tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834320140342660084.post2765511009879525157..comments2020-11-28T23:02:52.802-08:00Comments on Winchester 1886: Winchester 1886: removing the rebounding hammer and tang safetyDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834320140342660084.post-60523146213962112342020-11-28T23:02:52.802-08:002020-11-28T23:02:52.802-08:00
Hi my name is Vaughn G , I live in Australia , w...<br /> Hi my name is Vaughn G , I live in Australia , we do not have as many choices as you guys and have to take what we can get.<br /> I bought a 1886 Winchester short rifle and was agast at not having a true half cock, I modified the saftey as you suggested , I think I will remove it eventually and weld up the tang. I bought and fitted a new Browning hammer and Trigger, I used the original main spring and made up a new hammer strut which goes inside the coilspring it is made from Stainless steel. I used all the original fittings, apart from the stainless main spring coil strut I made nothing else , I honed the trigger sear on a diamond wheel and trigger is about 3 pound with no creep, if anything it is a tad too light. The 1886 is the same trigger as the 1892 but the modern ones have a 3 mm pin hole. I was getting 1 in 30 misfires so I switched to Federal Primers, I am thinking of pulling the firing pin out cleaning it,<br />making sure it was not gummed up, making sure there are no burrs and hopefully this has fixed the problem. If not next trick is to modify the hammer strut and fit a longer / heavier mainspring , I might mention the rebounding feature has been disabledAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975224967006746296noreply@blogger.com