The correct way to load and unload a Winchester 94.

I like the tube fed levers of Henry but their both great I like em no matter.

First deer rifle I owned , have always had one. Need to push second cartridge in following the first and so on , otherwise gate is a pain to get
Next cartridge in if loading gate closes!

One of the greatest guns ever made, mine was made in 1950 it belonged to 2 grandfathers (both sides of the family)and my dad, now it’s mine so it means alot to me, it’s in immaculate condition

when unloaded, is good to keep safety plug on, right?

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Can you tell me if the bolt is supposed to rub the top of the trigger when chambering on a 94?

And half cock is your safety.

Pour le déchargement en sécurité il faut attacher le marteau en arrière avec un élastique ou un lien Car la zone neutre dans l'établi c'était moyen

To UNload, turn the rifle upside down pointing towards the ground in a safe direction, and place your hat beneath the Breach, holding it by the brim.
Lever all the rounds into your hat then into the box. The Brim of the hat faces Forward except when using a face shield.

I have the same Williams site on my 94. Fun fact. If you unscrew and remove the aperture piece, you now have a,”Ghost Ring,” rear site which is as fast an iron site as has ever been invented. It’s just as accurate, IMO, as the eye naturally centers the front site.

My experience is that it sucks loading if one compares to other rifles. I have had a -94 and I now have a Mossberg 30-30 and that one has an ejector on the side. Furthermore it can only do well with winchesters silvertip. Other tumble like hell. Anyway it’s my number one weapon. One can learn to shoot with whatever if one only practice

I have a newer 94 I bought in 2004 and removed the rear tang and installed a decent optic on it. Its surgical out to 200 yards...ive not tried further. I hunt in Alberta using Hornaday Leverevolution rounds and every deer Ive killed with the firearm is DOA. Since I started with the hornaday ammo ive fired 4 rounds and killed 1 fence post and 3 deer all over 100 yards. I recommend it however Ive not successfuly been able to load the new ammo as youve shown in your video. If I let the door close thats it.. I m going to try my old round nose tube magazine rounds the way you've shown and see if that works. Maybe the points on the hornaday rounds are the issue? I never load more than 5 rounds anyway. If you need 10 there's a problem. Also fyi the 94 with a decent 10 power scope looks beautiful, handles well and is quick on target plus beats carrying a cannon in the Rocky Mountains. Greg. Alberta.

I don't know why, but most of the time when I see "gun channels" with lever actions they don't even know how to properly cycle a lever action. Or when they fire a round they drop the rifle from their shoulder and cycle a round.the rifle should stay on your shoulder and the lever should be run with authority in a quick, smooth arc. Love my levers, have a couple of several manufacturer's with the savage 99 and the Browning blur at the top of the list, 99 is a 250 savage and blur is a .358win. Thanks for a very good tutorial on loading and unloading a 94.

Can you leave it loaded and not ruin the magazine spring?

Most dangerous rifle in the world. Was great for the old West, but I stay away from people carrying these.

J'ai un Colt M1911 et Galil, j'aimerais bien avoir une Winchester d'époque.

What is that brand of ammo holder/sleeve?

Feel fortunate to have one bought it at k mart twenty plus years ago

It looks like you load your Winchester 94 the same way I load my Sears Ted Williams model 100 by using your pinky to push the around in further. 👍🇺🇲☮🍺

I just can’t understand it. Its a American Classic and must be made by Americans USA doesn’t matter the cost because its unique and for God sake its Pride and cherish it… You all Agree with me? Please don’t tell me its made you know where? Starts with a C and ends with a A.. have no shame!!!!!

Got my grandpa's 94. He installed the same peep sight, I imagine for the same reason you did! I have a hard time hitting the target consistently with the rifle and I wonder if it has something to do with the wider rear aperture? Wonder if Williams make a smaller aperture to switch out?

I've left you a comments in the past about sites. Can you also tell me where I can get a stock cover like yours

Are you an expert? Firstly, stop saying “bullet” when you mean “cartridge” also, there’s a much safer way to empty the tube magazine on a side-gated Winchester. Simply press the loading gate in until the last cartridge loaded backs out, repeat until zero cartridges remain. This way a live round is never in the chamber so there’s zero chance of the trigger getting pulled. You’re welcome.

You’ve probably found this out by now but that elastic cartridge holder on the stock will wear off the finish. I found this out the hard way

SPEAK UP.

Sorry to correct you, but those are not bullets, they're cartridges!

W0w no longer American made in are own soil how sad

Tge essential rifle for anybody anywhere

I can tell you why the guy was loading it the way he was (which is the same way I do it). You can push it in far enough for the loading gate to barely close behind the base of the cartridge, but it is not far enough in to catch on the mechanism that controls when a round backs out of the magazine tube into the action. When that happens and the loading gate closes, the cartridge slips back into the action a little bit and then blocks the loading gate from opening. At that point, you can't add more rounds.
Mine was made in 76 with a lot of stamped parts that sometimes have sharp edges. You don't want to be shoving any of your appendages inside the action through the loading gate to get the rounds far enough forward that you can let the loading gate close between inserting rounds.

Last I knew Winchester stopped making them. Henry is the really the only game in town.

So Springfield armoury no longer supplies parts????

Been spring loading mine for decades. If you practice, it's much easier to load 3/4 shell and slide next one in same way. Can load it much faster.

what is the weight of this rifle? thanx

I will never understand why people insist on removing safeties simply because the initial version of the gun had no safety. Like the guys that do cowboy shoots with new production single actions. It makes no difference in the performance of the gun. Nothing is improved by removing the safety. Trigger pull is still the same. In your case you have even made the gun unsafe for someone to use it by leaving the crossbolt in place. What if someone has the crossbolt in the safe position and accidentally fires the gun? That responsibility falls on you the gun owner if anyone is hurt.

Good video

Very nice video. My family ‘94 was built by Winchester in 1898 and was restored over the years, primarily in Japan which has the best wood and metallurgy experts. Tigereye Maple stocks, complemented by serious silver inlay engraving. In 32-40, I cast my own 165 grain bullets for it.

Finally after 30 years I know how to load without the spring pressure

All arguments sound good in a vacuum!! As a true 55+ yr user of a Win 94 & Marlin 336, both in 30-30, I look outside the box! As for that "old guy", I think I can speak to that. It's a habit born of "counting"( rem, M holds +1 round than W). And same for unloading. Ammo$$ was a valuable/highly monitored commodity!! We didn't grow up as Dirty Mag Dumpers( OF COURSE WE DAY-DREAMED of "rat-a-tat-tat-tat, boom, boom") but, facing reality, we couldn't afford to waste ammo!! Sight in, leave alone, Kentuck Elevation, NO TWEAKING! ( AND, NEVER HEARD OF TWERKING, until beyond 21st Century)!😅

The butt stock on mine seems loose and wiggles. Any ideas on how to fix it? Surprisingly, it doesn't seem to have affected the accuracy as long as I hold it so the stock is stable to one side or the other.

I prefer my Marlin. It side ejects instead of top eject. Optics options. And it loads easily, like you demonstrate with this Winchester.

Chuck Connors didn't have that reloading problem.

I unload mine from the gate. That way i only have to lever it one time

Amateur hour! Firstly the reason why we load rounds halfway into the gate and hold with our fingers is because when you push them all the way in especially on much older models the gate can get jammed by the rim of the previous cartridge. So rather than forcing the gate open we make sure that the gate never closes. And now let's move on to your unloading because if you are unloading unfired rounds with the intention of eventually firing them you never let them hit the ground or a hard surface of any kind! When you go to unload a lever action of its live rounds you do it slowly and one at a time into the cup of your hand so that you can retain the cartridge! Also what the hell is a tactical reload on a winchester? 😂😂😂

I had the .375 model 94. Wish I never sold it.

I bought one of these way back in the 1900s. Paid $150 at a gun show. My former supervisor told me that they had skyrocketed in price and were selling around $600 or $700. He offered to give me my money back for it.

I really want to stain my handguard and stock black, but im scared to ruin it, especially if i dont like it after, lol but i think im gonna like that more than the woodgrain

Originally made in New Haven,Connecticut and they employed a lot of craftsman , both man and women.

OMG. Any male over the age of 40 does not need a guy on you tube trying to teach us anything about a Winchester carbine…

Enjoyed your video, very well done

I bought a 94 from a friend who was going through a divorce. Later he bought it back. Later on I bought it back and now it is a keeper.