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Fellows, just wanted to show you my new Winchester Model 94 30-30 made in 1954. I've named this carbine 'Old Savage', a good, solid name (and fellow forum member, Old Savage, doesn't mind either!). This carbine puts the bullets where I aim and it was also made the same year as I was born. It seems to be aging much better than I.

For those who might want to know more about the leather 30-30 cartridge belt slider and the Bowie and sheath, they were all made by Alan Soellner of Chisholm's Trail. The Bowie blade is Solingen steel and the grips are Sambar Stag. I really like this knife; it has become my primary wilderness and hunting knife and the carbine will be my primary wilderness gun when on remote wilderness canoe and camping trips with my wife and family. I like a knife with a long blade. One of my pet peeves in the wilderness is trying to skin a large fish with a dinky little blade, and I resist carrying a fillet knife. It's also good as a last resort if one of those nuisance Cougars too lazy to go get a deer, lands on my head.

That there my friend - is a classic
looks good!

u done hit "paydirt" again.....i'd like to have one one of them only one year older (I'd also like to get it for what it sold for in '53) hahaha

Very good lookin' rifle Kirk. Nice knife and belt slides are handy items.

Very sweet, Kirk....

That rifle has some very nice looking wood too...

Kirk, you sure can find'm friend. How does it shoot? We normally get a target to view
Nath.

Nath, I'm still settling on a 30-30 load. Once that is done, there will be range reports for sure. Now that the snow shows signs of starting to melt, I'm going to be a busy man.

Very Nice.

Very nice outfit and rifle Kirk.

My favorite handload for the .30-30 is a 170gr FN Soft Point bullet (Winchester, Remington, or Speer) pushed by 30gr of Hodgdon's IMR-3031.

Oh yes, that reminds me. How was your trip to this island and was your home burried in snow when you got back?
Nath.

Nath, it was buried when I left, and buried even deeper when I returned. Most of it is still here and we got another snowstorm yesterday.

My wife and I and our three younger kids had a super time in Scotland and England. I rented a car (who needs a thrill ride at the amusement park when you can rent a car with the steering wheel on the wrong side and drive down the wrong side of the road and go around roundabouts the opposite way!!) and toured a number of old castles and ancient churches. I also thoroughly enjoyed getting off the beaten track and driving down tiny, hedged-bound roads and asking local farmers for directions. Believe it or not, I even saw some wild deer near the ruins of a Roman fort in the center of England. I also saw lots of Ring-necked Pheasants. We also took a quick trip into the edge of the highlands, again on a small winding track surrounded by forest, bogs and lochs. Another highlight was getting 'Platinum Club' tickets for my son and I for the Newcastle vs Man U match. He's been a fan of Newcastle for a long time and plays on three different teams himself. 52,000 people packed in there! We were sorry to leave.

nice. thats the way they are supposed to look. how did ya get the leafs to fall just right for the pic.

Glad you had a good time
Nath.

Boy you sure have the gift with a camera! Worth sifting through all the OT just to catch a new picture from you KurtD

Great looking 94, now is it a 1959 (as in the title)or 54? Sure has some nice wood.

Nice gun!..Nice pic!

Salvo You hit the nail square that time. .Very Nice Kirk.Jim.

By gum! I typed in the wrong year! It's a 1954. I've corrected the subject header.

Nice stuff. I'm beginning to think you find old people and bilk them out of their prized possessions. How do you keep find that good old stuff Kirk?

Nice gun.

Kirk,

I just love those Win 94 Carbines. That one looks like it will do the job till you hand it down to your kids.

I need to work on new pics of my 1950 Win 94. It's two years older than me and in lots better shape.

I don't know what loads you are working on, but if you are using jacketed, try 34.5grs of Winchesters 748 powder under a 150gr bullet. It's an old load, been in the Win manuals since the early 1970s, and a bit lighter than the bullet makers load manuals call for. But for me it has been 100% consistent in hot, cold, and in between weather, and accurate in every Win 94 I've shot it in.

Joe