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Re: My winnie
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 6:56 pm
by ballkeeper
what trigger weight do they have ?
Re: My winnie
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 7:05 pm
by saddler
ballkeeper wrote:what trigger weight do they have ?
...substantially lighter ones if you tune them!
(VERY easy to do & lots of on-line tutorials)
Re: My winnie
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:53 pm
by ovenpaa
Careful there Saddler, tuning a Winchester trigger is not the same as playing with a Marlin and they take some care and respect to get a reasonable and safe trigger.
Re: My winnie
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:40 pm
by saddler
I did the trigger slick/action tune up about 10 years ago.
No misfires, light strikes or any other primer ignition issues.
Not primer "brand" sensitive either.
Re: My winnie
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:18 am
by DaveB
I love Winchesters. I have a 1913 production Model 1894, but the barrel is pitted and the headspace is excessive. My next project is getting it re-barrelled but I can't make up my mind if it's going to be another .30-30 or a .38-55. Then I need to replace the wood. It's currently stocked in lightweight gum which was apparently an option. Why anybody would order that is quite beyond me - looks awful. I want to put the historic furniture (the butt is stamped 'City of Toronto') away and get some walnut on it. The action has already been refinished at some point, so it's value is as a shooter, not a collector.
Re: My winnie
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:19 am
by ovenpaa
DaveB, you can always have a barrel liner fitted as an alternative to preserve the original barrel patina and appearance.
Re: My winnie
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:50 am
by ballkeeper
saddler wrote:ballkeeper wrote:what trigger weight do they have ?
...substantially lighter ones if you tune them!
(VERY easy to do & lots of on-line tutorials)
mines about 6 lb
Re: My winnie
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:21 am
by Sim G
Ovenpaa wrote:DaveB, you can always have a barrel liner fitted as an alternative to preserve the original barrel patina and appearance.
Do you know of anyone who does liners now? I was led to believe that the last man in the country doing it, Arthur Smith, has retired....
Re: My winnie
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:13 am
by ovenpaa
Arthur is still going strong and rattling out barrels, however you can also buy a LW barrel and profile it to suit then through drill the barrel and finally glue the insert in with an industrial adhesive which works perfectly on such rifles.
Re: My winnie
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:20 am
by DaveB
Ovenpaa wrote:DaveB, you can always have a barrel liner fitted as an alternative to preserve the original barrel patina and appearance.
It's a thought. I would have to see if there's anybody in NZ doing that kind of work.