I have been contemplating doing a takedown conversion on a WIN lever gun which is so far gone, condition wise, that I am in no way affecting the value by doing this conversion. The poor condition is strictly cosmetic and I have been able to clean it up quite nicely but there are still some places that will never totally clean up. I recently acquired a copy of "1982 NRA gunsmithing guide" in which it describes a method for doing the conversion. I have a few questions regarding this particular method.
1. Has anyone here done this specific conversion, or know FIRST HAND of someone that has? If so, are you/they satisfied with the outcome?
2. I have a bit of a concern about the takedown release system. I'm wondering if the recoil would have a tendency to loosen it up a bit. What do you think?
3. If you don't think this conversion is a good method, do you have information of an alternate method, and why do you think this system is not acceptable to you?
I don't have any problem with doing the full thread thing. I have no desire to make this any more complicated than necessary so the full 9 turns to unscrew the barrel is not an issue whatsoever versus doing the interrupted thread modification.