Cliff & Coffinmaker!
Thank You Both for the reply! A week ago, I picked up a Wheeler Engineering Screwdriver Set
at work to replace my aged Chapman Set; is this a good brand? A 1/4" Impact Driver is on my List...
OK. It looks like Lever Springs will be replaced; the Hammer Spring isn't very heavy, and the Trigger
pull is light, crisp, with nil to zero creep. I'm actually rather impressed.
"Cowboys & Indians" was a twenty minute drive away, when I was living in CA; an older Gent
inspected my 1982 vintage 1866 Carbine, and took it into the back. For a price that seemed like chicken
feed, he ground down my springs, spot-welded and shaped the bearing surfaces of the Carrier Lever,
and checked the headspace (OK)! I must've looked unemployed & broke ( I was...). VERY NICE people,
attentive, and courteous.
I'm going shooting tomorrow, so I'll defer the Spring Surgery briefly. I have a few boxes of "Cowboy
.44-40" to play with; no BP cartridges loaded up, yet. I need more beeswax. I have a #43-215C mould
from Accurate on order, and many more in my Bullet Mould Collection...
Cliff & Coffinmaker, Thank You Both for the courtesy of responding! I feel rather isolated here, with
all of my Shooting Chums so far away. In time, I'm hoping that others will introduce themselves, so
that I can cultivate new shooting / hunting / fishing friendships here in my new Home State!
Be Well!
M.T.Marfield