Col Del Rio Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Greetings, What is the rule WRT safeties on rifles? I have a 94 AE in 45LC with the (annoying) crossbolt safety. Is it legal to use or will I be drummed out of the WB realm?! Colonel Del Rio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 The rifle is perfectly legal!! When you try to run it at match speed, it won't take very long for you to want to wrap it around the closest tree! Winchester 94s were designed for longer cartridges and normally do not run pistol cartridges very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 To speak about safety directly, WB rules don't care if your long guns have a safety, don't have one, or the safety is pinned in Fire position. Just no external mods. And, yeah, that 94 is a clunky gun that will occasionally jam up when running it fast. regardless of what smithing is done to it. It runs fine with rifle length chamberings, not with pistol cartridges at the speed we need. Good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Frank Norfleet Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Legal? Yes. I had one. Heed the advise above and trade it off ASAP! JFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Del Rio Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks all. It is a bit on the "difficult" side. I am will be looking of a good short stroke 45LC rifle. FYI I shoot a Marlin in 38 for regular matches. I got the 94 from a club member who needed to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquero Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I really liked my 94 in 44 mag, but as I got little better and faster shooting, the 94 would spit live rounds out the top like a volcano. Sold it and bought a Marlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Buying because you planned it and tried it and really needed it, is a WHOLE lot better than buying because the seller HAS to get rid of it. None of a seller's reasons matter - if you are looking for using it for YOUR purposes. Sorry, that's just the way of Cowboy competition shooting. Fortunately, there is usually a way for a gun that just doesn't work for you can be converted to something (e.g., another gun) that does work fine. Good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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