I have lusted after these rifles for over year, either one in 30/30 or 38/55, just would not shell out $1200 without looking at one. Today a buddy and I went to the gunshow in the next town over, I picked up a Ml cheap there, then we went to one of my favorite gunshops there. I was about to leave, realized I had not perused their lever action section and low and behold, I spot the rifle I have been lusting for. It was a 1894 model, 26" octagon barrel, case hardened lever and action, decent wood, and a curved blued buttplate. I looked at the price which was suprisingly low, but they dont do well with high end lever stuff. I made them a offer, and he came off another $60 which got me out the door for a tad over $900 with the box and paperwork. I got home and shot it, shot about 8" high at 25 yds with factory federal 170 gr, with the elevator all the way down. I did some calculating, found the highest brass bead sight I had, and put it on. Dead even, about 2" to the left. Two more shots and a couple of pecks with a brass punch brought it dead on about 1" high at 25 yds, I went to a clanger, 4x6" at 100 yds and put 5 into roughly 2 inches, which was about what the bead covered up at that distance. Did some more plinking at rocks and odd colored leaves in the pasture out to 150 yds and offhand it handles very well. These are copies of a pre 64, and locks up like a bank vault, but I have to say, it is the smoothest working 1894 I have ever shot, loading a round has no more resistance than working it empty, and the trigger breaks at a smooth #3. I had sold several rifles, mostly MLs that I didnt need lately, or I would not have had the extra cash, nice when things work out that way. If this rifle is a average model of the Cimarron 1894, I can highly recomend them. I will send pics to TBG and see if he will post them.
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