Winchester 94AE Ammo
I bought a Winchester model 94AE in 44 Rem. Mag. I tried to load Hornady 44 mag and Speer Gold Dot but the shell doesn't want to load into the chamber. Is there a 44 mag. ammo just made for the Winchester. Both bullets i tried loading were hollow point with flat points. Doesn't that make a differents.
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curlyrai,
You should be able to use what you have. ...but, you may have a gun that prefers lead round-nose ammo. Many leverguns will not feed wadcutters. You could have a loose cartridge guide. Check the little screws that hold the guides in place. Also, be certain that the gun is thoroughly clean, and properly lubricated. Jsut in case you didn't know: for safety, DO NOT use full-metal jacketed ammo in this rifle.
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curlyrai,
If the nose of your rounds is not coming up high enough, then you could also have a sticky/ bent/ broken cartridge lifter/ elevator/ carrier. Empty the rifle, and work the lever. Watch the lifter, as you completely open the lever. While this article is not referencing the "AE" model, it will give some idea of how the 94 fits together:
http://www.castbullet.com/misc/tdown.htm
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quote:Originally posted by BigLoop22
curlyrai,
You should be able to use what you have. ...but, you may have a gun that prefers lead round-nose ammo. Many leverguns will not feed wadcutters. You could have a loose cartridge guide. Check the little screws that hold the guides in place. Also, be certain that the gun is thoroughly clean, and properly lubricated. Jsut in case you didn't know: for safety, DO NOT use full-metal jacketed ammo in this rifle.
Good tip, Thanks0 -
Why wouldn't one want to shoot fully-jacketed bullets in this rifle? Mine is in .357mag, and is a Trapper model, to boot. I've shot many courses of fire with 158gr JHPs, gas-checked FWNWC, and even Gold Dots in mine with (I'm hopin') no damage; so what's the deal?
BigLoop- OK, that's what you were addressing; you'll notice that all the loads I mentioned with the exception of the wide nose wadcutters are hollowpoints to avoid just such an occurrence. I have fired some pointy bullets singly, but never from the mag. For some reason, I thought maybe the barrels were too soft for FMJs or something from your warning.0 -
I've had no probs shooting Hornady ammo through mine and mine is from 1994. Are you using factory ammo or loading your own with those companies bullets? If loading your own then maybe the bullets aren't set deep enough? Cartridge guide could need adjustment too. 0 -
gunnut505,
It appears that you are addressing me, so I will respond to you:
ANY gun with a tubular magazine should NOT be fired with a fully loaded magazine (one in the chamber & one in the magazine is alright) & FMJ ammo. You may be getting away with it, but I am not going to start doing it. The warning that I was refering to is called "chain fire". When you line up ammunition one-behind-the-other, and pound on the rearmost round, then you could set off the entire magazine of ammo, all at once, because the bullet ignites the primer in the round ahead of it. ...unless you are not using hard, or FMJ ammunition. A heavy-recoiling rifle, or dropping the rifle (butt-first), could make you wish that you hadn't done it. Do you ever shoot boattail Spitzer bullets in your trapper? Pointy bullets & tubular magazines, also, do NOT go together.0 -
quote:Originally posted by ruger41
I've had no probs shooting Hornady ammo through mine and mine is from 1994. Are you using factory ammo or loading your own with those companies bullets? If loading your own then maybe the bullets aren't set deep enough? Cartridge guide could need adjustment too.
No, their factory bullets. When i pull the lever forward the bullet hits the barrel low and won't chamber. Is there some kind of ajustment needed to fix the problem?0 -
Just those two screws for the cartridge guide. 0
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