Now that I think about it, I was probably holding it up like a pistol, so only the bottom corner of the buttsock was making contact with my shoulder. Mainly been shooting pistols in recent times. Will have to take a look at my rifle posture. Mine does indeed have a healthy report. Guess it has to do...

Put about 40 rounds through it this weekend. Much fun. :mrgreen: Only shot it at ~30yrds and not doing any proper accuracy testing until I get a peep sight for it, but it seemed sufficiently accurate when I did my part. A miss was usually due to flinching or not lining up the rear sight. This guy ki...

iirc one-handed sledge hammers start at 3lbs. I assume that's what he was referring to. At any rate I have the tools on hand to get the job done. Personally I don't polish anything that's functioning properly. This looks like it hasn't been shot much so it's probably just a matter of breaking it in....

Travis, those "some people's" only knowledge of guns come from movies and TV shows (news fits in the TV show category). :? Cosmoline, I just did a cleaning with Ed's Red, oiled the gun (probably way too much despite trying to be frugal), and it runs like a top -- without the trigger's non-...

Thanks for the info and welcome. :) I'll be a good boy and not fix what may not be broken. One thing I would like to fix though. The gun can be hard to cycle if the trigger isn't cocked beforehand. No problem at all when the lever spring is not installed as you might imagine. Would polishing up wher...

Forgive a noob question, but how is "excessive pressure" determined for a lever action? What are the waring signs? I just got a Sears 54 (1894) 18" that is now on its third generation -- I really don't want to blow it. Never reloaded before, but now considering it given the long-run s...