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hello chuck i hope you can answer my question about how the 1866 bolt is made and what type of steel was used casting or forging and then machined have seen all the pictures on win forum but no one tells about the material used also what method is used to headspace the bolt?this is for the rf two point striker.thank you for any help you can give me.
Sorry Gene but I’m not the one to give you info on what material was used or how the parts were made.
The striker screws onto the firing pin. The firing pin goes through the bolt and there is a pin that goes through the bolt and firing pin. Nothing is adjustable so the tolerances were built in when designed. The headspace is the area between the firing pin/striker face and the rim of the cartridge. Generally the headspace on the Henry’s and 1866’s is terrible. When fired the face of the rim will often bulge back toward the firing pin/striker face.
Here is what Lou Behling told me when I sent him a picture of some fired cases.
“The bulged heads are typical of cartridge cases fired in a Henry or M-1866 Winchester. It is due to the weak/loose action with too much spring to it.
Hope this is helps”.
Lou
thanks chuck and lou just trying tofind out about the other articles dealing with converting to cf from rf.someone has an original win cf bolt that was shown on how to convert the 66 looked like the retractor was from a 73 model and the bolt was cut for it i will try to find the name of the menber and let you know how i made ouy thank you very much for your help .
Gene,
When I fired and cycled mine with a shell in it, the striker presses the shell into the chamber where you feel the pressure on the lever. so you don’t have any play between the bolt, shell and barrel. When you fire it the back of the shell bulges out.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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Gene-
I am no expert on metallurgy ot manufacturing methods but an 1866 bolt was likely forged and machined from iron or an early steel alloy.
Mike
gene66 said
thanks chuck and lou just trying tofind out about the other articles dealing with converting to cf from rf.someone has an original win cf bolt that was shown on how to convert the 66 looked like the retractor was from a 73 model and the bolt was cut for it i will try to find the name of the menber and let you know how i made ouy thank you very much for your help .
Not sure what you mean by retractor? Winchester Bob sells a firing pin and the striker. Grind the 2 pins off the new striker and add a pin to the end of the new firing pin. The 66, Henry and 1873 are not the same parts. The 66 and Henry have different length firing pins. 1873man explained the differences on the 73 pin but I forget the details.
chuck robert alton had shown an original win cf firing pin on the forum he also said that it was cut for a retractor similar to the 73 firing pin he showed all the
parts that he had next to a rf bolt for comparison this is what i found on the forum i would like to get all the information i can thanks for your great help in this
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