dh1633pm
Contributing Member
I went to visit my dad yesterday and brought along my 1894C Marlin and 1873 Uberti (Winchester 1873 Clone). He wants to buy a 357 lever gun and wanted to handle a couple of mine. When I arrived to show it to him, the elevator was sticking going up and also going down. Hardly the smooth action that I bragged about.
I have kind of a simple question. How do you keep the 1873 elevator from getting this way? How often do you break it down for cleaning other than just the bore. Just got this last spring. Shot it bunch this summer. 45 Colt of course. Took it apart for cleaning today.
I am sure a good cleaning will have it in good working order. Might not have helped that it was -6 yesterday on my way and the put the rifle in the bed of the truck (with a hard cover of course).
I have kind of a simple question. How do you keep the 1873 elevator from getting this way? How often do you break it down for cleaning other than just the bore. Just got this last spring. Shot it bunch this summer. 45 Colt of course. Took it apart for cleaning today.
I am sure a good cleaning will have it in good working order. Might not have helped that it was -6 yesterday on my way and the put the rifle in the bed of the truck (with a hard cover of course).