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The **Winchester Model 1894**, known as the **Model 94** in-game, is a lever-action Sniper Rifle that uses the .45 ACP (purple) Ammunition. It is only found on the Desert Map, the Savannah Map, or in the Halloween Map's Eye Bunker. It was first seen in the Squad mode of the v0.6.1 *Desert rain* update.

## Strategies

### Using

* The Model 94's accuracy means that it is best suited to longer-range fights.
* Use it as a cross between DMRs and Sniper Rifles. You have a faster fire rate than other sniper rifles while having more damage dealt than most DMRs.
* The Model 94 is greatly inferior to all DMRs and burst guns in terms of DPS. Compared to sniper rifles, it is inferior due to low damage and is unable to quick-switch effectively, as unlike other snipers, quick switching will slow its fire rate instead of speeding it up.
	+ For this reason, it is advised to swap out the Model 94 for just about any other mid-to-long-range weapon in the game, including the UMP9 and perhaps even the M93R.
* Quick switching two Model 94 allows you to make 1.6 shots/sec. Because its fire delay is smaller than other snipers, another firing pattern is available, which gives 2 shots/sec, i.e., shoot twice, then switch to other Model 94. However, the movement penalty is only partially reduced in this pattern.

### Countering

* Stay behind cover while shots ping around you, and pop off a few shots of your own while the enemy is reloading.
* Hit with a high DPS weapon (Vector .45, Saiga-12) at close range, and rush with a secondary (Peacemaker, M1A1) to finish off.
* Move around a lot to throw the enemy's aim off, preferably with high Adrenaline.
* Because of the low DPS, it is possible to fight with an assault rifle or DMR with no advanced tactics.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Cycling

## Trivia

* The real-life Winchester 94 doesn't use the .45 ACP round, but rather the .45 Colt round.
* It is the first lever-action rifle in the game and the first non-bolt action sniper rifle, followed by the BLR 81.
	+ It is a lever-action repeating hunting rifle in real life.
* This is the second oldest gun before the Peacemaker, production began in 1894.
* The Model 94 originally did 40 damage but was buffed to 44 in the *Gunfight at the Deadeye Saloon* update.
* On Instagram, surviv.io game posted as a leak that the Model 94 is the Gun That Won The West. However, in real life, the Gun That Won The West is known as the Winchester Model 1873 (not to be confused with the Peacemaker, which is the Colt Model 1873).
* Unlike some of the other sniper rifles, it doesn't have a 1.5x obstacle damage multiplier.
* The Model 1894 is yet another gun designed by John Browning. Same as the M1911, BAR M1918 and technically the M1100.
* The capacity of the Model 94's tubular magazine does not increase with the Firepower Perk, despite Firepower upgrading the magazine on all tubular magazine-fed Shotguns.

## History

* v0.8.3
	+ Buffed reload time from .6 to .5
	+ Buffed fire rate from .75 to .7
	+ Buffed shot spread from 2 to 1.5
	+ Buffed move spread from +3.5 to +3
* v0.6.5
	+ Buffed damage to 44 from 40
	+ Buffed falloff to .75 from .72
* v0.6.1
	+ Added

## Gallery

Chicken dinner with double Model 94A survivr holding the Model 94Model 94 on the ground.