Thanks... I appreciate everyone's help. My gunsmith is in Indiana for a week or so but we'll jump on all these suggestions/fixes as soon as he gets back. I can press the carrier down (resistance) and it stays down. Checked Homestead for the part... listed as out of stock. Will contact them. Just don...

Well I had a draft and thought I saved it...?? So I will start over. First a note to Sixgun... I hate to be snippy... but I have a disabled wife and am her main caregiver, esp on weekends... so firearms take a back seat. I get to enjoy that pastime in-between. I'm a healthy 71, but it keeps me busy....

I have a Winchester Model 94 Legacy in .357, 24" inch barrel. Given when I purchased it was probably among the last of the firearms coming out of Hartford. It is stamped Hartford with a S/N 6,5xx,xxx. (Didn't think I should list the full number) It's never been real smooth, but currently it doe...