Hartford is not very nice. I played a football game at Colt Park (right near the onion dome) and I thought our whole team was going to get mugged and beat up.

Hmm, actually most of Hartford is not very nice now that I think about it ...

[I got the rope]

Nice.

[the invisib1e hand]

now that you mention it, I came across this while trying to figure out where the cursed minaret was the other day...

When they did finally shut the door it was under duress. The band declared themselves bankrupt and members scattered to gather their thoughts, finances and dignity. Then, after a few years of relative inactivity, they got the chance to record an album in Hartford, Connecticut, apparently the insurance capital of the world. In keeping with the Trashcans’ tradition of stumbling on unusual recording environments, the studio was in an old Colt gun factory. "It was like an average shut-down factory but with this purple and gold minaret on top which the Russians gave Colt after the Second World War as a thank you for supplying their army with guns," says Reader. "It was an eerie, strange environment, like a cross between a factory and the hotel from The Shining.We were living there too. We were eating out of vending machines every night because we were too scared to go out. It was in the middle of a ghetto and you used to hear gunshots at night." "The engineer would stop the recording session and say, ‘that’s an AK47’," says Douglas. "He was well up on his armaments." The band were still in sombre mood and the resulting sessions were deemed too dark to form the basis of a comeback album. The recordings were scrapped, although some of the songs made the Trashcans’ exacting grade and were re-recorded for Weightlifting.

Just a bit of modern-day Americana for ya...

[archy]

No it is not aluminum. They used some steel alloy which did not retain the bluing very well. It is very common to see model 94's made since 1964 with receivers looking almost grey.

That's just one reason why *pre-'64* Winchesters command a premium price, not just from collectors, but from knowledgable users as well. The cost-cutting measures that included the use of stamped parts, pressed checkering and plastic buttpads hurt Winchester badly back at the time they were announced, and have continued to do so untiul this day. Then, the lever-action competitors included Mossberg and Savage, and the followup of the Browning, Ruger, Taurus and Uberti of today put the final nails in Winchester's coffin.

[yarddog]

I am not so sure I agree. Granted the model 70 was ruined by the changes although they eventually got it back to a reasonably good rifle.

I always thought the model 94 was still a good gun even if it did look like crap after 1964. The last one I had really was pretty nice. It had a walnut stock and they have changed the alloy back to something which will retain the bluing. I can't recall any stamped parts but there may be inside. It functuioned perfectly. It's one drawback and the reason I sold it was the accuracy was a little sub par. Not really bad but below average.

I only had one pre-64 and wish I had it back and yes it was better but not by that much.

[Sender]

I have to admit that my 1979 model 94 is a good shooter even though the bluing on the receiver was crappy. It does have a very smooth action and reasonable accuracy. I thought it was aluminum because the receiver has such a strange look to it and the bluing is almost replaced by a brownish patina. Strange that the bluing on the barrel and everything else is almost perfect.

[Nailbiter]

so true thx

[archy]

I have to admit that my 1979 model 94 is a good shooter even though the bluing on the receiver was crappy. It does have a very smooth action and reasonable accuracy. I thought it was aluminum because the receiver has such a strange look to it and the bluing is almost replaced by a brownish patina. Strange that the bluing on the barrel and everything else is almost perfect.

The barrel steel is likely pretty close to good old ASTM A513 or A519 4140 steel. The receiver is more likely something more amenable to the investment cast/ lost wax process. But there's a nice cure for the purplish/plum coloured Winchesters, and the original barrel doesn't have to be removed for the process to be applied. The stuff is pretty neat, and weather-resistant as all getout.

KG Gun Kote