Thanks for the update handloader. Glad it was something you could take care of. On the up side, you have a great looking Smith at a fair price and your information on fixing it is very useful to us Smith "addicts" should we ever have the same problem! Enjoy.:)
Hopefully it will be something that will be an easy fix, because it sure is a great looking Smith. Good luck, and I would be curious to know what the problem turns out to be. I have dealt with the seller before, and he has always been a stand up guy. Not sure what could have happened here.
Might want to call Mark Price - he is a ODT member "2nd4ever", and is in Statham, 678-753-0604. I have used him in the past and had great results. Good Luck.
Yes the rifle is in the cocked position and has not been dry fired. I did call Winchester yesterday and the rifle was made in 1991 and they really did not have any solutions other than sending it in for repair. I think I will try a local gunsmith first. (Jack Bennett in Loganville came highly...
OK - I shot some oil in the safety area last night. This morning it would still not move out of the "fire" position. I met a fella this afternoon on a gun sale who checked it out and kept working the safety and it finally moved out of the "fire" position!! I love this rifle but is this the...