Prices of 25/35 M94's

[3leggedturtle]

Why they so expensive. Seen 2 of'em and they were $1600 and $2500. Hardly any bluieng left and stocks were knicked up. Didnt thinkthey were that rare.

[BenT]

I know you can find 92's in 25-20 cheaper. I bought a 25-35 barrel from Numrich for $135 in August and put in on one of my project 94's. So now I have a 1920's barrel on a 1960's receiver. It's the only way I could afford one. But now I really need to find the correct vintage 94 to put the barrel on to make it right.

[cshold]

Seems anything 25-35 Win. now a days for whatever reason, brings a very
premium price. The price of ammo. alone is a shocker.

This is one of the best $450.00 investments I ever made about 8 years ago.
LOL at the time I thought I paid way to much.

[Kansas Ed]

Because Blue Book says they are worth a premium in that caliber...or at least they used to...personally I think the 32-40 is much harder to come by. But as I've known for some 25 years, Blue Book generally doesn't have a clue.

Ed

[model55]

Bought one a while back , mismatched wood ,saddle ring ground off,rifle butt plate,smelled of cold bluing and missing the retaining screw for the slider on the rear sight. Was told a day or so later that I could resale it for 300.00 more then I paid. Local pusher has one in a rifle that he will not part with for less then 1200.00.25-35 is almost impossible to find here and then expect to pay close to 50.00 a box.Ask for the ammo and watch the blank looks.

[Sixgun]

Supply and demand. In the day, the 25-35 was considered a lot weaker than the 30-30 which cost the same price. Back then, people actually hunted with their guns. So why buy a 25-35?

Fast forward to now. Everyone has a 30-30 but not many people have 25-35's. Lots of fun to shoot. Who hunts? Its all about fun and to be able to say, "I got this cool 25-35 and you don't"

$1500?? I have a nice 25-35 flat band I'd sell for a "G".-----------Sixgun

[Mike D.]

Personally, I don't see all the "to-do" over the .25-35. It is not particularly scarce in comparison the the .32-40 and .38-55 and only slightly less than the .32WS. Of the letterable guns(ser # 1-353999) 162,568 were .30 WCF, 80,794 were .38-55, 40,023 were .32-40, 36,999 were .25-35 WCF, and 31,050 were .32 WS. As years went on the .25-35 lagged behind the .32 until it was dropped from production in 1952. I have had the chance to purchase many .25-35s but never did. I guess that the '94 never really interested me much beyond the so called BP calibers. I tend to gravitate towards the 1886 anyway.

[southfork]

Growing up there was a big, poor family living next to us that depended on the annual Mule deer hunt to have something to eat during the winter. Six boys and the dad all hunted with .25-35 carbines in the mountains near town, and they never failed to fill all their tags. They claimed that a better deer gun was never made than a '94 carbine in .25-35. That was in the mid-1950's and early '60's.

[southfork]

Then again, maybe they liked the .25-35 because it didn't kick those young boys too bad, and didn't waste as much meat as a bigger gun.

[Old Savage]

I have one of the new ones and I love it. Almost as soon as I bought it someone offer me $900 and that was twice what I paid but I still have it.

[2520WHV]

As a young fellow some 60 years' past; I wanted two Winchesters...

One was a Model 92 SRC .25-20... I wanted the serial number in the 900,000's and a perfect bore. I FINALLY FOUND IT LAST YEAR!

The other was a Model 94 carbine in .25-35 WCF. I still look today. I don't know why the value is so high, but I can tell you what and why I haven't gotten one yet.... The barrels (both .25-20 & .25-35).... It is almost impossible to find one with the perfect bore I desire. Very good bores sometimes; excellent hardly ever. I did find a Winchester Model 64 .25-35 in 1962. I paid $75 dollars for it. The bore was/is perfect, the rest 80%.... WOW! Wonder what that's worth today? They didn't make many...

The people that like .25-35's are the people that have shot them; usually a lot. Townsend Whelen spoke highly of the .25-35 and even had one in a Winchester Model 1885 single shot. Whelen praised the accuracy of the .25-35 saying it was probably the most accurate chambering in the 94. I agree with Whelen. My Model 64 .25-35 is superbly accurate, especially with handloads. Better than I can shoot the iron sights (peep) for sure. This gun would even shoot factory loads into 1 1/2" or less at 100 yards a half century ago.... But.... I could see back then!

Yep, a good .25-35 is a good one to have and hold on too.

2520WHV

[Old Savage]

As far as the shooting goes, I have found this one shoots as Jeff said it did.

http://www.gunblast.com/Winchester_25-35.htm

[cshold]

A very big first hand A+ when it comes to the accuracy
of the 25-35 Win. Bottom line thats where the rubber
hits the road anyway. I also think that "long" 117 gr.
bullet has a little something going on as well.