To save the Model 94 and restore a reasonable profit margin, Winchester redesigned the action for cheaper manufacture, substituting stamped sheet metal and roll pins for parts previously machined from forged steel. This is exactly the fate that befell the classic Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine, and eventually spelled its doom. Winchester executives realized that soon the Model 94 would have to be priced beyond the reach of the average hunter. Unfortunately, by the early 1960s the production costs of the traditional Model 94 with all of its forged steel parts had risen dramatically. With nearly perfect lines and balance, they became the best selling sporting rifles of all time. These graceful little rifles are a study in functional walnut and steel. Surely among the most beloved firearms of all time are the Winchester pre 1964 Model 94 carbines. Here is an excerpt from an article by Chuck Hawks
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