winchester 1942 30-30

ninjatoth · March 22, 2009, 11:12 PM

my dad has a winchester 30-30 manufactured 1942 I believe,exellent condition,almost no wear at all,looks like its maybe 20 years old.shoots perfect.What is something like this worth?

Alaskavett · March 22, 2009, 11:49 PM

Can you post some photos? That would help a LOT.

ninjatoth · March 23, 2009, 07:33 AM

I might be able to snap some pics next time im there.I love the gun.he got it in 1964 and fired maybe 100 rounds through it since then.I think its worth maybe $1500

Tom2 · March 23, 2009, 08:17 AM

I had a 1937 production Win. that cost me 400 ish a few years ago. It was not mint condx. but very sharp. I don't think it would be worth anything like 1500$, even at todays prices. You would not get my money. I think to get anything even approaching that money, it would be mint, in original box unfired. Too many regular 94's produced, even prewar to make them priced like rare guns.

Buzzcook · March 23, 2009, 01:52 PM

Tom is right, unless there is something unusual about your Winchester, $1500 is way high. They made a big boat load of model 94s before the war.

Yellowfin · March 24, 2009, 05:43 PM

Just keep it and use it. It shoots great so that's all that matters. It'll still be good for your kids and grandkids. That's a prime meat gettin' gun.

Winchester_73 · March 24, 2009, 09:04 PM

How is it a 1942 gun but only 20 yrs old?

Scorch · March 25, 2009, 12:24 AM

I saw racks and racks of Winchester 94s at a gun show this past weekend, most priced around $450-$550. Unless it is a rare variant or a deluxe rifle, it is likely worth just about the same.

noelf2 · March 25, 2009, 08:50 AM

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How is it a 1942 gun but only 20 yrs old?

Believe he means it just looks a lot younger than it is. Sort of like me!

Tom2 · March 25, 2009, 09:21 AM

Gunshows are trying to inflate the prices on post 64 94's now. They are asking too much for them, especially rusted truck guns. That is why I would not buy another one at a show, probably. I cannot swallow 450$ for a standard version built ten years ago with angle eject, safety button, etc. Before they quit making them, people would walk into shows with post 64 guns and you could walk out with a crisp newish but used pre button pre AE gun for maybe 250 tops. I should have kept the 1937 gun I suppose. The outsides were polished beautifully, with a wonderful prewar blue job, but the insides looked like they were quickly reamed out with a dull cutter. Actually late production guns looked better inside than this thing. If I had sat on it, some fool would want to buy it from me and try to sell it for 750$ now. Not that he would sell it. Remember millions and millions of 94's were made. Maybe some of the pre WW1 guns are getting more valuable, as are very early versions.

ninjatoth · March 26, 2009, 01:44 PM

i read somewhere that is would be worth that much or so a few years ago.I don't know how many pre war guns have the top loading,or if all do.I wouldnt sell it,its a great gun,the firing pin looks brand new even though its original,maybe i'll get a special scope mount and take a deer with it,i used a 270 weatherby magnum last year and that was almost too much power,i hear all the stories of tracking deer,and this was my first time out at age 28 and I made 1 front chest shot and it just dropped.

ninjatoth · March 26, 2009, 01:46 PM

if i remember right,his was in the 300,000 ser# range.not bad for being 8,000,000 made now

ninjatoth · March 28, 2009, 07:49 AM

snapped a pic of it

Pathfinder45 · March 28, 2009, 12:21 PM

If you want a scoped lever-gun, get a Marlin. If I were you I wouldn't be drilling any holes for a scope mount. If you do, it will reduce its value at least a little even if it's well done. Now if you could take a picture of it against a darker background so that it's not under-exposed; and angle the shot a little so as to view the checkering on the hammer and the lettering on the tang; we could get a better drool effect going.

ninjatoth · March 29, 2009, 09:01 AM

better pic of it

jgabriel · April 2, 2009, 02:02 AM

I agree with pathfinder entirely. That's a good looking, untouched winchester. Drilling it or altering it in anyway will significantly reduce it's value into the future. My 2 cents.
John

TEDDY · April 7, 2009, 09:39 AM

why would you drill it.I have a mount thats made for the older win.it fits the existing screws.you remove a couple screws and replace with screws supplied.I dont have it on as its a 150 yrd gun.my angle eject is tapped for scope on top.I have both win.

Oldtrader3 · April 16, 2009, 01:28 PM

Ninjatoth, Your model 94 Winchester would have to have a serial number below 1,221,XXX to have been made in 1942. Also, if you remove the front stock, the manufacturing year should be stamped under the barrel.

March 22, 2009, 11:12 PM	#1
ninjatoth Junior member Join Date: March 21, 2009 Location: sanford,mi Posts: 590	winchester 1942 30-30 my dad has a winchester 30-30 manufactured 1942 I believe,exellent condition,almost no wear at all,looks like its maybe 20 years old.shoots perfect.What is something like this worth?

March 22, 2009, 11:49 PM	#2
Alaskavett Member Join Date: November 9, 2008 Location: Wasilla ALASKA Posts: 21	Winchester Can you post some photos? That would help a LOT.

March 23, 2009, 08:17 AM	#4
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	I had a 1937 production Win. that cost me 400 ish a few years ago. It was not mint condx. but very sharp. I don't think it would be worth anything like 1500$, even at todays prices. You would not get my money. I think to get anything even approaching that money, it would be mint, in original box unfired. Too many regular 94's produced, even prewar to make them priced like rare guns. __________________ Your gun is like your nose, it is just wrong for someone else to pick it for you!

March 24, 2009, 05:43 PM	#6
Yellowfin Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2007 Location: Lancaster Co, PA Posts: 2,311	Just keep it and use it. It shoots great so that's all that matters. It'll still be good for your kids and grandkids. That's a prime meat gettin' gun. __________________ Students for Concealed Carry on Campus http://www.concealedcampus.org "You can't stop insane people from doing insane things by passing insane laws--that's insane!" - Penn Jillette

March 25, 2009, 12:24 AM	#8
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I saw racks and racks of Winchester 94s at a gun show this past weekend, most priced around $450-$550. Unless it is a rare variant or a deluxe rifle, it is likely worth just about the same. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

March 23, 2009, 07:33 AM	#3
ninjatoth Junior member Join Date: March 21, 2009 Location: sanford,mi Posts: 590	I might be able to snap some pics next time im there.I love the gun.he got it in 1964 and fired maybe 100 rounds through it since then.I think its worth maybe $1500

March 23, 2009, 01:52 PM	#5
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Tom is right, unless there is something unusual about your Winchester, $1500 is way high. They made a big boat load of model 94s before the war.

March 24, 2009, 09:04 PM	#7
Winchester_73 Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 2,863	How is it a 1942 gun but only 20 yrs old?

March 25, 2009, 09:21 AM	#10
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Gunshows are trying to inflate the prices on post 64 94's now. They are asking too much for them, especially rusted truck guns. That is why I would not buy another one at a show, probably. I cannot swallow 450$ for a standard version built ten years ago with angle eject, safety button, etc. Before they quit making them, people would walk into shows with post 64 guns and you could walk out with a crisp newish but used pre button pre AE gun for maybe 250 tops. I should have kept the 1937 gun I suppose. The outsides were polished beautifully, with a wonderful prewar blue job, but the insides looked like they were quickly reamed out with a dull cutter. Actually late production guns looked better inside than this thing. If I had sat on it, some fool would want to buy it from me and try to sell it for 750$ now. Not that he would sell it. Remember millions and millions of 94's were made. Maybe some of the pre WW1 guns are getting more valuable, as are very early versions. __________________ Your gun is like your nose, it is just wrong for someone else to pick it for you!

March 26, 2009, 01:44 PM	#11
ninjatoth Junior member Join Date: March 21, 2009 Location: sanford,mi Posts: 590	i read somewhere that is would be worth that much or so a few years ago.I don't know how many pre war guns have the top loading,or if all do.I wouldnt sell it,its a great gun,the firing pin looks brand new even though its original,maybe i'll get a special scope mount and take a deer with it,i used a 270 weatherby magnum last year and that was almost too much power,i hear all the stories of tracking deer,and this was my first time out at age 28 and I made 1 front chest shot and it just dropped.

March 26, 2009, 01:46 PM	#12
ninjatoth Junior member Join Date: March 21, 2009 Location: sanford,mi Posts: 590	if i remember right,his was in the 300,000 ser# range.not bad for being 8,000,000 made now

March 28, 2009, 12:21 PM	#14
Pathfinder45 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Posts: 3,224	Don't Do It. If you want a scoped lever-gun, get a Marlin. If I were you I wouldn't be drilling any holes for a scope mount. If you do, it will reduce its value at least a little even if it's well done. Now if you could take a picture of it against a darker background so that it's not under-exposed; and angle the shot a little so as to view the checkering on the hammer and the lettering on the tang; we could get a better drool effect going.

April 2, 2009, 02:02 AM	#16
jgabriel Junior Member Join Date: October 19, 2006 Posts: 14	I agree with pathfinder entirely. That's a good looking, untouched winchester. Drilling it or altering it in anyway will significantly reduce it's value into the future. My 2 cents. John

April 7, 2009, 09:39 AM	#17
TEDDY Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2006 Location: MANNING SC Posts: 837	win 94 why would you drill it.I have a mount thats made for the older win.it fits the existing screws.you remove a couple screws and replace with screws supplied.I dont have it on as its a 150 yrd gun.my angle eject is tapped for scope on top.I have both win.

April 16, 2009, 01:28 PM	#18
Oldtrader3 Junior Member Join Date: April 11, 2009 Location: Western Washington Posts: 12	Model 94 Winchester Ninjatoth, Your model 94 Winchester would have to have a serial number below 1,221,XXX to have been made in 1942. Also, if you remove the front stock, the manufacturing year should be stamped under the barrel.