My RG which is a 30-30 was full of grease, cuttings and a mixture of what appeared to be rust & dirt but after the clean-up and the removal of 2 metal burrs (carrier & inside wall of receiver) it has been fantastic.Ranch Dog wrote:If I was a fellow with any expertise or tools and had to choose between the R92 and an RG, I would choose the RG. I don't consider the RG a kit gun like I do the R92. My 454 Casull has turned into a "build your own" rifle. I will like it when it is done but had I seen what was coming, I would not have bought it.
A chap at my gun club has 2 RGs ..............1 in 410 gauge shotgun and the other a 45-70 and has been complaining about feeding problems................I told him to bring them next time out & I'd look at them..........this guy couldn't figure out what end of a nail to stick in the wood let alone strip & clean a gun so I feel another CHARITY CASE cleaning & deburring job coming up.
Sorry your 92/454 has been such a PITA RD but I think that like me you like the challenge of CVA kit guns...........I built 2 of them (CVA kits) & sold them way back when I was a 40 year old teenybopper because at the time I didn't shoot black powder.