Winchester model 94, lever awful loose, HELP!

[Zoyia]

I just got a Winchester Model 94 in 44 magnum at the local Wally world. We
wont even go in to how long the background "instant check" took...anyway...

got it home, did things around the house cleaning, etc to keep peace with
the Misses... when I finally got to looking at the gun, it seems to me that
the lever is pretty loose, is that normal?

There is a little sway side to side (with the lever closed) as well as a
large amount of jiggle potential regardless of whether action is opened or
closed.

I never had a lever action before, and I dont know what to think about this
looseness. Is it possible a gunsmith could tighten it up? Should it be
loose or what?

[Zoyia]

[Jim Bianchi]

I'm not a 'smith and I do not own a '94 (or any other kind of lever
action), however it seems to me '94s are inherently 'loose' in the lever. I
handled a '94 many years ago (handled, not shot) and the lever was loose in
that one too. Off hand (with absolutely nothing to cite as an authority),
I'd say some looseness is normal and is just one of those things. How much
looseness is the real question. If you are really bothered about this, you
might try going to a local gunshop and inspecting other '94s to see how
loose they are in comparison. Alternatively take the rifle with you and have
it inspected and, if necessary, tightened up.

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"Zoyia" <zo...@intergate.com> wrote in message
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Well, I know that people always complement the Browning BLR as being tight
so there must be something out there that is loose. Definitely find a
gunstore or two and handle a few other 94's. If they are all loose then that
probably is normal. I don't know what people expected back in 1894. Maybe
that design was like rocket science for the time?