Looking for tuneup tips for Japanese Winchester 92 and 32-20

[Canuck Bob]

I ordered my rifle today and it will arrive in Canada by September.

32-20, are they really so hard to load for, crushed cases and all that, advice please on best reload dies, techniques, and components?

I found a writeup on altering the gun to get rid of the rebound feature, the safety is fine I'll keep it, and I'll make the NKJ's mods as well. Any other tips or links for slicking it up?

What kind of trigger should I expect. the common gritty, creepy, lawyer design?

In closing it all your fault guys, that is what my wife thinks anyway.

[Cimarron Red]

Bob,

Nate's DVD on modifying the 1892 is excellent. I highly recommend it.

[J Miller]

Bob,

If you get rid of the rebounding hammer action the best way, which is to retro fit it with the earlier Browning hammer, trigger, sear, mainspring and strut, the safety will have to go to. They are mutually exclusive.

If you get rid of the rebounding hammer the bubba way, which is to chop off the bottom forks of the main spring strut the safety will still work, but you'll have no half cock and the hammer will either be cocked or down on the firing pin.

My suggestion is to do a thorough polish job on everything that moves then look for the older Browning parts and do the job right. The hole the safety leaves can be filled in several ways.
Here is what one of our previous members, Ganjiro, did with his:

Win94AE safety filler Ganjiro.jpg

Others have had the hole welded up and the receiver reblued.

NKJs CD and springs is a very good idea as well.

Joe

[Canuck Bob]

Thanks guys,

I suspect some Bubba mods initially, the rebound hammer has to go. I will order in Steve's DVD and spring and seek his advice.

Here is what I've learned so far;

-cut the lower arm on the hammer strut being careful to remove the rebound function but not cut it too short
-the trigger sear assembly is somehow connected with the safety system and causes grief- best long term fix is to use B92 parts
-the ejector spring should be replaced with Steve's spring
-many people either shorten the main spring or replace it with a Ruger pistol part to lower trigger pull
-Steve advises that the firing pin may add to failure to fire problems

Steve you ever considered moving to Canada? Our winters are real similar to your Texas weather, honest.

[SAAJim]

CB,
Take a look here - http://home.roadrunner.com/~jimstags/win1892/index.htm. It's what I did to my rifle.

JIm

[Cimarron Red]

Bob,

I've used SAAJim's directions to modify my two Miroku 92's and my 9422. It's excellent information. Thanks, Jim.

Concerning the trigger block mechanism on the Miroku 92's, it doesn't look all that fragile to me. I also have another Miroku 92 that I bought in 1997 for CAS. It's a standard, round barrel, straight grip rifle in .45 Colt. In CAS matches over the years since I have shot at least 10,000 rounds and more likely 12000 rounds through this gun. I've never had a problem with the trigger block mechanism. The only issue I've had with this gun is that I once broke the tip of the firing pin. That was in 1999. Never a hiccup since.