I purchased a Winchester model 1894 .30WCF, manufactured in 1899, earlier this past winter and plan to use it moose hunting next month, then plan to take it to Kodiak in Oct. on a goat hunt (hope to use it on deer on Kodiak). I'll definitely be babying it throughout all hunts and doing my best to keep it clean and dry, but I also hope to kill a moose with it, or I won't kill a moose at all this year.
I'm really looking forward to the pictures of the 1899 M94 season. Watching my son crush a black bear this spring with a 45-70 really brought home how effective the old timers are. I'm looking for the right pre 64 M94
I think people are confusing things a little. A new Model 70 in CRF is better in every way than the Pre 64s--excepts for all the hand fitting and polishing that was done on the old timers. Same with the Kimbers. Yes the rifles of today are accurate and high performance machines but many lack SOUL ;-)
This old lever gun and dude always impressed me when I see the rams they have taken. View attachment 56202