JohnH
08-08-2005, 10:21 PM
I traded for a 94 Winchester, 30-30, this weekend. Thing has bad timing problems.
It is a post '64 rifle, #31351XXX
The carrier/lifter doesn't always lift. It will if the action is cycled aggresively, but that doesn't always help either as the feeding from the magazine to the carrier is screwy too. Sometimes the case pops out completely, sometimes not, sometimes a little off center, each condition creates it's own jam.
The rifle shoots well enough, producing 3 groups of 2" and less at 50 yards through the crappy factory irons as seen with my rapidly aging eyes in light failing even faster. The one bullet mold I have is the Lee 180, and the bore riding nose is tight in the muzzle.
The rifle has potential, but not as a sometimes repeater.
Anyone here able to tell me how to correct this? I took the carrier to work today and built up the tab the bolt hooks to make the carrier lift, but it is not yet solved. Don't know if I need to add a bit more material or do other work. I believe the projection on the lever link needs help as well, but simply examination doesn't reveal what it might be.
Anyone out there able to help out?
It is a post '64 rifle, #31351XXX
The carrier/lifter doesn't always lift. It will if the action is cycled aggresively, but that doesn't always help either as the feeding from the magazine to the carrier is screwy too. Sometimes the case pops out completely, sometimes not, sometimes a little off center, each condition creates it's own jam.
The rifle shoots well enough, producing 3 groups of 2" and less at 50 yards through the crappy factory irons as seen with my rapidly aging eyes in light failing even faster. The one bullet mold I have is the Lee 180, and the bore riding nose is tight in the muzzle.
The rifle has potential, but not as a sometimes repeater.
Anyone here able to tell me how to correct this? I took the carrier to work today and built up the tab the bolt hooks to make the carrier lift, but it is not yet solved. Don't know if I need to add a bit more material or do other work. I believe the projection on the lever link needs help as well, but simply examination doesn't reveal what it might be.
Anyone out there able to help out?