Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 135 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I normally shoot a 66...no lever safety thing on that never had issues with an AD. The question is this....To those that shoot these did you leave it as is or lighten the tension if so how. Or can that just be removed? Hochbauer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 764 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I shoot all '66's and haven't had a problem with it yet. But on my son and daughter's '73's I replaced the spring with a lighter one, helped quite a bit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joke 'um 1,197 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I have and use 2 Winchester/Miroku 73's. Never had the slightest problem with the lever safety spring. Just to see what all the fuss was about, I bought and installed a light spring on my 45 Colt rifle. It makes the lever closing a lot easier when handling for cleaning or just fondling. In a match, I can't tell the difference. Must be that all my experience with the stock/heavy spring has just built up the related muscles to superhuman strength. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 884 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 My Winchester/Miroku is stock. I can feel the resistance on the lever spring, but it's not that stiff. Slix Springs sells a lighter spring, if you need it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheyenne Culpepper 32827 972 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I removed mine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cypress Sam, SASS #10915 417 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 The gun will work like a 66 with the lever safety removed. A lighter spring will make for more positive hammer fall. By that I mean that a less firm grip holding the lever closed is needed to disengage the lever safety. I find that when trying to shoot fast, the lever safety prevents early trigger pulls. An early trigger pull usually won’t result in an out of battery discharge because the cartridge and primer are not yet in contact with the bolt face and the firing pin won’t reach the primer. The hammer will follow the bolt forward though and NOT ignite the primer, causing even very experienced shooters to jack the lever again and eject a live round. Therefore in my opinion, the lever safety with a lightened, but functional, spring is a very desirable feature. I consider it a “go-fast” add-on that Winchester made in 1873 without even seeking SASS approval! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dantankerous 4,811 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I left mine factory stock. It's not as fast as my Codymatics but it's my black powder go to gun being that it is 44-40. And a great rifle this Miroku has been! I see no need to fiddle with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene, SASS # 27489 1,496 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On my oldest Uberti '73, the lever safety spring broke long ago, which I noticed when a piece fell out while cleaning. The safety plunger now works by gravity on that one. Can't get much lighter than that! I check it every so often to see if it is still moving freely and it always is. I don't know if a Miroku would do the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MBFields 125 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Cypress Sam, SASS #10915 said: The gun will work like a 66 with the lever safety removed. A lighter spring will make for more positive hammer fall. By that I mean that a less firm grip holding the lever closed is needed to disengage the lever safety. I find that when trying to shoot fast, the lever safety prevents early trigger pulls. An early trigger pull usually won’t result in an out of battery discharge because the cartridge and primer are not yet in contact with the bolt face and the firing pin won’t reach the primer. The hammer will follow the bolt forward though and NOT ignite the primer, causing even very experienced shooters to jack the lever again and eject a live round. Therefore in my opinion, the lever safety with a lightened, but functional, spring is a very desirable feature. I consider it a “go-fast” add-on that Winchester made in 1873 without even seeking SASS approval! This Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 224 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 The Miroku lever safety spring serves double duty as the trigger return spring. The Uberti uses two different springs. I don’t know if the rifle would function if you removed the spring. I installed the aftermarket Slixprings part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Creeker, SASS #43022 2,919 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 You can leave the spring in place; while removing the actual physical lever safety piece. This is what I did on my Miroku. Along with judicious lightening on the lifter and lever springs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dog Doug 2,953 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I have 2 Miroku's one 20 " barrel and one with 24" barrel the 20" one has safety removed ..ok I broke it while lighting the spring no problems soo far but my main gun is Uberti 73 comp it was nice right out of the box Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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