Found one exploring an old, abandoned house as a kid. First centerfire rifle. 'Took it to famed gunsmith Paul Jaeger as it wouldn't feed properly. He asked me what I do for a living (paperboy. lol neighbor had to drive me to his shop in Jenkintown) He then said how much do you make a week ($8 in quarters.) 'Came back in a week and he had it all ready to go for $12 and a promise to buy one of his custom rifles when I got out of school and had a real job. Years later, I did: 257AI-it's phenomenally accurate. The mod 94 is 1942'ish. I had it re-blued and re-stocked after I got it. (it was only 20 yrs old when the house was abandoned and it sat for another 20 in a closet.) Sold it to a fellow hunter when I needed $ to pay off a divorce decades ago for $500-he put it in his safe and exactly 20 yrs to the day he handed it back to me as a thanks for letting him hunt on family farms over the decades. It's a shooter! 3-4" groups off of rudimentary, hunting-type rests at 125 yds using cheap factory rem ammo and open sights. 'Hardly use it now. idt pre-64 has any bearing on Win levers (that pertains to the orig, mauser-style M70 CRF bolt actions,) but there's no doubt this gun was quality-made! Interesting that they were still pumping out popular hunting guns during WWII!
