(brand, bullet weight, type) (fps) 1 2 3 Average That was a real thumperĪnd would certainly do for medium-sized game at relatively short ranges.īut I think the new Legacy's calling is going to be as a fun gun.Īnd you can have your choice of round or octagon barrels and blue or I also tried a load of 33 grains of H4895 with aīarnes 255-grain jacketed bullet at 1,625 fps. That delivers fight at 900 fps andĬonsistently shoots under 3/4" groups from the Winchester with
WINCHESTER 94AE 38 55 TRIAL
Their latest handbook and I've settled on 6.5 grains of Trial Boss So is the extremely good luck I have had using IMR Trail Boss in these Actually that's one of the things on my agenda for later on, Lot, and I'm sure the cowboy guys will like it for long-range Factory loads might be acceptableįor deer at close range although a modern handload would improve that a I don't know about anyone else, but my primary attraction to 375" diameter and cast bulletsĪre sized one or two thousandths larger. Since this is a formerly black powder cartridge the name suggests aģ8caliber bullet loaded with 55 grains of black powder. Should point out another of the vagaries of cartridge nomenclature. Bulk brass isĪvailable and, while the choices in jacketed bullets are limited, Iįound cast 250-grain bullets readily available. 38-55 as a handloading project almost from the start. Those limited results are shown in the table, but frankly I viewed the Testing was limited by the availability of factory ammunition. Straight grain and a traditional curved, steel buttplate. The stock is a nice, plain walnut with a little The trigger isn't bad and breaks cleanly at 6 Ounces, so recoil really isn't a big deal whether shooting offhand or from the bench. With a 26" round barrel the new Model 94 weighs 7 pounds 11 The front sight is a plain post with gold bead. Probably put a filler in the dovetail slot or maybe find one of theįolding designs. If you want to use it, the rear sight has to come off. To me the tang sight is ever so much better than the buckhorn and In my shop where I put it after taking it off). (actually it isn't missing at all, it is safely tucked in a drawer You'll notice in the photos the rear sight is missing Rear sight completely blocks the line of sight if you try to use the Winchester missed that lessonĪnd equipped the new 94 with both sights. Sight at all, or used a folding style one. In the old days, rifles withįactory installed tang sights either did not have a conventional rear It isĪdjustable for both windage and elevation and is a real asset to the Place-but it is more than enough security for the sight. The new sight can use only one-the screw holding the stock in Two screws which fit already established holes in the gun. On the Model 94, which necessitates a new tang sight.
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Order to protect us from ourselves, Winchester installed a tang safety One of theĬool things about this one is the inclusion of a Marble tang sight. One we're testing is blued with a round 26" barrel. The Legacy Model 94s are available in a couple of variations. Shooters of today to play with a cartridge virtually obsolete when I wasĪ kid. In my book Winchester gets an attaboy for making it possible for That you really need to hotrod it much, though, because that big, heavyīullet just doesn't slow down real fast and you could probably takeĪny game in North America with it if you could get close and put the Handle a bit more pressure and handloaders can spiff it up a bit. Sedate 1,282 fps in deference to lots of old guns built back in theīlack powder days that would be at risk with modern ammo.
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The only factory load has been a 255-grain JSP at a To their credit Winchester has kept the cartridge in the catalogĪll these years even though it has been generations since there were new They saw it, came up with a cartridge called the. Powder day when Ballard rifles ruled, one of the most popular targetĬartridges was the. If you look back in the history of target shooting to the black Either way Winchester's Legacy seriesĩ4s are breathing new life into a couple of great cartridges, especially It's hard to believe the Model 94 Winchester is truly aĬentury old, but it proves the adage, "Everything old is newĪgain." Maybe it's the retro thing inspired by the cowboyĪction shooters or maybe we're finally remembering old doesn't
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MLA style: "Winchester Model 94 Legacy.