AMAZEMENT!! I find myself in agreement with Montana Slim!!
A Caveat. As many may know, I spent the better part of 20 years building competition rifles for CAS. Mostly Toggle Link rifles. One of
my claims to fame has been HONESTY. I have always been completely honest with my customers. Many taunted modifications to
Toggle Link Rifles are unwarranted. Unless your going to become one of the top 15% of competitors, spending the money for the
latest and greatest magic mods is a waste of money. If your not going to be competing at the TOP, a Super Short Stroke is not going
to do much except add to my bottom line.
My biggest bugaboo is wear on the moving parts. The original 19th Century originals were WAY over sprung. Since those were the
sample examples copied, the Reproductions are also WAY over sprung. You shouldn't have to fight your equipment. The BIGGEST
BANG for your buck is a good action job. It doesn't entail much. Replace the OEM springs with after-market (we use to have to re-grind all the springs) and eliminate drag from burrs left after machining. 30% of the lever effort is from too heavy lever side springs. The rest is a too heavy Main Spring. And ...... the Italians making a Main Spring with all that cross wise machining, creating gad awful stress
risers is just STUPID!!
With OEM springs, the action is going to eat itself over time. We run more rounds thru our guns in a single match than most originals saw
is the last 150 years. The originals would have worn out too. All the work is related. If you reduce the Main Spring, reduce the firing pin
return spring. It only need to be long enough to push the extension rod all the way back, or just a little over 5/8 of an inch. The left side
lever spring will EAT the lever cam. That cam is no longer a replaceable part. New lever time. The right side spring will wear the Carrier Block Arm. Fit new springs (I like Slix). Carefully reduce theMain Spring or buy aftermarket. (I DON NOT like Smith Shop) Try Slick
Magic.
At stock lever throw, with an action job, A Toggle Link rifle is FAST. Very FAST. Very SMOOTH. You'll really like a lever wrap because it will run fast and light enough to hurt your fingers at the end of the forward stroke. These are ALL very basic and simple changes the average person can do with a good set of screwdrivers and two or three cups of coffee. Basic improvement.
Coffinmaker