Lab4Us
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So, I bet you thought there’d be some pictures here? I bought said rifle this morning and took it apart around noon to clean it and get it ready for the range tomorrow, carefully following YouTube videos on how to do it. Apparently said rifle was modeled after the classic Winchester Model 1892, where some sadist decided he would see how difficult he could make it to take apart a rifle for cleaning and maintenance. Nowhere in the literature did it say I would need the grip strength of Arnold in his prime and the patience of Job x 10 to reassemble this gun. Disassembly was pretty straightforward, reassembly not so much. I’d explain it, but it would take a page or two…easier if you just watch a video (I’ll put one of many at the end).
About 4pm this afternoon, I gave up after the trigger spring I had captured with a paper clip became uncaptured when the paper clip I’d used snapped, and I’d missed getting the bolt set up and aligned for assembly about 9-10 consecutive times. I bagged up the various parts and dropped it all off with the armorer at a LGS for reassembly. He’ll call me when it’s ready (probably tomorrow). Whenever I recover it, I’ll provide some pics.
Moral of the story - one should not buy a rifle merely because it’s the only .357/.38 Sp rifle in the store with a threaded
barrel
.
Here’s a stock photo of said gun.
About 4pm this afternoon, I gave up after the trigger spring I had captured with a paper clip became uncaptured when the paper clip I’d used snapped, and I’d missed getting the bolt set up and aligned for assembly about 9-10 consecutive times. I bagged up the various parts and dropped it all off with the armorer at a LGS for reassembly. He’ll call me when it’s ready (probably tomorrow). Whenever I recover it, I’ll provide some pics.
Moral of the story - one should not buy a rifle merely because it’s the only .357/.38 Sp rifle in the store with a threaded
barrel
.Here’s a stock photo of said gun.
