model 94 win 32 special
I need an opinion,since i am more or less a novice.I wonder what i could reasonalbly expect for an auction price for a gun i am considering to sell. The gun is a 1939 mod. 94 winchester .32 special s/n1101*** the wood and bluing are good slight discoloration of bluing around the reciever trigger area. bore looks perfect,mechanically it is near new. the gun hasnt been collecting dust on a shelf, it has been used and shows normal wear for a gun that has been on hunting trips. ...i know a picture would help, but any comments are appreciated.
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Start it at $250 or $300 and see what happens. If you get no bids after running it for several weeks you can always edit the auction and lower the starting bid. Have you checked the auctions to see what they are selling for?
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if its a 20"bbl, non saddle ring inland / eastern carbine the price is more then double. also, the onset in popularity of SASS and cowboy action shooting has drivin up the values of these pieces, as well as almost all "cowboy" related guns. these are very nice guns. best regards, mike.
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I agree with mrmike... a decent condition pre-war Model 94 Carbine will start out at about $500 (don't take anything less for it unless you are in a financial bind and need the money right now).
Bert H.
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The 32spl isn't the most popular 1894, but it will shoot just a little faster and harder than the 30-30. It won't qualify for a cowboy shooter because the rifle and pistol must chamber the same cartridge and there were no 32spl. revolvers. Nice old rifle, probably about $250-$300 like aglore states.
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just my 2 bits but i agree with the 4-$500 range- true it aint the most popular cal. but in original condition a few here in east tx would stand in line for it in 80% or better condition- again just my 2 bits- if you're really serious hit the sass wire & see what happens, it don't cost nuttin to ask
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ps to last-- is this a 32-20?
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quote:Originally posted by manchie390
ps to last-- is this a 32-20?
rick
Nope it's a 32 special or 32ws. The 32/20 or 32wcf was only chambered in the model 92 or model 73 in the winchester line. The 32 special is a necked up 30/30. The 32/20 is a pistol sized cartridge.
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I may be wrong, but wasn't the .32 Winchester Special originally designed as a smokless round that could be shot in old .30-.30's that had the barrell shot out from using blackpowder loadings?
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quote:Originally posted by ebeshirs
I may be wrong, but wasn't the .32 Winchester Special originally designed as a smokless round that could be shot in old .30-.30's that had the barrell shot out from using blackpowder loadings?
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The 30WCF (30-30 to all you young'ins) was NEVER a black powder round. The designation stands for 30(cal)-30(grains smokless powder).
At that time in history (1890's) people prefered slightly larger calibers than they do today, as their background was the old blackpowder cartridges. The 32WCF (32 Win special) was brought out to appeal to those that wanted a slightly larger bullet diameter.
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quote:Originally posted by ebeshirs
I may be wrong, but wasn't the .32 Winchester Special originally designed as a smokless round that could be shot in old .30-.30's that had the barrell shot out from using blackpowder loadings?
"Your talents are being wasted here. We're going to transfer you over to our rocket science department."
Yes, you are a bit mixed up. The 32 WS was introduced for the Model 1894 in 1902 specifically as Winchester's "third" new smokeless powder cartridge... a few years behind the 30 W.C.F. (a.k.a. 30-30) and the 25-35 W.C.F. (both introduced in August of 1895 as the first U.S. made smokeless powder sporting cartridges by any manufacturer). It is NOT possible to shoot a 32 WS in a "shot out" 30-30 barrel unless you rebore & rerifle the barrel first.
The 32 WS was developed more as a counterpart to the popular 32-40 blackpowder cartridge (which was also available in the Model 1894 up until the early 1930s), but these cartridges could not be interchanged (completely different cartridge case dimensions).
Bert H.
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