Wingmaster carrier problem

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270Win

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My early '80s Wingmaster has a small annoyance regarding the carrier. The "lip" of the carrier is apparently too thick to allow shells to easily feed into the tube when loading. The carrier lifts against the underside of the bolt, and the shell inserts until the rim gets to the carrier. At this point it requires either mucho force to get in, or for the pump to be actuated - thus moving the bolt from atop the carrier, allowing the carrier to continue upward, and giving the shell the necessary clearance required.

Anyone encountered this before? An easily known, fixable problem?

I'm loathe to try to file or Dremel the carrier... and would, I suppose, rather buy an entirely new one. That is, assuming that over-thickness of the carrier itself is the problem.

I can post pictures if my explanation was at all vague. Any help at all would be appreciated!
 
I'm going to sound like a broken record here;

Take it to a gunshop and have a trained gunsmith fix it for you.

It is not a uncommon problem as I have fixed many that were like that - with nothing more than a small adjustment.

No grinding involved.

There are people in this world that couldn't change a tire on my truck - that thinks that they can tear apart and fix a gun by themselves without any training.

Doing it yourself is ok if it is a faucet in the bathroom and you are a doctor that works at a local hospital and can follow simple directions.

But I wouldn't want a plumber, in a hospital operating room doing brain surgery on me.

I would pay the doctor his fee and have it done right the first time...
 
How long have you owned this gun? How long has it been doing it? Did it just start?

I highly doubt the gun left the factory with a carrier that was "too thick".

Something tells me the carrier arms are bent enough to cause your problem. A new carrier is like $10, but you would prolly be better off having it installed by a smith who knows how, and can check the rest of the trigger assy. for other problems.
 
It can be straightened for as little as $10

Just that sometimes when a gunsmith gets in there he finds other things that he can do to make it work even better.

My Remington Express 12 Gauge Super Mag was like that and I worked on it and finally gave in and took it to a friend of mine and now it is even better.

Was the best $10 I ever spent and I got a small education that day on what to look for and how to adjust it.
 
Eh, I appreciate the advice, but the gunsmith is my last resort. I am a diehard shadetree mechanic, and love to work on / fix / tear down and rebuild anything mechanical. I've worked on many of my guns at one time or another without incident. Doesn't mean it won't happen eventually, of course ;)

I ordered a new carrier, will put them side by side and see what needs to be done. Worst comes to worst, will simply install the new carrier.

Best part is, the new carrier included the entire assembly, and picked it up for less than $10.

The gunsmith can save his precious time for more important tasks this week ;)
 
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