Install breechblock, finger lever, carrier, and locking bolts before attempting to replace cartridge guide. Remove cartridge stop screw (23) from left side of receiver and cartridge stop (21) from inside receiver. Remove cartridge guide screw (22) from right side of receiver and cartridge guide (20) from inside receiver. Drop finger lever and carrier (59) with carrier hook (56) out bottom of receiver. Lower finger lever, and back breechblock (32) out of receiver to expose lever and breechblock pin (35) which is drifted out with punch as shown in Fig. Remove left-(60) and right-hand (57) locking bolts.
Drift out finger lever bushing pin (58) from left to right (this is a split pin and not a screw), and remove finger lever bushing (61). Remove carrier stop screw (26) and carrier stop (25) from underside Lower tang (42) with trigger (45) and parts (46), (47), (48), (49), (50) can be pulled from receiver to rear. Remove receiver screw (30) and lift hammer out top of receiver. (In reassembly take care that head of sear and trigger spring screw (41) rests level with top edge of tang so that lower edge of mainspring will lie even with or slightly above top surface of lower tang.) Elevate spring by driving wooden wedge between lower tang and front end of mainspring. Note: If lower edge of mainspring rests in tang mortise it cannot be drifted out until elevated to clear mortise.
Remove mainspring tension screw (43) and, with hammer (27) forward, drift out mainspring (51) from left to right with punch or screwdriver as shown in Fig.
Remove spring cover screw (17) to free spring cover assembly from receiver. Remove buttstock by rapping it sharply with the hand to loosen and then draw to rear off receiver tangs.
To disassemble action, remove upper (31) and lower (44) tang screws. Lower finger lever (52) and check chamber and magazine to insure that the rifle is not loaded. Production of the Model 71 was discontinued in November 1958. The Winchester Model 71 lever-action rifle introduced in 1936 was essentially a modernized version of the Model 1886. It was first listed with color-case-hardened receiver which was changed to blued finish in August 1901. On special order the Model 1886 was available with single-set trigger, subsequently changed to double-set pattern in May 1895. This model was offered in a host of calibers and in both takedown and solid-frame styles. Model 1886 rifles were serially num bered from 1 up. The action was fast and smooth, which contributed greatly to its subsequent popularity throughout the world. The Model 1886 was noteworthy for being the first repeating rifle to feature a sliding vertical lock. The Model 1886 Winchester rifle was first announced in October 1886, but initial deliveries had been made in August of that year.
The patent was assigned to Winchester Repeating Arms Co., whose gun designers subsequently effected several improvements. Browning for a lever-action repeating rifle designed to handle the larger, more powerful blackpowder center-fire cartridges.