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Another Timber Scout, End the Madness Please!

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This rifle arrived at my FFL two weeks ago just as he was leaving on a week long vacation and about the time he returned we hosted a weeklong family reunion at our ranch (remind me later not to do that again)! Anyway, I picked it up today.

It is a Winchester M94 Timber Scout chambered in 44 Mag. It joins my TS chambered in 30-30. I believe they were both manufactured in 2005.

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I had a hard time finding a 44 Mag; I didn't realize how few of both were made. Only 500 30-30s and possibly 100 44 Mags.

As the pictures suggest (hang tag still on rifle), my 44 is NIB which is lost on me. It will get treated with care, but it will get hunted like every rifle I own. This 44 Mag joins a Marlin 1894P and a Rossi 92, both scout rifles as well. I had a Marlin 336-44 but sold it a couple of years ago. It was a great rifle but there was no longer any spares parts, parts specific to the 336-44. The carrier had a lifter on it, a very complicated setup and most of the failures on the old rifles happened there and rendered them unusable. I also have a Ruger 77/44 but that will soon be hitting the road as I have not developed the warm fuzzy feeling for it.

With the M94 35/30-30, I have a post about that rifle; this will probably bring my Winchester buying to a close.
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Nice looking rifle and great find.

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Thanks!
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These levers are like rabbits they keep multiplying :lol:
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Guns are herd animals. Keeping them solitary is animal cruelty.
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Ranch Dog wrote:...... we hosted a weeklong family reunion at our ranch (remind me later not to do that again)!.......
Now this sound like a story that we have all experienced. :P 4 of my 5 kids/grandkids and I are all going to do this in August. Help please advise! :lol:

I hope your grandson made it and got to experience your beautiful new addition. I know you are kinda of a proud grandpa especially about that young man that used to be your avatar.
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Good looking rifle !

I'm going to spend a week with family and as long as I don't have to talk to , see or hear my daughter in law it should be sunny fun with a chance of mischief showers and beer basted BBQ Mexicano .
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That, says a lot.
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Sexy little lever RD. There is something about a lever action, any lever, any caliber or gauge lever.
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Thanks, Larry!
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