rifle shims

[james89]

Had a good day at the range yesterday. Got my Tikka sighted in and getting 1/2" groups at 100 yds....I'm happy wit dat! Played with the Henry a bit and I gotta say, the shims were worth it. I liken this rifle to a Cadillac. Heavy, solid, and now tight. Racking the lever is like closing a door on the old Detroit steel of yester-year. It ain't fast, but it's a smooth ride. Now for my next Henry, hmmmm???? Kinda thinkin a 30-30 steel, something a little lighter. Maybe if I start saving bottle caps, I can splurge on a wildlife edition. That sure is a purty gun, and I got the full assortment shim pack so I got plenty for the next Henry, or 2 or 3.

Agreed bbs wildlife is amazing ( almost got one myself but worried I'd never shoot it)

[Grunt67]

Looks like this thread has slowed down. I'll just add, have no issues with the trigger on my H010 45/70. Seems to be maybe 5lbs, clean, crisp pull. The lever, I swapped out for the large loop.
Was hesitant to add shims, tho it had a bit of side to side movement. Decided to add the shims, works much better.

[ol'pole]

Read this and checked my Henry and yup, sloppy. Being thrifty (cheap) I went and checked my old machine repair toolkit and found some plastic shim stock in .002, .004, .005, .007, .015 & .020". Off to Harbor Freight bought a hollow punch set for under $7.00 (on sale). 10 minutes later shims in Henry lever, nice and tight took out almost all of the slop.

[Grunt67]

Read this and checked my Henry and yup, sloppy. Being thrifty (cheap) I went and checked my old machine repair toolkit and found some plastic shim stock in .002, .004, .005, .007, .015 & .020". Off to Harbor Freight bought a hollow punch set for under $7.00 (on sale). 10 minutes later shims in Henry lever, nice and tight took out almost all of the slop.

Good idea. I thought about doing the same but didn't have any shim stock, so figured by the time I ordered some online ( shipping, etc ). I'd be better off just buying the shims. Back when I was working tool & die, it would be no problem. Miss that sometimes.

[ol'pole]

I found some plastic shim stock on line can't remember if it was ebay or amazon think it was under $10.00

[LeverLuvr]

I would be more apt to go with TriggerShims.com. I think metal shims would be far more durable. Plastic is softer so it will likely wear much quicker and exposed to oil, may become brittle. TriggerShims.com is a husband and wife operation, and I can vouch for them personally as far as service. They actually answer the phone and you talk to the guy who makes them. Got mine within a week. Nice kits.

[ol'pole]

Metal might be better but I had these shims on hand, as for wear, they won't wear much faster than steel if you us some sort of lube oil or grease. I've never had a situation where failed because of any type of common lube used. I figure I can replace my shims 15 to 20 times with stock on hand but to each their own.

[JimCunn]

I've just shimmed the lever on my H006M.
Big improvement.

[JimCunn]

A combination of shims, reduced power hammer spring, reduced power trigger return spring, and decreased sear width shifted my .357 from a gritty, sloppy pile of crap to a very nice feel.

[Bill.68]

I used them in my 44BBCC and they work great and the folks who own the biz are outstanding good people. In fact I bought some shims for my redhawk, my cz457 and some hammer shims for a s&w revolver too.
They do work well if you need them.