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Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - johnnyc14 - 11-26-2013
A friend of mine has a very nice Winchester 290 semi auto .22 that he is very attached to, a relic from his youth. The charging handle has a plastic grip that does not stand up well and keeps breaking. He has bought up all the used and NOS ones he can find and they only last a couple of hundred rounds before the plastic breaks. The gun has been out of production for about 40 years so I guess the plastic on all those old parts is brittle. He asked if I would make him an improved handle, this is what I came up with. The part is very tiny so I made it from a 3/8" X 4" grade 5 cap screw.
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He's been using it for a few months now and it is still holding up well.
John
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - TomG - 11-26-2013
Nice job John.
It's fun to make parts that actually get used.
Tom
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - awemawson - 11-27-2013
(11-26-2013, 05:38 PM)TomG Wrote: Nice job John.
It's fun to make parts that actually get used.
Tom
.... in this case just so long as you're the right end of the rifle
Andrew
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - EdK - 11-27-2013
Nice job on the replacement John. That should definitely last longer than the plastic version.
Ed
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - stevec - 11-27-2013
Looks good John, any chance of a pic of it in the rifle?
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - johnnyc14 - 11-27-2013
Thanks guys, he sent me a few pics after he installed it.
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RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - stevec - 11-27-2013
Thanks John, now I know what a "charging handle" is. BTW, nice job.
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - Mayhem - 11-28-2013
I didn't know what one was either Steve. I had imagined it was something that you reached for after running out of bullets but prior to attaching the bayonet and attempting to engage the enemy with cold steel.
Nice job John.
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - TomG - 11-28-2013
It's a .22 caliber rifle Darren, the enemy would likely be a squirrel.
RE: Winchester 190 or 290 charging handle - johnnyc14 - 11-28-2013
I didn't want to risk offending anyone by calling it a "cocking handle".
John