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by Cheyenne
Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

I didn't compare the extractor lengths, unfortunately. I get the sense that the extractor was too stiff or too floppy (or both at various times in the life of the rifle) and was interfering with the case head settling on the correct location of the bolt face. Possibly, if the extractor was too flopp...
by Cheyenne
Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

Sorry to resurrect an old post, but I wanted to add a bit more information in order to contribute to the greater knowledge base should anyone have the same problem and stumble across this post on Google. The polishing/breaking of the chamber edges certainly ameliorated to the problem, I no longer ex...
by Cheyenne
Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94 action question
Replies: 4
Views: 1238

Re: Winchester 94 action question

Thank you for your help! I think I'll stop worrying and just shoot it.
by Cheyenne
Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94 action question
Replies: 4
Views: 1238

Winchester 94 action question

Hi guys, I just retrofitted my Winchester 94ae with a half cock hammer and trigger group. I haven't used a original action Winchester 94 before, so I just want to check that everything's working as it should. The trigger is pretty/very floppy, but it's functioning, so I understand that that's probab...
by Cheyenne
Sun Jan 05, 2020 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rebarreling a 94AE?
Replies: 8
Views: 2116

Re: Rebarreling a 94AE?

Thanks guys. Having slept on it, rebarreling is over complicating the matter since I can't find a 38-55 AE barrel. I'm going to send it off to JES for a rebore.

Any advice on how many rifling cuts to get?
by Cheyenne
Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rebarreling a 94AE?
Replies: 8
Views: 2116

Re: Rebarreling a 94AE?

I guess the real question is, will an XTR AE barrel screw into a regular AE carbine? I can get an XTR AE barrel in 375 Winchester from Numrich for a song. If I could just have that screwed into my receiver, maybe lengthen the chamber to true 38-55 specs, that seems like the easiest course of action.
by Cheyenne
Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rebarreling a 94AE?
Replies: 8
Views: 2116

Rebarreling a 94AE?

Hi guys, I've been rolling over some potentially over complicated ideas in my head, but humor me please. I've got a 94ae in 30-30 which has given me some problems chambering rounds, you can probably find the post in my history. It's largely resolved now, but I can feel resistance occasionally. I've ...
by Cheyenne
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

Hi Guys, I just wanted to give this case a little bit of closure. I used a 1/4" square fine India stone I had laying around to "round off" the rear of the chamber (not as drastic as it sounds). The rifle now feeds much, much more reliably and the occasional hangup can be fixed by appl...
by Cheyenne
Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

Well, whatever I did today didn't fix the problem. I used fine (1500 and 1000 grit) sandpaper wrapped around a dowel to try and polish or break the edge of the upper-rear of the chamber. I loaded up some dummy rounds in sized and trimmed brass and still experienced the jamming. The dummy rounds are ...
by Cheyenne
Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

Ok, thanks for the idea. I was hesitant to try polishing the chamber when Pete suggested it, but with more of a consensus now, I'll give it a shot after work.

Thanks to all for the advice and I'll let you all know how it works out.
by Cheyenne
Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

After mulling this over I'm wondering if the previous owner didn's screw with the cartridge guides. Maybe the cartridge is being released too early (or late). Does anyone know of a guide/tutorial for tuning the cartridge guides? Maybe better, does anyone know of a good gunsmith who still knows the W...
by Cheyenne
Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

I purchased the gun used and it has jammed with commercial ammunition too. The first 60 rounds I fired out of it were factory Winchester 150 gr and they jammed just the same as everything else. I can compress the ejector with my finger, but it is difficult to do so. The cartridge does not compress t...
by Cheyenne
Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

Okay, here's a video of the jam to shed a little more light on the situation: https://youtu.be/Y4MCRPclozw First the action is worked empty, then slowly with snap caps, then briskly with snap caps. Hopefully that makes things clearer since describing exclusively through text can be challenging. I do...
by Cheyenne
Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Re: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

The gun is chambered in 30-30.

If the rim is supposed to be under the extractor on feeding, then maybe I have a different problem. On my gun, the cartridge is only controlled by the extractor on extraction. It is merely push fed into the chamber, not under control of the extractor.
by Cheyenne
Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed
Replies: 25
Views: 4639

Winchester 94AE Failure to Feed

Hi there, I have a Winchester 94AE that has occasional feeding problems. The problem occurs when the action is closed forcefully. The gun feeds fine when worked slowly. It works fine when opened forcefully and then closed gently. The problem occurs with forceful(I would actually say "normal&quo...
by Cheyenne
Mon May 05, 2014 9:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Elmer Keith discussed in a recent podcast
Replies: 0
Views: 1335

Elmer Keith discussed in a recent podcast

Hi Guys, I had a friend of mine contact me and let me know that Elmer Keith was discussed in this week's Cracked podcast. I don't normally read or listen to Cracked, in fact, I don't really know how to even described Cracked. Anyway, this week's podcast is about the "Epic Lives of People You've...
by Cheyenne
Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My pair to draw to.
Replies: 27
Views: 1548

Re: My pair to draw to.

Beautiful picture of that pair. As a lefty, the first thing I noticed (after the gorgeous guns, of course) was the lefty holster too. It seems in pictures or movies one of the first things I notice is when someone is a southpaw.
by Cheyenne
Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leverguns and Squirrels
Replies: 10
Views: 1401

Leverguns and Squirrels

Okay, so maybe I lied in the title; not leverguns and squirrels , more like levergun and squirrel . I went out hunting today for the first time (not just this season, but in my life). It took me twenty five years to finally get around to it, but I am glad I did. It wasn't a wildly successful day in ...
by Cheyenne
Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick Introduction
Replies: 26
Views: 1441

Re: Quick Introduction

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I am actually a recent transplant to PA having spent the past few years in CA and CO, but I went to college here in Western PA and decided to come back for a while. My interest and appetite for leverguns and revolvers has far outpaced my ability to acquire them,...
by Cheyenne
Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick Introduction
Replies: 26
Views: 1441

Quick Introduction

Hi There, I just registered for this site and wanted to make a quick introduction to you all. I have lurked around this site for a while but I want to become more involved in the community so I decided to officially sign up. Anyway, I operate a small business which allows me to spend a good deal of ...