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Hello,
I am a new member and new collector.
Recently I inherited a 2nd model 73 from my uncle. I believe he intended to restore it as it was in pieces when I got it. This rifle was purchased by a great uncle new in 1881.
Now please forgive my ignorance, I received a brain injury while serving in Iraq and have lost a lot of my memories and knowledge to repair and put things together.
Can someone please instruct me on how to get the parts lined up to get the trigger pin in?
Thank you for any help.
It would be very hard to explain how to assemble one, you would have to make a video of it to show everything. I do have a copy of a article that I can post here which might help.
Are most of the parts installed already and you just have to install the hammer? Or is all disassembled?
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Thank you for the reply.
I have it all together just unable to get everything lined up get the pin in. The article may help me, thank you.
It may be best for me to take it apart again and retry while looking at this article.
Again, thank you
With a 73 tang you can remove the tang from the gun and build it up and test it then stick it in. Just a word of caution, if you pull the trigger and let the hammer fall while the tang is out make sure you catch it with your hand or it could damage the sear since its not being stopped by the firing pin. When you put the tang back in you just have to drop the hammer in after the tang is installed.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Scout73 said
Hello,Can someone please instruct me on how to get the parts lined up to get the trigger pin in?
Thank you for any help.
Hello Scout73,
Thanks for your service. Here’s how to disassemble and re-assemble a Model 1873. Hope it helps. On a regular trigger rifle I align the trigger assembly and frame by using successively larger drift punches until I have one in place that completely lines everything up and then push the punch out using the appropriate pin or screw.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Thank you for information. It is raining pretty good today so it will be a good day to take her apart.
Thanks to ya’ll I was able to get the pin in. I ended up making a false pin to insert and keep all together while I put tang back in then tapped the real pin through tang, sear ect.
The hammer will not stay engaged when I use the lever but will if I just cock it with my thumb. But know that I can get pin in I can take apart again to figure out what is not catching.
Thank you again.
Your front sight is on backwards.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
If you have some very thin brass stock you can use that as a shim. When all else fails, I’ve used a piece of a business card, cut to fit the slot, as a shim.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Scout73 said
Was not paying attention. It does not fit snug and falls off
How I fix them is with the sight out I use a small ball peen hammer or a flat punch and peen the edge of the dovetail down slightly. It effectively tightens the dovetail. Done neatly you will not see it.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
April 26, 2015
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1873man said
How I fix them is with the sight out I use a small ball peen hammer or a flat punch and peen the edge of the dovetail down slightly. It effectively tightens the dovetail. Done neatly you will not see it.
Bob
Absolutely true! Carefully peen the dovetail until the sight is firmly in place. If it loosens, then peen it some more.
Bruce
I am very grateful to 1873man for posting the article, with pictures, on the single set trigger. I wish I had the follow-up article on assembling. Just spent 2 hrs disassembling and assembling because the sear spring slipped. I have learned the hard way about the fragile spring screw. Now, I use a small clamp to compress the three springs before tightening the spring screw. The spring screw for the regular trigger does not work on the single set. Modified a Weaver screw, perfect length and thread. I too have found that the sear for the 1886 is different than the 1873 and 1876. Needless to say, assembly of the single set trigger can be challenging, if one only had a third hand with little fingers. Especially if one has reduced feeling in the finger tips because of injury and 73 years of use…..
Single set,
That what this forum is all about.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
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