I don't remember whittling on that screw I think I might have said that I diddled with it, meaning that I tried to straighten it out as you did.
Mine was on crooked as well, and I noticed that the first time I disassembled the gun.
I did get out to the range today but I did not take the .30-30.
I'll post something up in the range report room.
I dont know a thing about COPD but it sounds awful.
That tube is really flexible, as the seam is unwelded. It's not really a solid tube at all.
Is the seam on yours straight or does it have a slight twist?
I dont know a thing about COPD but it sounds awful.
The COPD is from 38 years of smoking...the last 10 I rolled my own. Bad juju. But I do not think that is my main problem. I have been getting weaker, losing muscle mass and many other symptoms that indicate low testosterone level. He is starting me on a replacement therapy this week. Simple topical gel applied to a shoulder every day. In about a month I should start feeling less fatigued, possibly start noticing some weight loss and several other symptoms start to subside.
The report is that some men start to lose their levels around 40 YOA and that is when mine started. This doc is the first one who thought to run a levels check. I used to shovel blacktop and rock. Now i can't even shovel enough bull for a good joke.
It's good to hear you could get out to shoot.
It sounds like the feed tube is rough inside or the spring is.
I put a brass brush on a drill motor, and burnished the inside of the feed tubes, on all my guns, with oil.
I haven't blued the insides, so they get patched and oiled after each outing.