Sears Model 54
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- 508 mm
- Weight, empty
- 2.95 kg
- Introduced
- 1965
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Sears Model 54 is an American lever-action rifle chambered in .30-30 Winchester, produced by Winchester for retailer Sears, Roebuck and Co. and sold under the Sears house brand. Mechanically a post-1964 Winchester Model 94 carbine, it feeds from a tubular magazine beneath a 20-inch barrel, uses an exposed hammer with a half-cock safety, and was distinguished from the standard Model 94 by a receiver drilled and tapped on the left side for scope mounting.
Through the mid-20th century, large American retailers such as Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold firearms under house brand names made by major manufacturers. The Model 54 let Sears offer the iconic Winchester Model 94 lever gun at a department-store price point, making the classic .30-30 deer rifle widely accessible to hunters who shopped the Sears catalog.
A store-brand rebadge of the Winchester Model 94 carbine sold through Sears retail channels. Distinguishing features include four threaded scope-mount holes on the left of the receiver, a barrel band, and a fixed front sight.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Company
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- United States
- Status
- Discontinued
- Produced
- 1965 to 1973
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 508 mm
- Overall length
- 965 mm
- Weight, empty
- 2.95 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Lever action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Capacity
- 6
- Magazine
- Tubular
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 740 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 2663 J
- Effective range
- 150 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Exposed hammer
Side loading gate
Barrel band
Drilled and tapped receiver
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 1,612 rifles | 2.95 kg | 3.50 kg | Lighter than about 80% |
| Overall lengthAmong 1,557 rifles | 965 mm | 1080 mm | Shorter than about 80% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 1,659 rifles | 508 mm | 584 mm | Shorter than about 70% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 1,611 rifles | 6 | 5 | Holds more rounds than about 60% |
Answers
Questions about the Sears Model 54
How much does the Sears Model 54 weigh?
The Sears Model 54 weighs 2.95 kg (6.50 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Sears Model 54?
The Sears Model 54 is chambered in .30-30 Winchester.
How many rounds does the Sears Model 54 hold?
The Sears Model 54 holds 6 rounds, fed from a tubular magazine.
How long is the Sears Model 54?
The Sears Model 54 is 965 mm (38.0 in) long overall, with a 508 mm (20.0 in) barrel.
Who makes the Sears Model 54?
The Sears Model 54 is made by Winchester Repeating Arms Company (United States). It was designed by John M. Browning.
When was the Sears Model 54 introduced?
The Sears Model 54 was introduced in 1965 and discontinued in 1973.
How does the Sears Model 54 operate?
The Sears Model 54 uses a lever action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
Provenance
Confidence in this record
68%
Stockists
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Works with
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/sears-model-54' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "sears-model-54", "name": "Sears Model 54", "manufacturer": { "id": "winchester", "name": "Winchester Repeating Arms Company", "countryCode": "US", "foundedYear": 1866, "website": "https://www.winchesterguns.com", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-02-11 23:44:38", "updatedAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:45", "version": "032f75658544de9d931ca09f772b9ab92b282bf53db67851bf4eb3f8c0612520" }, "category": { "id": "rifle", "name": "Rifle", "description": "Long-barreled firearms designed for accurate shooting" }, "country_of_origin": "US", "year_introduced": 1965, "barrel_length_mm": 508, "weight_empty_g": 2950, "action_type": "lever_action"}