Winchester Model 88 Whoops!

[Longwalker]

I got lucky I guess. A newbie hunter brought me his dad's old abused 88 last fall. It was so full of dirt and rust and lint that the only solution was a complete strip and clean. I used nearly a whole can of crud buster and wore out an already used toothbrush, but we got it done. Didn't lose any parts and had no real trouble with reassembly. Maybe I just got lucky but I took it apart carefully, memorized how the parts fit together, and put them back where they came from. I don't think it's rocket science, but wish you good luck with your project. I understand the frustration if things just don't work. Careful persistence is the key I suggest.

 

[Huntsman]

Roy Dunlap, said in his book, the Winchester Model 24 was most often the gun brought to him in a paper bag. Folks would attempt the take it apart for the cleaning routine and got themselves in quite a mess. It got worse when they'd use the shake it method for disassembly. Coil springs, pins and parts in a heap with no idea where things go.

You can sometimes fix something if you first figure out how it works.

"Theory of Operation" You just have to look beyond the exterior of the rifle and understand the mechanism of why & how it works.