Haha...yeah...yet another new rifle!!! Well new to me...

[HomeValley HillBilly]

Its been like x-mas lately! Well me and the wife get to my folks house today to go kill some paper and steel, and my dad walks in his bedroom and comes out with his Winchester Model 1894 30 W.C.F. and hands it too me and says "Here, take it so i can stop worrying about it!"
First of all its been in the family for over 100 years, made in 1896, it gets passed on to the oldest son. My Great Grandfather Louis Berge bought it brand new in 1896 back east somewhere, i'm the 4th generation to get this fine rifle passed down too. I'll tell ya its a great honor personally. But back to the story, my great g-pa quit counting @ 200 deer, ranging from Black Tail, Sitka, Muley's to White Tail. Has taken at least 150+ Black Bear, and a handful of Brown's up in Alaska, some Caribou and a few moose. If only guns could talk!

He had a smith do a "Hair Trigger" job on it, way back when and it feels awsome, no creep just a nice clean break at about 1lb.
Blueing is pretty damn good for a 114 year old gun, only part that isn't original is the butt stock, he broke it back in the 30's i guess.
Octogon barrel, tombstone rear sight (Don't know if thats correct word for that sight but thats what i looks like) Think its a 26" or 28" barrel. And still shoots pretty darned good!

Pics to follow in the morning!

[SamM.]

Wow , Thats really nice. Nice to see guns pass along thought the family, even over 100yr. !

[Lucas B.]

Wow! Very Nice! Looking forward to the pics!

[HomeValley HillBilly]

I swear if my ears weren't attached i'd loose'em, i've been tryin to find my dang card reader to put them pics up for a week.
There comin soon as i find my reader...

Oh yeah and i made up some sissy loads for it, 150gr speer hot-cor goin 1800fps, and it'll still shoot a 1-1/4 inch group @ 75 yards...kinda amazing i thought...

[HomeValley HillBilly]

Here's the pics finally!

[SamM.]

Gota get one of those!