Winchester Repeating Arms 1886 (Historic Manual) User Manual
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you should first wipe the mechanism completely
clean, clean the bore and apply a few drops of quality
oil on the following surfaces (See Figure
4):
•
Along the breech bolt surface.
•
Along the breech bolt rail surfaces.
•
On
all pivot points and bearing surfaces
on
the
lever mechanism.
Avoid applying too much oil. Only a light film is
necessary. Cleaning and Maintenance Suggestions
should be followed before each oiling.
Your Model
1886
features a new, innovative safety
(also called a manual hammer stop) built into the top
tang
of
your rifle, as well as a rebounding hammer
design built into the hammer mechanism itself.
The Model
1886's
Rebounding Hammer is a safety
feature designed to protect the firing pin from being
struck by the hammer when the trigger is not being
pulled. After firing your rifle the hammer immediate-
ly
moves to the rebound position. The hammer can
also be manually lowered from full cock to the
rebound position. From the rebound position, under
normal conditions, the hammer is prevented from
moving forward and striking the firing pin. The