"Field expedient repair" of a Stevens Model 86C.

[Elm Creek Smith]

Due to an unfortunate hot water heater issue, I was forced to yank a bunch of stuff out of one of my gun cabinets. Included in these was my late father-in-law's old truck gun, a battered, nondescript Stevens Model 86C with a bent front sight that doesn't do anything but shoot exactly where it is aimed. While I had it out, I noticed that the safety wasn't working: the gun would "fire" with the safety in the "SAFE ->" position. It took just a moment to remove the action from the stock and just a moment longer to see the trigger pin was missing. Nope. Couldn't find it. What I did have was a Lionel O-27 track pin that is almost the right diameter. A few passes with a hacksaw shortened it to the appropriate length, and now the safety works fine! I'll get the right size pin soon, because the trigger is a little wobbly, but as long as I'm careful when taking the action out of the stock, we should be fine!

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[MacFromOK]

What I did have was a Lionel O-27 track pin that is almost the right diameter.

Lol, you sound like my kinda shooter...

 

[dlbleak]

Might be able to get a roll pin from ace hardware that would work.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

Thanks, MacFromOK, I think! [emoji38]

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[Elm Creek Smith]

Good idea, dlbleak. I'll take a look. [emoji2957] It was already too late to go looking when I found it missing. [emoji4]

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[MR.T.]

Believe it or not,
But a friends mom had one of those cheap "Raven" wallet size 25 auto pistols that the safety lever wouldn't slide or engage all the way to 'safe'. I looked at it some & learned that the actual safety lever was not lining up properly (or was becoming mis-aligned with the notch it was supposed to slide in.
I fixed it by taping a piece of popsicle stick on the inside of the grip, thereby applying a slight amount of pressure to the safety bar.
It worked great after that, even though I still didn't want to shoot it,
It made her happy that the safety could be engaged.

 

[SoonerP226]

Hey, now you can say you have a railway gun...

 

[Catt57]

Might be able to get a roll pin from ace hardware that would work.

A roll pin it a type of spring pin. It would want to grab either the trigger or the receiver and since it is a moving joint it will likely cause the holes to widen over time. I would stay with a solid pin.
I have replaced many lost/damaged pins with the appropriate sized nail cut and filed to length.

 

[Catt57]

Due to an unfortunate hot water heater issue, I was forced to yank a bunch of stuff out of one of my gun cabinets. Included in these was my late father-in-law's old truck gun, a battered, nondescript Stevens Model 86C with a bent front sight that doesn't do anything but shoot exactly where it is aimed. While I had it out, I noticed that the safety wasn't working: the gun would "fire" with the safety in the "SAFE ->" position. It took just a moment to remove the action from the stock and just a moment longer to see the trigger pin was missing. Nope. Couldn't find it. What I did have was a Lionel O-27 track pin that is almost the right diameter. A few passes with a hacksaw shortened it to the appropriate length, and now the safety works fine! I'll get the right size pin soon, because the trigger is a little wobbly, but as long as I'm careful when taking the action out of the stock, we should be fine!

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FYI, I yet to find one of these that doesn't have a wobbley trigger.
It's is good to see that you got it fixed.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

Hey, now you can say you have a railway gun...

Ye-e-e-a-a-ah. May you be pun-ished in the afterlife. [emoji848][emoji23][emoji1787][emoji23][emoji1787][emoji23][emoji1787]

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