Also, since you guys helped out so much, I thought I would snap a few pictures of my other lever guns in the safe.

Here is my 1894 Marlin Cowboy Competition with "case hardening" and my 9422 Mag XTR.

These lever guns seem to multiply in safes.

New Carrier Spring came in today from Winchester Bob, part looked perfect and fit even better. Got it all buttoned back up (with the grease on the contact point of the spring) and the carrier retreats far enough now to load the magazine with ease. Glad I was able to get it up and running right! I al...

Howdy and Welcome to THE Forum. I believe that you've found the source of the problem. The carrier needs to be fully down for the spring cover (loading gate) to open cleanly. When assembling my 94s and any time after a cleaning, I put a dab of grease on that spring. Just enough to lube it at the co...

I found a 1941 94 30-30 that was like new an old man bought it new and never shot it.I got it for 3 hundred dollars. killed one deer and keep the rifle in the safe. I hope you get to hunt with yours. My plan is to kill a deer with iron sights with it this year. Going to have to practice with the si...

Looks like Bob Knapp has some carrier springs on hand. I'll be ordering one from him as well.

https://winchesterbob.com/

Welcome to the fire! Is the gate doing this with the rifle empty of cartridges? If so, and you open the action without activating the lifter, will the lifter depress a little with your finger? Yes... I just did a littler more research online. This appears to be the problem. The carrier will not ful...

Welcome to the forum! That's a good looking 94. I found a 1937 model this past summer. Mine is a 32 spl. The following week my shop had a 1941 94 in 30-30. Unfortunately, I had to pay for a S&W I had on a 60-day hold! It still ticks me off that I didn't get the 1941 Winchester. Good luck with t...

Thank you all for the warm welcome.

It appears to be a worn carrier spring with a little more disassembly today....

I'll see what is out there as far as parts.

I found a used one on ebay that appears to be in better shape than mine.

Beautiful 94, and sure lucky to find a 41 model in such great shape. Around here, everyone's I've checked upon is always a 50's model and looks like it was used for a canoe paddle. Good luck with the fix! Thank you for the welcome. This one came from the online auction site. I poured over adds for ...

Welcome to the fire! Is the gate doing this with the rifle empty of cartridges? If so, and you open the action without activating the lifter, will the lifter depress a little with your finger? Yes... I just did a littler more research online. This appears to be the problem. The carrier will not ful...

Hi all, My name is Jordan. I decided to join as since December 2021, I have added 3 lever guns to my safe... It was just a matter of time. I currently have a 9422 Mag XTR (which is probably my favorite rifle I own), a Marlin 1894 Cowboy Competition in 38 Spl., and my new 1941 94 in 30-30. I have yet...