I just picked up a pre-64 model 94. I went out and shot a few rounds with it today and it seemed to function fine with the Winchester 150gn factory load I used.
I made up a dummy round this afternoon and was watching the action while cycling the dummy through, and I noticed that the cartridge just gets flung up in the action to where the bolt pushes it into the chamber, then the bolt snaps over the rim when the action locks shut. Is this how it is designed to work? This is my first lever gun so I'm not familiar with the workings. My bolt guns feed the rim into the extractor before closing so this looks strange to me.