Recent content by Mac66

My Model 36 has “G14” engraved inside the yoke. What does that mean?

I have a Model 36 (serial # J369467) with a 3” pinned barrel. Inside the yoke is engraved “Mod. 36” and “G14” and “34783”. I read the sticky post about identifying your gun, but I saw nothing about “G14”. I know y’all know what G14 is. How about telling me?

Thanks guys; I will make sure the stem is lubricated. I really appreciate the comment about the "nature of the gun". I have come to suspect that and appreciate the confirmation. And I will take a different approach with this gun and hogs than I do with my other rifles and whitetail deer. The...

I applied a small drop of oil to both sides of the safety selector both inside and outside the frame. No change. Working the oil in, however, made me decide that the sound is more of a pronounced "click" than a "ping". I think hearing it inside a deer blind with sheet metal sides when all...

Makes sense. I will try it and report back.

Thanks for the path forward, but honesty requires admitting that I am not that confident breaking down such a valuable gun. I am trying to be disciplined about proper and timely maintenance of all my guns and learning how gun components work together, but I am not ready to start taking the...

Thanks for your reply. I can prevent the "ping" if I press the safety selector in onto the frame as I turn it and allow it to move only very slowly into the final "fire" position, but this is difficult to do with gloves on because the glove material gets pinched between the selector and the...

I have an M&P10 (.308 Win) with which I have practiced quite a bit but with which I hunted for the first time last Saturday. Where I hunt for white tail deer we have quite a few feral hogs and I have regarded my M&P10 as the perfect weapon for taking out several hogs in any given sounder I...