O/U rifle
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Could you do some careful removal of material from the rear of the handguard where it hinges up against the frame?
Little bit of experimenting with a sharpie to see where it is binding and remove the offending bits where the sharpie has worn off
Little bit of experimenting with a sharpie to see where it is binding and remove the offending bits where the sharpie has worn off
The rifle is Baikal IZH 94 in 30-06. A little rough on the inside. I polished the hinge and every where I could see rub marks and put grease every where. Then spent about 1.5 hrs. opening and closing the action. It is much smoother and does drop open more. I will continue to work the action and see what happens. It's not the prettiest rifle but it shoots not to bad.
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- Western Manitoba
I have not worked on that rifle, but looked into same issue on sxs. Cowboy Action shooter sites have decent write-ups for "tuning" coach guns like Rossi and Stoeger. It seems the issue is that the hinging of the action is also compressing the main springs, so the action of hinging open is also "cocking" the strikers. Various "remedies" included polishing the hole that those springs work in - to reduce friction against the exterior of the spring, but the limit of the opening for hinge action seems to be related to length of those cocking / main springs. Brave souls apparently clip off/grind off coils to get their barrels to hinge open wider. I have just continued to swear at it, hoping those springs weaken with repeated use. When I get annoyed enough at my Stoeger, I intend to clip coils, but want to have a set of factory replacement springs in hand, since no "coming back" from taking too much off and getting weak hammer strike...
Edit: I should have mentioned that my double does not come up against a hard stop when opening - can grab barrels and open it further - can feel that am working against a spring(s), not against a protusion or a burr..
Edit: I should have mentioned that my double does not come up against a hard stop when opening - can grab barrels and open it further - can feel that am working against a spring(s), not against a protusion or a burr..
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