Winchester 71 owners. I need help (comparison) thanks
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:07 am
I have a fairly newly acquired long tang 71. This afternoon I cleaned the barrel really well. Upon examining the inside of the action, I noticed that there was some evidence of very fine file work on the "wings" of the carrier. I tried to take pictures of it using a flashlight to make the filed area shine. Obviously, I hope this is evidence of hand tuning from the factory and not a the recent handiwork of a gunsmith to correct some feeding problem. If you have a 71 and if you have time, I would very much appreciate it if you would lever open your action and really examine yours to see if you also have evidence of filing (blueing filed off) thanks a million.