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After 6 years I FINALLY fixed it!!

westkybanded
I am an amazing individual...

Lately I have been waxing poetic about childhood years that are
squandered on the young. Remembering the fun I had shooting my "Ol'
Yellowboy" 44-40 rifle, I decided it had sat in an inoperable state
for far too long.

Two and a half hours at the kitchen counter with said rifle, a downloaded schematic and takedown instructions, and two fingers of mid range bourbon has re-introduced me to an old friend. She is slick as snot once again after finding a linkage pin that had wiggled loose due to untold thousands of rounds.

FYI.... The disassembly and re-assembly of an 1866 (and I am assuming
an 1873) Winchester type shooty gun requires at LEAST eleven sets of
hands. It can be done with only two, but only with the above
mentioned tools at one's disposal.

I now plan to harvest my third whitetail with this classic
reproduction. Yes I will be limiting myself to closer shots than
those using their dirty thirty or the latest super quantum magnum, but
I have the receipt from both of those experiences.

Few people would grasp the true nature of my accomplishment, and I
felt you would. Feel free to shower me with accolades at your
leisure.

Regards,

Will

P.S. To be completely truthful, I do have one pin left over... I
cannot find a suitable hole for it to live in, so it will be put away
until I see a need for it. The gun seems to be functioning, but if
the barrel flies off during it's first live fire test, we'll all get a
good laugh.
wr.
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  • fishkiller41
    Parts left-over after a bicycle,mower,dishwasher repair...No prob. Parts left-over from rifle repair....BAD-NEWS!![V]
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  • Colt Super
    Do not stand close when he shoots the first cartridge.

    Doug
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  • LOKO383
    Do you have 911on speed dial or just want a quick way out?...Loko [V]
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  • matwor
    First off...........

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    Secondly, if you use the two fingers for puttin' the gun together instead of measurin' bourbon, you probably could have gotten by with only 5 or 6 hands.[;)][;)]

    Make sure to come back and show us the hunt pics.
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  • Highball
    Don't mean to worry you unduly...but that rifle needs ALL its parts...if it indeed is to function as the wholesome individual it is.
    My advise...worth EXACTLY what it costs, perhaps...sit down again and lovingly take her apart again...studying where and how the various parts function with each other.

    That pin goes SOMEWHERE...and I assume you didn't take the rear sight apart, or some such non-relevent to safety item.

    As for the rest of it...feel proud. Bringing a treasured friend back to life is a rush, indeed.
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  • givette
    Please make absolutely certain that pin wasn't on the workbench before you attempted the project. I put a pin on a gunsmith's bench, and he was not pleased. Can cause an unnecessary tear-down.

    Do you have a repro rifle, or an original? There's exploded views/schematics available if you're interested. Joe

    EDIT: I see you already have the schematic. Sorry I didn't read your post more carefully. Joe
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  • westkybanded
    UPDATE

    Well you guys finally scared the bejezus out of me, so I went back in... Luckily I found that the pin went in the dovetail piece that holds the magazine tube in the end of the barrel.....

    ALL COMPLETE!!!

    Yes, it's a repro. One of the first that Uberti imported, and a helluva shooter. It'll keep under 2" at 50 yards all day long (even with me behind the trigger!)...

    I would love to find out if any of you care to tell how to tighten the lever up to the frame a bit. It's always been kind of floppy for about 5/8" from the stock.
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  • bigtire
    Lot easier the second time around, wasn't it?[;)]
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