I bought this nice old Winchester Model 1892, S/N 4088xx, for my Wife for Valentines Day about 15 years ago. The best I have been able to discern, is that this rifle was made in 1907 in either .25-20 or .32-20, and sent back to Winchester to be rebarrelled in .357 and nickelled. The nickel is on top of some of the historical kisses, and real strong on the receiver, but some of the plumb is showing through on the barrel.
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It worked just fine until a few years ago my Brother said "Hey, I know all about those things. I've got a 94, let clean it up for you, and make sure everything is OK".
The next time I saw it, the barrel and receiver were on one end of the bench, and the rest if it was on the other. He got it back together, but since then, the magazine spits all the cartridges out under the elevator(the thing that brings the cartridge up to the chamber mouth) every time the action is opened and the elevator raises.
The question is, what could contribute to this condition? Lost spring? Parts in backwards?
Thanks ahead of time.