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Also, any tips for ensuring the mainspring is centered? It seems to want to be off center when I put it back. What I did was rotate it out of the way until I was ready and then rotated it back and used my hand to press it down and over to the hammer.

Ok, it was never thinned by anyone (Grampa, my dad, or me are the only owners). I was trying to paint a picture of what I saw. Your other post was helpful for somethings to check. I agree - there aren't many parts to being with and only go in one way but I've managed to mess up the smooth lever acti...

When I replaced the firing pin, I checked to see that the tip protruded from the end of the breech bolt and it did. The rear pin was loose so that it was angled unless it had pressure applied to force it up. I had the whole buttstock off and did play with the mainspring positioning to see if it affe...

Marlinman 93 (or anyone who may know), what do you check to ensure everything is lined up after reassembling the gun. I replaced front firing pin and spring in my Model 93. Now the action requires much more effort than it did before. It was really smooth beforehand. I cleaned it and reassembled it. ...

Thanks! I stumbled upon the Numrich site and ordered the front firing pin and a new spring. Rear firing pin was fine. Got the parts today and re-assembled the rifle. However, I feel like I won the battle but lost the war. Now the lever action is not as smooth. Initially, it seemed like the hammer wa...

Hi all, I have my grandfather's Model 93 C3856 (under the lever). No bullseye anywhere that I can see. I fired it a fgew years ago with no issue. Took it back out Saturday and it would not fire. Tried different ammo. Nothing. I decided to take it apart and check for gunk/build up. I could not see an...