Recent content by pastprime2

The base is attached to the barrel. The pin came out fine so I will try making one myself. BTW, I decided to leave the metal on the rifle as is and just redo the stock. I am going to shoot it now that I have it working again. Thanks for all the info guys.

I appreciate the reply. The thing is the front sight base on my rifle is not dovetailed. It looks like it is soldered onto the barrel...with just a slot to put a blade into and a small pin that holds it on. I will e-mail though; good idea. I just installed a cartridge stop spring that I...

The rifle has a front sight blade that looks to be homemade. It is brass or some other soft yellow material that has been filed or worn so much that it is the same height as its base. Is that the original blade or is it a replacement?? The base is a split stud with a pin through it that...

I do know a couple cowboy action shooters who can probably direct me to someone in this area who collects Winchesters that would be willing to look at the rifle for me. I will check with them next week. Thanks again for all the information.

Thanks for the correction; I did not read the heading correctly when I looked up the barrel length. The caliber marked on the barrel is 38 WCF which I believe is .38-40. The rifling looks worn but quite visible. There is quite a bit of throat erosion; similiar to what I've seem on a lot of...

Yes the wood is cracked on the fore end and the stock was extremely dried with several dime size chuncks missing around the butt plate. The wood had shrunk so much that the butt plate was at least 1/16" larger that the stock. Looked like the weathered boards of an old unpainted beach house...

You did not Its just that I have been typing replies and when I try to submit them I get a message that says I am not logged in and I loose what I have typed when I log in again. Got to type faster or find out how to stay logged in. Thank for the reply. Would like to discuss options on...

I am doing this for a winter project...I enjoy taking something firearm related that looks not so good and making it look better... and especially learning in the process...I'm retired and like to keep busy but with no timeline.. Maybe the best thing would be to buy a video on how to do the...

Hi, new to posting here so if this request is in the wrong place someone please tell me where to post it... I have a Win 1892 in pretty rough shape. I have decided to try a slow rust bluing on the rifle. I'm a gun "tinkerer" of many years but this will be my first attemp to refinish a...