Ways to Smooth a Winchester Model 94 Action?
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cntryboy1289
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Too funny
Was this not you?
SamD is right, this will work...
I recommend you "lube" it with a jewelers rouge, abrasive polishing compound... (The automobile type will work OK too.)
When you are done... CLEAN IT THOROUGHLY
Wash it with very HOT dish washer soap solution...
Blow dry...
Reassemble it and operate the action.
If you aren't satisfied with the smoothness... REPEAT the process.
NOTE: When you lube it, DON'T use anything silicone-based...
Cold makes it sticky...
Lube very, very lightly!
OR you could trade it for a BLR...
And was this not you?
IF it is used...
It would be best to put it between friction surfaces...
Wouldn't do much good anywhere else.
NOTE: I don't think this is the best method...
I'd rather see the parts polished separately and reassembled...
And, a rouge/oil or rouge/grease mixture would still be very effective...
Your other qoutes I know wasn't you because I said them. What friction surfaces do you think need polishing up? The locking bolt doesn't need it nor does the bolt. The lever doesn't need it either so which ones were you referring to. Lubed up and wiped clean will suffice very nicely on this rifle. You can use the jewelers rouge if this is the only way you can get the rifle to function properly, but I would suggest simply cleaning it and wiping on some CLP and then wiping it off and like Sam D suggested, simply work the action open and closed and she will be smooth as she needs to be.
Was this not you?
SamD is right, this will work...
I recommend you "lube" it with a jewelers rouge, abrasive polishing compound... (The automobile type will work OK too.)
When you are done... CLEAN IT THOROUGHLY
Wash it with very HOT dish washer soap solution...
Blow dry...
Reassemble it and operate the action.
If you aren't satisfied with the smoothness... REPEAT the process.
NOTE: When you lube it, DON'T use anything silicone-based...
Cold makes it sticky...
Lube very, very lightly!
OR you could trade it for a BLR...
And was this not you?
IF it is used...
It would be best to put it between friction surfaces...
Wouldn't do much good anywhere else.
NOTE: I don't think this is the best method...
I'd rather see the parts polished separately and reassembled...
And, a rouge/oil or rouge/grease mixture would still be very effective...
Your other qoutes I know wasn't you because I said them. What friction surfaces do you think need polishing up? The locking bolt doesn't need it nor does the bolt. The lever doesn't need it either so which ones were you referring to. Lubed up and wiped clean will suffice very nicely on this rifle. You can use the jewelers rouge if this is the only way you can get the rifle to function properly, but I would suggest simply cleaning it and wiping on some CLP and then wiping it off and like Sam D suggested, simply work the action open and closed and she will be smooth as she needs to be.
Harry Bonar
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94 Winchester
Dear Shooter:
Thank the Good Lord it is tight - after about two generations of owners it ought to be just right. Most 94s' are loose as a goose!
As long as it feeds good - leave it well enough alone - sit on the couch watching T.V. working it, lube it properly it will loosen up.
Leave it be.
Harry Bonar
Dear Shooter:
Thank the Good Lord it is tight - after about two generations of owners it ought to be just right. Most 94s' are loose as a goose!
As long as it feeds good - leave it well enough alone - sit on the couch watching T.V. working it, lube it properly it will loosen up.
Leave it be.
Harry Bonar
Try this:
Though I've had at least one 94 for 25 years, I recently discovered how to make one cycle more smoothly without altering the gun in any way.
It's how you handle the action.
As you work the lever, pull the lever out from the center of the arc of motion. I had, without thinking about it, generally somewhat pushed on the lever as I worked in the past.
This makes a tremendous difference in the feel of the action.
Hope this makes sense.
Though I've had at least one 94 for 25 years, I recently discovered how to make one cycle more smoothly without altering the gun in any way.
It's how you handle the action.
As you work the lever, pull the lever out from the center of the arc of motion. I had, without thinking about it, generally somewhat pushed on the lever as I worked in the past.
This makes a tremendous difference in the feel of the action.
Hope this makes sense.