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Offline shawlerbrook

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Lever gunsmith
« on: September 26, 2010, 02:56:47 PM »
Looking for a recommendation for a smith to do some work on my Win 94 Big Bore 356W. Gun is like new, but the action is extremely tight and is not feeding properly. Love to find someone in upstate NY or somewhere in the east, but willing to ship if necessary. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2010, 12:08:35 PM »
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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2010, 12:30:17 PM »
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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2010, 02:16:48 PM »
There is a forum just about lever actions. I think it is called Leverguns or something like that. The guys over there may be more likely to know.
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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2010, 03:25:32 PM »
Might be as simple as taking the rifle apart and polishing the lever / bolt mating parts with a fine, hard stone.  Not to remove metal, just polish.  I am no gunsmith, but thats what I did with a brand new, sticky SS Marlin 1894 .44 mag. rifle, and found it not difficult, with very good results.

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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2010, 03:33:59 PM »
Marlins are easier than Winchesters, even I can strip a Marlin. Check with Cowboy Action Shooters in your area. They use leverguns, though not 94AE's. And they all get action jobs to speed up their guns.
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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2010, 07:57:47 PM »
While his specialty is the Winchester '92 action, it would be good to check with stevesguns.com out of Port Arthur, Texas. 
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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2010, 02:20:58 PM »
I'd recommend Steve Young, from Port Arthur, TX.  He's a good guy and a heck of a gunsmith.

Winchester 94s aren't that hard to work on.  Once you get the disassembly procedure, it's fairly straight-forward.  It's probably something simple, especially if you've got a big bore that seems almost new.  There's probably 10 lbs of closet dust inside that's gumming up the works.  Any competent gunsmith could do the job. 
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Re: Lever gunsmith
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2010, 12:39:32 AM »
No one has said it yet, but a drop of oil on parts that move in contact does wonders to loosen up tightness.  Try the most simple solution first
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