raingauge
03-09-2014, 04:45 PM
The story. A couple of years ago I went to the Billings Gun Show looking for a Stevens Favorite. While looking around I bought 15 lbs of IMR PB for $75, and found 3 Favorites. One "trader" had a Favorite with a "bunch" on '92 and '94 Winchesters, all in rough condition. Passing on the 25-20 on the 25-35 [hard to do] I finally settled on a rough '93 in 30-30 and an old Favorite. The bore on the Favorite is shot, The 30-30 seems to have a new barrel, junk wood, and made in '97, as in 1897. When I get them home I can't get the '94 to open again. In the process of moving, and with a pile of horses to work, I put them away for a while.
Got moved, got busy, got the job situated so I can work from home ....... finally time to work on the projects
I dig them out, look them over, the Favorite will get a liner, the Winchester, well .......I had intended on having it bored toe 38-55. Doing the youtube thing I dismantled the '94, found the teeny tiny screw just above the loading gate was in too far, backed it out and the action cycles. A little stiff, more of a needs cleaned stiff than a problem stiff. The lifting rail doesn't look worn, the bore looks brand new, I'm thinking it's a newer barrel. The dilemma, there is a couple of patches of JB weld on the left side of the receiver. Yes really! Some peoples kids. Looking inside the action I don't see holes, or cracks, or JB weld coming through.
How do I get this junk of my rifle? Can I burn it off and not warp the receiver?
By the way, it's a SRC
Thanks for the help folks
Lafe
Got moved, got busy, got the job situated so I can work from home ....... finally time to work on the projects
I dig them out, look them over, the Favorite will get a liner, the Winchester, well .......I had intended on having it bored toe 38-55. Doing the youtube thing I dismantled the '94, found the teeny tiny screw just above the loading gate was in too far, backed it out and the action cycles. A little stiff, more of a needs cleaned stiff than a problem stiff. The lifting rail doesn't look worn, the bore looks brand new, I'm thinking it's a newer barrel. The dilemma, there is a couple of patches of JB weld on the left side of the receiver. Yes really! Some peoples kids. Looking inside the action I don't see holes, or cracks, or JB weld coming through.
How do I get this junk of my rifle? Can I burn it off and not warp the receiver?
By the way, it's a SRC
Thanks for the help folks
Lafe