Dummy safety for Winny 94?

[S.R.Custom]

I've seen those kits that swap out the Marlin crossbolt safety button for one that doesn't stick out and looks like a screw head.... Do they make one for the Winchester Big Bore w/ crossbolt safety, and who would have it?

[Old Ironsights]

Not that I've seen, but a couple of guys on Leverguns Forum have come up with neat fixes involving case-heads.

[KCSO]

The Winchester has a dished out area around the safety and even if you put in a screw head you still have the indent.

[Old Ironsights]

Yes, but with a polished case head in there it's a tasteful dished out area... ;)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/ironsite/94Centennialxboltright.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/ironsite/94Centennialxboltleft.jpg

Full Instructions:

The hole through the receiver was 17/64" dia., so I took a long 3/8" mild steel bolt, cut off the head, chucked it in my drill, and filed it down while the drill was turning it. When it passed snugly through the receiver hole, I cut it to the proper length, used super glue to attach the cut off cartridge head, then polished and cold blued the bolt.

Removing the old crossbolt safety left a tiny hole in the right inside area of the receiver. I put my new "plug" bolt in and marked where this tiny hole lined up on it. I removed the plug bolt and used a 4-40 tap to thread the tiny hole in the rifle receiver. I then drilled a hole in my plug bolt at the marked spot just large enough and deep enough to freely accept a 4-40 x 1/4" set screw. With the plug bolt in place and the set screw tightened, everything is quite secure. I can easily remove the plug bolt, which is necessary to do if I want to disassemble the rifle's action. Now I'm looking at the left side of the receiver and contemplating cutting a slot in the exposed end of the plug bolt to make it look like a screw.

http://leverguns.sixgunner.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18431

Another way of doing it:
http://leverguns.sixgunner.com/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=11927

[kycrawler]

that is a neat fix

[LET-CA]

Nice looking fix!