Good afternoon all. There is an all original 1901 manufacture Winchester 1894 available locally. It is chambered in 38-55, and I have inspected it in person. The bore is frosted, but the rifling is strong. The action needs to be cleaned, and it has some buggered screws, but that's not a big deal to me. It has a marbles tang site as well.
The finish is almost entirely patina, but no rust. Just a good, solid example of a Winchester 1894.
The main issue I am concerned about is the dovetail on the barrel for the magazine tube hanger is wallowed out. The magazine tube hanger is loose in it and makes no contact with the dovetail. Basically the magazine tube is not secured at all to the barrel by the hanger. My question is, is this something that can be repaired, or would I need a new barrel? Any ideas on the cost to fix or rebarrel? The rifle is priced under $400 so if the repair cost is reasonable then I'd still be interested in buying it.
Thank you in advance for any advice!