Stopped by my LGS about 2 weeks ago.. The shop had some old 22 rifles to sell for the state police. Seems some bad boy was placed in the county bed & breakfast for an extended stay..and he had to get rid of his guns. I spied a nice little Winchester model 47 and went home to consider, since my first rifle was a Winchester #47..one I had worked and saved for all summer.
Last Saturday I decided to go get that #47...and I found the meaning of the old phrase, "he who hesitates is lost"...
My mouth was watering, so I checked out some others in the group. There sat this little Stevens model # 66B. I'll have to replace the sights and I am checking the function now. The twin extractor hooks won't grasp the cartridge rim. The problem seems to be the right hand extractor, which you can see in photo #2. It won't spring outwards, since it along with it's spring, it seems to be clogged with dirt, grease & carbon.
I have sprayed it some with brake cleaner and have it soaking in paint thinner. Do any of you guys know of a better liquid to soak it in, or a better way of cleaning it ?
