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[TheWoodCrafter]

I just picked up a new carbine.

It is a U.S. Border Patrol M94 commemorative.
Brand new, looks great.

I decided not to shoot it buy hang it up on display.
Just to nice and rare to shoot.

[AJMD429]

Welcome to the forum, and you get a gold-star since your first post contained a PHOTO.

Personally, I feel sorry for 'commemorative' guns and such - they got built and made with special care, as a GUN, only to get hung on a wall or stuck in a safe, and never used as a respectable gun should be used. I guess the 'collector value' of anything I own will be nil for my grandkids to fight over, though...

[Blaine]

Welcome....Real nice Winchester

[ollogger]

Yes HI & welcome

Nice Winchester Indeed
I confess I would shoot it


ollogger

[TheWoodCrafter]

Thanks guys.

Glad I found the forum.

I did buy a second 1894 to shoot.
Ammo is becoming a little easier to get.

[Borregos]

Welcome, you will enjoy it here
A very nice lever gun, but it needs to be shot I think

[mod71alaska]

Welcome to the Forum! Very nice 94...thanks for sharing it with us.

Where are you from? How did you come by your username "The Woodcrafter?"

[Ysabel Kid]

Very cool!

Welcome to the fire!

[gamekeeper]

Welcome to the fire I've not seen that commemorative model before, real COOL
and a +1 on the gold star..

[Pete44ru]

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Welcome to our corner of the www, Woodcrafter !

It looks like you've hit the ground running, with your first post !

Nice rifle, good pics = ruined keyboard...........



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[J Miller]

I've never seen one of those 94s before. I be likin it!
I'm no so sure I could hang it on the wall and not shoot it though.

Joe

[Nath]

I've never seen one of those 94s before. I be likin it!
I'm no so sure I could hang it on the wall and not shoot it though.

Joe

Same ere'. Hi by the way....fancy gun there

Nath.

[ColColt]

Shoot that thang!! That's what they're for. I had no trouble at all taking my Legendary Frontiersmen to the range...still do.

[TheWoodCrafter]

Welcome to the Forum! Very nice 94...thanks for sharing it with us.

Where are you from? How did you come by your username "The Woodcrafter?"

I am Southern California.
I know, not the most gun-friendly state.
I followed a link somewhere and found you guys.
Sure glad I did.

I started using the name after I opened my cabinet shop that I owned for about 8 years, The WoodCrafting Company.
We made a lot more than cabinets.
I just kept using the name.
It even got to a point that my wife started calling me Woody.

Here is the shooter I bought.

Made in 1971 UN-FIRED.
Because of the stock, I got a really good deal.

[gundownunder]

NICE.
Since nobody else has piped up and said they have one of those, maybe you have a rare one. In which case you may be right in not shooting it.
Unfortunately many of the commemorative rifles don't appear to be appreciating in value at any kind of noticeable rate. Even here in Oz where guns fetch a much higher price than over there, we can buy some of the commemorative guns for about the same as a new plain Jane gun.

[Pete44ru]

How did you come by your username "The Woodcrafter?"

I started using the name after I opened my cabinet shop that I owned for about 8 years, The WoodCrafting Company.

It even got to a point that my wife started calling me Woody.

OH ! - THAT'S why she calls you "Woody" ! .





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[TheWoodCrafter]

NICE.
Since nobody else has piped up and said they have one of those, maybe you have a rare one. In which case you may be right in not shooting it.

In Tom Trolards first book, Winchester Commemoratives, it says there where only 1000 of these made.
So I think I should preserve it.
I have seen one being offered for twice what I paid. Who knows if it sold.
Hopefully it is worth more over the next few years.

[Old Ironsights]

Shooting a "commemorative" or "classic"/antique gun has virtually ZERO effect on its value. Heck, the gun was shot at least once before it left the factory.

What affects the value is wear & tear/damage. So, protect the Box, hang-tag and Paper. Don't drop it... or take it hunting... but there is no harm in showing it off at a Range.

[Streetstar]

I like it! A Border PAtrol commemorative makes sense in SoCal, AZ or NM for sure , TX too

The "shooter" looks pretty nice too -- someone must have left it sitting in a closet and the carpet got damp


Speaking of Border PAtrol --- why do they get all the action in the Southwest, --- surely it must be just as harrowing a profession keeping our neighbor's from the Great White North out of the country, no?
I can see the White/Green SUV's springing into action when it hears rumors of a border crossing with contraband , -- then when they get there it is just a good natured Canuck with a 6 pack of Molsons tucked under an arm -- oh, and he was going back, not coming in

[Griff]

I like it! A Border PAtrol commemorative makes sense in SoCal, AZ or NM for sure , TX too

Makes sense along that northern ter of states... hmmm... maybe along each coast... them're "borders" also!

and Welcome to THE Forum!

[TheWoodCrafter]

Shooting a "commemorative" or "classic"/antique gun has virtually ZERO effect on its value. Heck, the gun was shot at least once before it left the factory.

What affects the value is wear & tear/damage. So, protect the Box, hang-tag and Paper. Don't drop it... or take it hunting... but there is no harm in showing it off at a Range.

I am not so sure that is entirely universal.
I would pay more for a "un-fired" gun verse one that has been fired.
I guess because I have that choice and I can.
Un-fired usually means a 99% condition gun.
You are right about condition is the most important thing.
Some of those sellers on Gunbroker are advertising them as "Un-Levered".
Still has the factory zip tie on the lever. That may be a little over the top.
But it sure looks like un-fired commands a higher price.

[Boreman]

Welcome to the forum. You will really like here. Great people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheWoodCrafter]

Welcome to the forum. You will really like here. Great people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks.

I have noticed that.