station Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Hi All, Does anyone know, or even better, recommend someone that specialises and could 'slick' the action on my Winchester 1894 in .357 cal ? My Marlin was done by SYSS and was classed as 'tricked and slicked' with a Wild West trigger kit and one piece firing pin - massive improvement over the standard rifle. I am just looking to smooth the cycling of the action and lighten the trigger to around 3 pounds pull. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Hi Station. I have owned two 94ae Winchesters and did manage to slick them up myself. I don't know of anyone that can do it for you. The ae trigger is lamented world wide. Being a rebounding type it uses a very strong hammer spring. Just lightening the spring can give light strikes and mis-fires. I stone the sear to give a lighter break and retain the full spring weight. It's not an easy trigger but not impossible, just a fiddle. The rear and underside of the bolt can be radiused and polished, likewise the hammer just where the bolt pushes down on it. What I mean is just radius the corners a little. Usually there is a witness mark. This area should be filed a little and then polished. The aim is to just spread the load a little better than stock. Good luck, I actually prefere the Win 94 action over the Marlin. Underdog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) Many thanks Underdog - much appreciated. I do prefer the Winchester myself to be honest - just a great rifle to shoot By the way how common are the pistol grip Legacy versions as I have not seen many around. Edited July 19, 2012 by station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Many thanks Underdog - much appreciated. I do prefer the Winchester myself to be honest - just a great rifle to shoot By the way how common are the pistol grip Legacy versions as I have not seen many around. Never seen one myself. Mine were 16" trappers in 30wcf. Took a few deer and quite a few more fox's with them. Miss them to be honest. A friend had a 357, it shot pretty much any load we stuffed in it! I kick myself every day for jibbing a chance to buy a mint 307 and brass from a show U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Bit of reading. http://www.time-slice.com/mohave.gambler/favorites/LeverGuns/Winchester94.htm U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Bit of reading. http://www.time-slice.com/mohave.gambler/favorites/LeverGuns/Winchester94.htm U. Cheers for the link - I will have a read. ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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