Looks good, I may do the samekyron4 wrote:Here you go. The flash makes it look grey but it's really a matte black color.Hylander wrote:Pic or it didn't happenkyron4 wrote:I removed the safety and filed off the tab and the "toggle" and rounded and smoothed the edges. Hit it with some cold blue and I reinstalled it in the "fire" position. Doesn't look any more out of place than the $30 plug and it only cost me maybe 20 minutes of my time.
Sounds easy enough
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I bought a Winchester 94AE last month, got a good deal on a safe queen. It was made on 02-03 so it had the fugly cross bolt safety. I removed the safety and bought some nylon 1/4" hole plugs from ebay to fill the holes. Looks a lot better now, IMO.
I removed the cross bolt safety on my newest R92 and used one of the plugs. 1/4" is a little too small so I ordered some 5/16" plugs. I'll let you guys know how the 5/16" plugs work.
Here's the cross bolt safety on the 94
After using the 1/4" nylon plug
Here's the R92 with the same 1/4"plug. It fits a little loose, I think the 5/16" will work a lot better.
Oh yeah! Thanks to Archer for his help on the Winchester
I removed the cross bolt safety on my newest R92 and used one of the plugs. 1/4" is a little too small so I ordered some 5/16" plugs. I'll let you guys know how the 5/16" plugs work.
Here's the cross bolt safety on the 94
After using the 1/4" nylon plug
Here's the R92 with the same 1/4"plug. It fits a little loose, I think the 5/16" will work a lot better.
Oh yeah! Thanks to Archer for his help on the Winchester
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Get an old one that never had a safety if it's that big of a deal.
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That looks great, let me know how the 5/16" plug fits.
I went to the range today for load development.
My safety is so easy to move, it went to safe position on its own when I closed the bolt.
I will be removing it tomorrow.
That looks great, let me know how the 5/16" plug fits.
I went to the range today for load development.
My safety is so easy to move, it went to safe position on its own when I closed the bolt.
I will be removing it tomorrow.
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I will, I should have em before Saturday, I think I'll be getting a dozen of them. I sent out a few to members on another site. If they work out I'll send you a couple.Hylander wrote:golfish:
That looks great, let me know how the 5/16" plug fits.
I went to the range today for load development.
My safety is so easy to move, it went to safe position on its own when I closed the bolt.
I will be removing it tomorrow.
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Looking forward to the fit reportgolfish wrote:I will, I should have em before Saturday, I think I'll be getting a dozen of them. I sent out a few to members on another site. If they work out I'll send you a couple.Hylander wrote:golfish:
That looks great, let me know how the 5/16" plug fits.
I went to the range today for load development.
My safety is so easy to move, it went to safe position on its own when I closed the bolt.
I will be removing it tomorrow.
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hmm, curious ... gofish, did you have to trim the length to prevent interfering
with the firing pin ?
Jim
with the firing pin ?
Jim
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