I got a new lever gun from Rossi. Yep, cheap, serviceable and you get what you pay for. First order of business was getting rid of the scope mount (A scope on a '92 with saddle ring?) to put the buckhorn rear sight on the barrel.
I used a Grace screwdriver (I know nobody at Grace, wasn't paid by Grace, and got the screwdriver set as a gift) and I managed to get three of four screws out. In the process I learned some idiot at the factory used red loctite in the holes! Who does that?! The fourth was a bugger and eventually the screw driver tip partially chipped off. After a bit of cussing I put some Kroil on the screw and hoped. I had always heard heat was the only thing that loosens red loctite. An hour later, some banging on another screwdriver with a hammer in the mangled screw head, some grunt work and the screw gave way.
Forward to today, when I called Grace to ask how much to replace the screwdriver I buggered up. The nice guy on the phone said to give him my name and address and they would send another out. I offered to pay for postage at least since it was my abuse that caused the failure. He declined saying it is their policy to replace the tools if they break. Before I could tell my tale he mentioned that usually it is red loctite in screw holes that breaks their screwdrivers, and a penetrating oil helps loosen it up. Uhhhh, yeah . I found out they are a small family run outfit and all American.
So I am passing on to anybody as dumb as I was that penetrating oil helps in this situation, and that Grace has been good to me.
Now I need to stain the ugly red non-descript furniture that has three different hues.