This is turning into a useless pizzing contest that isn't helping the Op at all. As far as I can tell, if it had a factory Big Loop it was a Wrangler. The Trapper model was sold through its entire run (1980 to 2006) with a standard-size loop. While both the Trapper Model 94 and the Wrangler Model 94 sported 16-inch barrels, only the Wranglers ever had a factory Big Loop. The very next year, 1983, Winchester offered the first Wrangler Model 94, which was essentially a Trapper model with a Big Loop. Metal Condition: Excellent with a few small scratches Wood Condition: Excellent with handling marks Bore Condition: Excellent Barrels: 20 inch.
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The 1982 catalog copy said of the rifle, “A unique feature is the oversized bow on the lever, introduced by John Wayne in the movie ‘Stagecoach’ and popularized in all of his Western movies.” The catalog went on to say that the John Wayne Commemorative is being offered “in a limited edition of fifty thousand” rifles. That 1982 John Wayne rifle featured a pewter-plated receiver, Old-West engraving, 18.5-inch barrel and a distinctive Big Loop. Here’s the cover of the 1982 Winchester catalog depicting that special Big Loop rifle. The first modern factory Model 94 Big Loop I can find appeared on the John Wayne Commemorative Model 94 Carbine offered by Winchester in 1982 (I have every Winchester catalog from 1960 to 2008 and have used those catalogs as my source).
The history of Big Loops on the Winchester Model 94 is interesting. The Trapper never came with a big loop, that was always the Wrangler. The top is a 20" barreled standard 94, the bottom is a Trapper model like the OP is asking about: So that is what I was responding to in my first posts. Just like a century ago, you’ll appreciate the quick 16" barrel and the rifle’s overall carbine-style portability when hunting in heavy cover or carrying your Trapper on a backpack, horse or an ATV.Īnd the OP is asking about a 16" Trapper model that he is trying to sell in the for sale section. The Trapper’s fast-handling personality is as ideally suited for today’s cowboy action shooting as it was in the hands of a frontier lawman. Winchesters description of the new Trapper: Trappers encompass Model 1873s, 1892s and 1894s, with verified extra-cost barrel lengths of 19", 18", 17", 16", 15", 14" and even 12", with 14" and 15" barrels being most often encountered. One of the most popular subcategories of collecting pre-’64 Winchester lever-actions is the “trapper,” or “baby carbine” as it was originally called, a model with a barrel shorter than the standard length of 20". This is the description of a Trapper model 94. We aren't talking about the standard 20" model 94 like the picture you posted and yes I can tell how long the barrel is from the picture just by the forearm. I doubt most people actually know the difference. I am aware the Trapper is a specific model but most guys looking for one are thinking 16-20 barrel model 94. Have owned four or five of them over the years in 30-30, 32 Spec and 38-55.
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