Per This Old Link (click here), a few years back we gifted a Rossi 92 38/357 to my daughter's then boyfriend -- now her husband --and as he's been so busy with work, he asked me to clean it for him since I wasn't traveling this week.
Having worked on Winchester 92's several times before, I felt quite comfortable taking it all apart -- and each time I always marvel at the genius of John Browning who designed it from a block of steel and a slab of wood -- so now it's all cleaned, from the chamber end, and put back together correctly. No missing parts!
However, I've noticed a couple of things that I want to get some feedback on...
Please see the image pasted below, which wasn't mine originally, but I modified it for this posting. You can ignore the text and anything in green or red, it's only the 2 dashed arrows that concern me.
The issue is the lever doesn't seem to "lock up" like I'm thinking it should. Everything else functions just fine, and as I said, nothing's missing, but the lever stills feels loose and sloppy...
* Per the blue arrow on the image, the Friction Stud doesn't seem to be engaging enough of the lower tang -- can that stud be easily lengthened? Or is it not an issue, as long as your fingers are wrapped around the lever/stock as they should be?
* Per the gold arrow on the image, there is an empty hole drilled into the front of this one's lever (not visible when the action is closed) -- but I've checked several sources online and "huh", I don't see any springs or pins for that hole on any of the Rossi 92 schematics I've looked at -- got any thoughts on this? My son-in-law really enjoys shooting this fun little carbine at the range -- against my Marlin 1894. (Gee, maybe that's why the Rossi lever feels "sloppy" to me?) But having said that, I have to admit, the Winchester 92 design and that sweet little Rossi do have a really slick lever!
Thanks for any help or ideas with this!
Tight groups.
Old No7
