Unregistered
Regular
- Location
- South Ontario
I had a few questions, thinking about how to best use and improve the rifle.
1. The manuals says not to load wadcutters. Is this because of a feeding problem in tube mag levers? If I bought some wadcutters and they cycled ok, would
it be safe to use them? What about semi-wadcutters? I am looking at ammo options beyond lead flat-point.
2. To improve feeding in the loading gate, should I
a) Put a cartridge halfway in the loading gate and let it sit there for a week to loosen it up
b) Take it to the gunsmith to get the gate "shaved" off some metal
c) replace or loosen the spring?
[Also, I will try the loading method of leaving a cartridge in partway and then using another cartridge to push it in]
3. Does anyone do "action" work for 1894s in Ontario? Also, what mods can be done (oiling, loctite where applicable, shaving, sanding, and
polishing metal) that won't impede reliability? E.g. the part of the breech block that comes into contact with the hammer really slows things down but is necessary for reliability.
4. Should I assume that soft or flat-point lead bullets will give better all around performance (including expansion) from a carbine barrel than a pistol barrel? (Hollowpoints would be kinda messed up as their expansion rates are based on pistol barrels.)
1. The manuals says not to load wadcutters. Is this because of a feeding problem in tube mag levers? If I bought some wadcutters and they cycled ok, would
it be safe to use them? What about semi-wadcutters? I am looking at ammo options beyond lead flat-point.
2. To improve feeding in the loading gate, should I
a) Put a cartridge halfway in the loading gate and let it sit there for a week to loosen it up
b) Take it to the gunsmith to get the gate "shaved" off some metal
c) replace or loosen the spring?
[Also, I will try the loading method of leaving a cartridge in partway and then using another cartridge to push it in]
3. Does anyone do "action" work for 1894s in Ontario? Also, what mods can be done (oiling, loctite where applicable, shaving, sanding, and
polishing metal) that won't impede reliability? E.g. the part of the breech block that comes into contact with the hammer really slows things down but is necessary for reliability.
4. Should I assume that soft or flat-point lead bullets will give better all around performance (including expansion) from a carbine barrel than a pistol barrel? (Hollowpoints would be kinda messed up as their expansion rates are based on pistol barrels.)
