Avatar
Search
Forum Scope




Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
Lost password?
sp_Feed sp_PrintTopic sp_TopicIcon
Trigger pull problem / question
Avatar
Rat Rod Mac
Member
WACA Member
Forum Posts: 130
Member Since:
February 4, 2007
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
1
February 9, 2019 - 12:50 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

I have an 1894 rifle that is a bit rough, but great for shooting. The problem is the trigger pull is much harder to pull than other Winchester lever guns I’ve shot. So I took it apart and here is what I found.. The pin that goes through the frame and hammer fits the frame fine, but it is sloppy in the hammer hole. I’m thinking being this loose on the pin the hammer is binding or is in a twist on the sear. Would the proper fix be to bore or drill out the hammer hole and machine a bushing to more closely match the diameter of the pin. Basically tighten things up. If the hammer is case hardened it may be necessary to use a carbide drill bit. Has anyone had a situation like this before and if so how do you correct it. Thanks in advance.    RRM

Avatar
TXGunNut
Northern edge of the D/FW Metromess
Member
WACA Member
Forum Posts: 7694
Member Since:
November 7, 2015
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
2
February 9, 2019 - 6:48 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

I’m no machinist but I suspect finding a replacement hammer would be easier than the operations you described. 

 

Mike

Life Member TSRA, Endowment Member NRA
BBHC Member, TGCA Board Member
Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe
I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call, Lonesome Dove
Some of my favorite recipes start out with a handful of depleted counterbalance devices.-TXGunNut
Presbyopia be damned, I'm going to shoot this thing! -TXGunNut
Forum Timezone: UTC 0
Most Users Ever Online: 21294
Currently Online: Devon Hubbard
Guest(s) 322
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
TXGunNut: 7694
clarence: 7119
Chuck: 6900
steve004: 5863
1873man: 4995
deerhunter: 3077
twobit: 2756
Big Larry: 2578
mrcvs: 2535
Zebulon: 2450
Newest Members:
History
PurdueBill
WinchPlease
4Bobcats
Mark Ranger
Haywire
Briankchas
forlag
MtnDoc
McKraut
Forum Stats:
Groups: 1
Forums: 18
Topics: 16373
Posts: 150022

 

Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 2057
Members: 11026
Moderators: 3
Admins: 4
Administrators: Mike Hager, Bert H., JWA, SethJ
Moderators: Rob Kassab, Brad Dunbar, Heather
Navigation