Hi, folks!
My first post here.
I recently bought a Winchester/Miroku 1892 Carbine in .357 Magnum. It's a sweet rifle with a smooth action, but like so many others, I'm not very pleased with the rebound hammer. I'm considering doing the rebound hammer fix (cut off part of the lower leg of the hammer strut so it doesn’t touch the hammer when the hammer is all the way down).
I've read what I could find on various sites concerning this fix. I have a few questions that I hope you well informed people can answer:
1.After the fix, is there a greater risk of the firing pin to break during shooting?
2. Is it correct that the tang safety will still work when the hammer is in the full cock position (the hammer will not hit the firing pin when pulling the trigger)?
3. Will the tang safety NOT work from the half cock position if you pull the trigger hard? Is there a fix for this?
4. If, after the fix, the hammer is in the forward position and there is a round in the chamber, will a hard smack on the hammer ignite the round even if the tang safety is on?
I hope somebody can enlighten me on these questions! Take care!
Rower