Cowboy action job.

noahs ark said:
What exactly is done to a lever rifle when somebody wants a cowboy action job done?
Saw it on a smiths website and I can't find my answer.
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I imagine smoothing, tuning and replacement of worn parts for optimal performance. Cowboy Action shooting is fast paced and having a old worn gun that jams up is a sure way to lose.
 
It depends on if it's an 1866, 1873 or 1892 model.

In my case with my Rossi 1892 clone it was a spring kit, general light stoning to create light and even "plateaus" on the machining marks on all the flat surfaces and deburr all edges. The ejector in particular was rough and much of the improvement came from deburring that one part alone. In addition I also SLIGHTLY belled out the lower edge of the chamber mouth and checked the extractor to ensure it was flat and running free in the groove in the bolt. I also had to shim and lightly polish the edges of the cartridge guides to get the rounds to just barely fit so it limits the number of "stand up" jams when the rounds are flicked up by the elevator.

The results took the rifle from a fully functional but rough feeling lever cycle to one which I can flick smoothly my fingers to cycle. The lighter mainspring also lightened the trigger pull to make it a lot more suitable to effective target shooting for those times when I'm not rapid firing at the big cowboy target slabs.

The spring kit alone is a big part

I can't say much about the other styles of action since I have not worked on any of those.
 
i have a new win 94 the only actual problem is the horrible trigger pull which must be fixed. I would thik the most important cowboy action thing is to get rid of hammer rebound feature wbich so you can go with a weaker or cut hammer spring and better trivger pull i am going to fix this on mine
 
noahs ark said:
Thanks for the good read and to others and their responses.
I've got a Marlin (remlin) 1895 I was thinking about getting a trigger job done on, but saw the action job listed on the site Specifically for that action and got curious.
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Get a trggerhappy sear i did it gave me a reliable 3pound pull its awesome actually mine is a 336 dont know if it would work
 
fingers284 said:
Peter Wood is the man you want to see in your area( he's in Mission or close to it). google "Rusty Wood Gunsmith".
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LOL. I'll be buying some things from Peter when I'm back in town, it's actually his site I saw the cowboy action job listed.
We don't have phones up here now unless it's an emergency(satellite) and I'm planning on seeing him later this week when I'm home and was wondering if I should be taking the gun along with me. Thanks though.
 
Please call us to discuss options on action job. As others have suggested, action jobs on different lever guns involve many different things as the action are very different. Generally an action job will provide a much smoother operating firearm with reliable feeding of cartridges in and out of action with a lighter effort to cycle. There are also numerous competition upgrades to take advantage of also that may not be advantageous to the hunter. So that is why we suggest dropping by with your firearm OR calling to discuss.

Peter
 
rustywoodtc said:
Please call us to discuss options on action job. As others have suggested, action jobs on different lever guns involve many different things as the action are very different. Generally an action job will provide a much smoother operating firearm with reliable feeding of cartridges in and out of action with a lighter effort to cycle. There are also numerous competition upgrades to take advantage of also that may not be advantageous to the hunter. So that is why we suggest dropping by with your firearm OR calling to discuss.

Peter
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I'd suggest calling. When I dropped by to pick up powder, primers and bullets Peter was powering away in his shop gunsmithing and, I think it was your daughter, filled my order. You answered all my phone calls and emails though.

Peter, I don't know you well but in my experience you are the real deal and I'd send anyone your way from my dealings with you so far.
 
"...the horrible trigger pull which must be fixed..." That applies to any new firearm.
"...Saw it on a smiths website and I can't find my answer...." Call the guy and ask. Every smithy will think something different is necessary. Minimum would be a trigger job and maybe different sights. Mind you, the rules may not allow different sights.
 
Finally had the chance to go see Peter this weekend. What a great guy, I picked up some powder and had a good chat about my 1895 among other things. I will be using him next time I need work done for sure.
 
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