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Serial number is 3076xxx. Date of manufacture is 1966 according to my gunshop's books and 1967 according to the Savage99.com online look-up facility. Barrel has the following engraved: NICKEL STEEL BARREL ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER on the left hand side, on the octagonal surface below the leaf ...

I lucked into an immaculate Winchester 9422 MXTR in .22 Magnum the other day. The gun was perfect except for one problem - a bulged barrel. I asked the dealer how much he wanted for it, expecting to hear a high figure (given its otherwise great condition, excellent wood, engraving, etc.), but he sai...

20cows, yes! The engraving on my receiver is identical to that in your photograph. Visible differences are that the hammer spur on mine is a bit higher or more sharply angled than on yours, and my rifle's trigger is bright as opposed to blue on yours. The saddle ring is in the same place, except tha...

Griff, that Classic looks close. The differences between it and mine are the saddle ring (which, as I said, is incongruous on a rifle - it might be a later addition) and the engraved receiver (the Classic seems to have a plain metal receiver). Also, the fore-end cap on mine appears to be brass. Curi...

Well, my frame is hardened, but I dunno about case . . . and I'm not saying where I wear my saddle ring!

Thanks for the input so far. Hopefully someone will recognize the description. I'll post pictures tomorrow or Tuesday.

Joe, are you referring to me or my rifle?

No pictures available yet. I can post some in a day or two if necessary.

Hello, fellow levergunners. Glad I could join you on this forum. On Friday I purchased a Winchester 94 rifle, chambered in .30-30 and in very good to excellent condition. I'm not sure what model I have. The serial number indicates late 1966 production according to the Blue Book or 1967 according to ...