Got these two 94's around a year ago. 32 Special really cheap (bore had some corrosion going on, someone scratched the link with id number and make some cuts to the forend...perhaps the number of deer harvested). 30-30 wasn't cheap, but it came with the pristine bore and compass embedded in the butt stock...right where my cheek suppose to rest. Slowly I started working on them and today it's (nearly) done. Both were made in the 1950's and were full of gunk, dry grass and nowhere near being smooth. Each of them was cleaned, lubricated, cycled over 3000 times, cleaned again (man...some metal shavings were getting flushed out after that), lubricated again...and now these are very smooth, accurate blasters. I may order some screws to replace the old ones on the rear barrel band and I sourced the clean link to replace the scratched one...but it may wait couple of months. 30-30's wood is more matte, 32 Special, slightly more shiny. So I would like to share some before and after pictures with You.
Before
32 Special
rusty bore
30-30
After
32 Special bore now (may still need to polish it slightly)
together
Before
32 Special
rusty bore
30-30
After
32 Special bore now (may still need to polish it slightly)
together