Talk:Winchester Model 1894

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Gun Digest Treasury (ed. by Harold Murtz, DBI, 1994), p190, credits over six million Win94s built by 1982, all-time leader in high-powered rifle sales. Also, wasn't the 94 chambered in .44-40? Or was that the 73? Trekphiler 10:06 & 10:27, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

They made more Mosin-Nagant, Lee-Enfield, and Mauser rifles, all of which are chambered in more powerful cartridges (7.62x54R, .303 British, and 7.92x57 Mauser respectively) than the Winchester Model 94's .30-30 cartridge. It might be the most numerous civilian centrefire rifle, but it's not most numerous centrefire rifle full stop. --Commander Zulu 08:33, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

If you factor in the AK-47, it certainly is not. I was likely the most produced American rifle. 66.191.19.42 16:50, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

added the following text: Winchester 1894 Models were also manufactured in typical handgun calibers such as .38Special/.357Magnum, .44Special/.44Magnum, .45 Colt (sometimes called the .45 Long Colt or .45 Cowboy) as well as the 44-40. Typically, the tube magazine is able to hold 9 to 13 rounds of the previously mentioned calibers. The magazine capacity depends on the length of the barrel, as the tube magazine usually covered the entire length of the barrel. The 1894 action, designed for .30 caliber rifle rounds, was stronger than the action of the Winchesters (Models: 1892, 1873, 1866) that were designed for handgun calibers. Handgun calibers are preferred by modern day Cowboy Action Shooters as it allows one type of ammo for rifle and handgun. A typical combination would be an 1873 Colt (Colt Peacemaker) and a Winchester (or another lever action) capable of shooting the same ammo. --Nvasi 03:00, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Axis (German) Service?

Maybe we should add a factoid that Winchester's captured from the British were used by the Wehrmacht with the designation Gewehr 248(e) [1]. 68.116.112.125 19:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scope Mounts

The article states that on the top-eject models, scopes could only be attached forward of the action. This is not accuarate as side-mounts with case deflectors have been around for some time. 66.191.19.217 16:53, 21 October 2007 (UTC)