Remington Model 4 SingleShot Take-Down is Loose

pfm41

I just bought a very nice lever take-down Remington Model 4 with the only issue being a little wobble at the barrel and receiver joint. I knocked the little stop pin out to see if I could get a complete revolution on the take-down pin but it would only go about half a turn. With the stop pin out everything was tight when the lever was only partway across the stop pin hole. I'm thinking a thin shim of a few thousands between the front of the receiver and the shoulder on the barrel shank might work and probably wouldn't affect head space enough to matter. Any thoughts on how to snug it up?

charliemeyer007

http://www.rollingblockparts.com/no-4.html

Your plan might work. Sound like slight wear on the lever or barrel notch.

TRAP55

Usually the barrel notch, from rotating the lever to lock the barrel in, without the barrel fully seated into the receiver. I lightly peened the notch back into shape and tightened it up. Usually doesn't take much to do it.

pfm41

I tried the light peening but it didn't change a thing, of course I was probably not aggressive enough. I placed a .002 shim on the top of the barrel shank so all of the clearance would be downward and it will tighten up just as the lever hits the stop pin. I think the lock pin is bent because it gets pretty tight when the lever is straight up then loose as it is rotated and then just snugs up as it hits the pin. Since the pin is tapered and it threads to the left as it is rotated it seems to me that it should not get tight then loose as it rotates. BTW I did shoot it and it is accurate in spite of the very heavy trigger pull.