Can you use pre 64 parts in a post 64 winchester 94?

[Bazoo]

I have a post 64 winchester 94. There are a few parts I'd like to get as spares. Loading gate being one of those parts. Will the pre 64 loading gate work in a post 64 rifle? I dont have a problem with minor fitting.

Id like to have a carrier/shell lifter as a spare, will that interchange?

Are there any other parts that are known to interchange?

Thanks

[pietro]

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IDK about the fit, but IMHO I would advise that you don't over think it.

I've been shooting/hunting with the same 1978 Model 94 .30-30 Trapper since 1980, w/o issue one.

I'm sure that I'm not alone in that experience.

The usual suspects, in Model 94 issues, will usually result from abuse, neglect (rust) and/or accident (cracked stock) - so, if you take care of your Model 94, it will most likely take care of you.

:coffeecom

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[Guesser]

Google "classic firearms & parts" He has everything you need for a post 64, and the parts are new old stock. He bought up USRA when FNH bought the Winchester name.

[6.5 mike]

I do know the pre-64 butt stock fits a 92/94, but not a post 94 tang. Inletting is different.

[plainsman456]

The loading gate on the newer rifles is shorter than the older ones.
There are other parts that will not fit/work without some work.

Finding a loading gate for a pre-64 model 94 if some kind of hard,might be easier to buy another rifle for parts.

[Bazoo]

Are all the post 64 parts interchangeable or is there variations between early, mid, late manufactured rifles?

[Bazoo]

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IDK about the fit, but IMHO I would advise that you don't over think it.

I've been shooting/hunting with the same 1978 Model 94 .30-30 Trapper since 1980, w/o issue one.

I'm sure that I'm not alone in that experience.

The usual suspects, in Model 94 issues, will usually result from abuse, neglect (rust) and/or accident (cracked stock) - so, if you take care of your Model 94, it will most likely take care of you.

:coffeecom

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I definitely take care of my firearms. But accidents do occur. I had my rifle leaned up in a living room chair the other day, and one of my dogs, half boxer/half pit, jumped in the chair and knocked the rifle off. Naturally, with the floor being a "sights magnet" It broke the rear sight off. Not just bent it or knocked it loose. I relaced it with a marble rear sight.

[destrux]

I do know for fact that the trigger from a pre-64 will fit if you swap the post 64 trigger/sear roll pin for a pre-64 trigger/sear solid pin. I actually used a 1/8" drill bit shank for mine, which is the same diameter. The pre-64 trigger is much nicer than the post-64 in my opinion. No difference in pull, but the tolerance on the trigger pivot is tighter so less trigger flap, the face profile is smoother and more comfortable, and the trigger in my post-64 actually was cracked from hitting something during a trip/fall and it appears to be an injection molded piece of metal that is rather brittle which is what prompted me to swap it out of my rifle.

[Bazoo]

destrux, that is very useful information. Thank you much.

[458mag]

the lifter and spring are not interchangeable from pre to post 64. there are difference with the lower tangs also.
destrux, that is very useful information. Thank you much.

[Bazoo]

I now there are differences to the lower tang.

[Bazoo]

From what im told, there are differences between the post 64 and angle eject tangs, so that stocks will not interchange. Can anyone verify this? I have the angle eject version.

[fecmech]

I swapped a post 64 lower tang and trigger assy into my .357 94 AE. No problem with stock fit on my AE. All I had to due was grind off the two side keys on the lower tang to fit the 94AE receiver.

[Bazoo]

I've been having some misfires, and working towards a solution. I have learned that there was at least 3 trigger assemblies made. First, was

1 leaf spring with half cock notch
2 a coil spring, but still retain the half cock notch
3 coil spring, rebounding hammer.

There is a picture i found showing the differences. All of them have a hollow pin for the hammer pivot. Now, there is one on ebay that has a large roll pin for the hammer pin. Not sure about that, but it appears to be a pre 64, and would swap pins out?

[Bazoo]

Here is the link to the trigger assembly in question.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321894278615?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[Bazoo]

Well i traded off the winchester AE i had, and got a more vintage winchester 94. This one is made in 71. Quite a bit better quality and very slick compared to what i had. It does have some wear on the receiver finish, but that doesnt bother me. It has a lot of character and is in good mechanical shape.