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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: RUGER No.1 on March 17, 2010, 05:57:55 PM

Title: 1894 30-30
Post by: RUGER No.1 on March 17, 2010, 05:57:55 PM: .
Title: Re: 1894 30-30
Post by: jackelope on March 17, 2010, 06:02:58 PM: you gotta look and see what they're selling for on gunbroker or gunsamerica.com
Title: Re: 1894 30-30
Post by: hookr88 on March 17, 2010, 09:36:26 PM: If you want to send me some of the specs I can also look it up in my blue book of gun values, or I can fax you the pages from the book if you want to go that route. But the basic 1894 with 80% bluing are 4 figures. Brian
Title: Re: 1894 30-30
Post by: CP on March 18, 2010, 07:28:10 AM: I’ve never shot a rifle that old but I’ve found the Lever evolution ammo to be a disappointment in a “modern” 30-30. I wouldn’t recommend using it in your rifle.

You should be able to use standard 150 or 170 grain 30-30 ammo, either Winchester, Remington or Federal. They have been making these rounds for a long time and they should be safe in your rifle assuming it is good condition. Off the self ammo is usually accurate enough in a 30-30 out to 150y or more.

It would be a real kick to take animal with such a piece of history.
Title: Re: 1894 30-30
Post by: e55komp on March 21, 2010, 04:53:00 PM: depending on the year of manufacture the gun is worth considerably less than it was 3 years ago, but never fear as the economy gets getter the gun collectors will come out of the wood work and the gun will be worth aprox 3x the amount that is now, i bought a 1944 30-30 for $250 and the gun was worth $450 2 years ago, 4 years ago that gun would have sold for $8-900, how its worth about $325, so we are on the very bottom of the win 94 values imo, they will climb and will climb very rapidly as long as we dont have any more assault weapons scares.
Title: Re: 1894 30-30
Post by: MikeWalking on March 22, 2010, 08:20:05 PM: The only LEVERevolution I have fired is the 45-70. From an 18in bbl 1895. I zeroed at 50yds for shooting in heavy timber. All shots touched. 100yds about 3in but that was me not having shot it in too long...Haven't shot much farther.

Sometime I almost forget I have Grandpa's Savage. 1940 era Model 219. single shot break open 30-30 with a 26in barell that must weigh 6lbs alone, iron sights, not tapped. I also have a 28 in 20ga bbl. The safety doesn't always click on like it should when you open it and the forearms have lost spring tension so you have to be real careful how you handle it. Still I think about taking it out for deer. Grandpa put a lot of meat on the table while Dad was growing up. Deer, Elk, Birds, Rattlesnake, Coyote for bounty, he had some amazing stories about clever yotes...

checked into the value :chuckle: Dime a Dozen...