can you buy a new winchester 94 receiver
found an old pre-64 94 hanging on the wall of a barbque place yesterday,made me want to cry,full rifle,sq.barrel bands marked for the 30wcf .blue was in 85% the wood was in 75+.He was asking $250 for it so i knew something was wrong.at closer inspection the receiver was cracked,his son loaded some hot 30-30 rounds and cracked it on one side.this 94 is tight as a drum other than that.I was thinking of replacing the receiver,I know it would not have any value but it would make one of the kids I take hunting every year a good shooter.i know I could buy it for much less than he is asking and if a new receiver was cheap enough it might be worth the time.
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Hello sharpshooter...
You lost me when you said "sq. barrel bands"... what in the heck does that mean[?]
If it is a true Model 1894 Rifle (with a 26" or 24" octagon barrel) then it is worth several hundred $$$ in parts alone, and I would not hesitate even a single minute at the current asking price.
A modern made Model 94 receiver will not fit up properly with the remaining good parts on an older Model 1894/94. Your only real option is to buy another pre-64 gun (one that is in poor condition), and then rebuild it with the parts from the busted gun.
Bert H.
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bert ,I went looking on the auction side and it looks just like the GB auction # 18803786 ,except it has a 26" round barrel,thats why I called it a full rifle because of the barrel length.What I mean by sq. barrel band is instead of the barrel band being in the shape if a figure 8 it is flat on the outsides like a block,it does not curve in the middle toward the barrel,hope I am explaining myself well enough to be understood 0 -
OK, you really have something confused then. The front barrel band (whether it is the more common figure 8 or the less common flat band) is only found on a "Carbine"... never on a "Rifle".
With that said, the Model 94 "Carbine" was made with a 20" maximum length round barrel. The Model 1894 "Rifle" was standard with a 26" round barrel (though most were made with a 26" octagon barrel). The "Rifle" could be special ordered with barrel lengths of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, or 36 inches in the octagon shape only (and only up until 1909). "Carbines" were standard with a 20" round barrel only. Trapper Carbines could be ordered with a 12-19 inch round barrel, with 15 & 16 inch barrels being the most common.
So... which one is it... a Carbine or Rifle[?] If you can tell me what the serial number is, I can most likely confirm which it is without looking at it.
Bert H.
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sharp: The question was can you buy another receiver? yes, you will have to look for a gun with a bad barrel. I recommend you look for one close to the same serial number. A good gunsmith can do the swap out. From what I've seen, there are a few out there with shot out barrels. You may want to look at the bore real close on this one, to make sure it's good. Also cotact a gunsmith and get an estimate of what the swap out will cost. When you add it all up, I don't think you will spend less than $500. $250 for the gun, at least $150 for a anther gun, then a couple of hundred for the swap out. You might try www/e-gunparts.com they might have a stripped receiver. also keep an eye out under the gun parts section. You will need an FFL (dealer) lined up for shipping. Regards Dave 0
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