![]() Launched at the 2020 SHOT Show, Winchester announced a limited run of the Model 1894 Deluxe Short Rifle reviewed here, a collectible shooter. 30-30 cartridge making the combination an immediate success. 38-55, but by the spring of 1895 it was offered in the then-new. Designed by John Browning, the Winchester ’94 was the first American sporting rifle built for smokeless powder cartridges. Part of the Model 94’s mass appeal was its accessibility. When the lever is pulled down, the link drops down and allows the next cartridge to be moved back onto the carrier in the receiver. The contemporary “W” logo for “Winchester Repeating Arms” is subtly engraved on the link, while the serial number is tasteful out of sight underneath the receiver. So many ‘94s have been produced that one in every 44 Americans could own one. That equates to some 160 rifles sold each day through a century. Consider these numbers: Through the last 126 years of production, Winchester has sold more than 71/2 million ‘94s. Eisenhower was given number 2,000,000 in 1953. Just how popular is the Winchester Model ‘94 rifle? Serial number 1,000,000 was presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927, while President Harry Truman received rifle number 1,500,000 in 1948 and President Dwight D. ![]()
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