Lever Wrap

[Tazman1602]

Just wrapped the lever on my Rossi 92 --- whatcha' think??

Art

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[Hawkeye45]

Great job. I have a steering wheel that could use that.:kidding:

Mr. Ed

[helice]

OOOOOH! Howja do that?

[Jim]

Art, that's a classy job, bud!

[Tazman1602]

Thanks guys! It wasn't that hard. Ricochet Roy actually sends you the blunt needles needed and the thread plus instructions on how to make a perfect baseball stitch!

I've ordered a couple more for my wife's rifles because she liked it too and I have ZERO knowledge of sewing!

You can check them out and order them here:

http://www.rroldwest.com/

Art

[1Shirt]

Interesting!
1Shirt!

[Sensai]

I don't know if you did it or not, but you should put some sort of corrosion preventative on the lever before wrapping it. I use cosmoline, just because I have it, but any long lasting coating will do. I have had to replace the lever on a 336 and refinish more than one because of rust under wraps and lacings. Looks good by the way!

[Rich Cronk]

Nice job there sir. I like the looks of it, but I will probably just wear gloves. ;-)

[Tazman1602]

Yeah it's purely cosmetic guys and the wrap is pretty much soaked in leather oil so it's nice and supple but extremely strong (I wanted it tight so I pulled the hell out of it and NO sign of tears or anything).

The maker does warn you about getting it soaked but I think I'll simply soak it with gun oil when I clean the gun. It you do happen to get it soaked, Roy will sell you the thread and needles to restitch it for $2.50.............

Art

[pietro]

I wuz thinkin' it looked a little like my Grandson's baseball mitt's stitching - Nice, professional-looking job !



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[Jeff82]

Looks good! I did the same thing on my Marlin.

[Uncle Grinch]

My Marlin 375 Win (rebored) is also wrapped and I really like it. Love the stitching you did.

[Doc Highwall]

As mention about corrosion it is from the tanning salts. Ever see a hand gun that was stored in a leather holster, the gun will look like it was rusted.

[mebe007]

I wrapped the lever on my 1895gbl with paracord

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/mebe007/2012-08-29_21-54-16_443-1.jpg
I waxed the metal before I wrapped it btw

[ReloaderFred]

I put lever wraps on all my lever rifles, but I use moose hide for mine. I use a heavy wax on the lever before wrapping, too. For mine, I don't wrap around the bottom of the loop, just the area where the knuckles hit the lever. It really makes a big difference when shooting fast in SASS matches.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[zuke]

I did the same idea with mine with a synthetic cord/rope.

[Four Fingers of Death]

I like the idea of wraps, but my danged fingers are so big, they only just fit anyway. haha!