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Winchester Model 1894 Troubleshooting

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DHonovich
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:58 am
Any issues, concerns or problems you may have with your Winchester Model 1894; this is a thread for troubleshooting.
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38wcf

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:00 pm
Is anyone else having problems with an occasional light hammer strike with a'94 AE?
I have a .30/30 trapper, w/cross bolt safety and rebounding hammer that will strike light every 20 rds or so. Ammunition doesn't seem to matter, and I keep the action "whistle clean" and very light oil. I don't think the firing pin is hanging up. Has anyone tried a slight change in angle on the hammer spring saddle??
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GUNNER_D

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:19 pm
Im not sure, there is a book i have and ill look into it.
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GUNNER_D

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:22 pm
Look for a pre-rebounding hammer & tang assembly to swap out.
"Im just a Peckerwood who lives in the hills with too many guns"
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GUNNER_D

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:41 pm
Check these out in our 1894 Thread

http://www.time-slice.com/mohave.gamble ... ster94.htm
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Tomjohn

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:46 am
I've heard this is a problem with some of the rebounding hammer guns. You might find other brands of ammo work better. I'm thinking folks had this problem most with Remington core-lokt, so if that's what you're shooting you might run a box of Federals (or some other) through it and see if the problem still occurs. You could also put a small flat washer behind the hammer spring and see if a slightly higher spring tension helps. A light strike every 20 or so rounds can be pretty frustrating, especially when hunting.
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GUNNER_D

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:32 am
I tried!
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JBledsoe

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:11 pm
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A light strike very often indicates a weak hammer spring. Shim the spring and see if that helps.

Twenty shots at a game animal? You need more practice.
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GUNNER_D

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:33 am
JBledsoe wrote:.

A light strike very often indicates a weak hammer spring. Shim the spring and see if that helps.

Twenty shots at a game animal? You need more practice.

Exactly :)
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