Marshal Jennison Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Howdy all: I am restoring the slide lock function to to a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun I recently bought. The slide lock was disabled by someone removing the slide lock plunger and inserting an L-shaped piece of brass rod in its place. The long leg of the brass piece pushed the slide lock bar out of the way without having to push the release button. Anyway, I popped out the piece of brass and put in a proper slide lock plunger. Thing is, when I push on the plunger, it only depresses enough to slightly move the slide lock bar and not enough for it to retract sufficiently. It seems like the short leg of the plunger is bottoming out too soon or something. Something is blocking the plunger from pushing all the way in at full cock (I can see the depression in the hammer at full cock). When I install the long leg of the plunger with the short leg to the left and out of the way, I can depress the plunger and easily move the slide lock bar all the way in. Please help! Thanks, Marshal Jennison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Dan Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 great video on the parts and how the slide lock works. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=winchester+97+slide+lock+video&docid=608025321454177964&mid=B4F38D7A9E90A4DD4366B4F38D7A9E90A4DD4366&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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