Winchester 97

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2 Magazine Bmd Bushing
3 Magazine Band Bushing Scrcws
4 Magazine Band
5 Barrel Extension
6 Adjusting Sleeve
7 Barrel Charnber Ring
8 Adjusting Sleeve I-ock Sqew
9 Adjusting Sleeve I-ock
l0 Magazine Plug Screws
11 Mapzine End Cap
12 Magazine Locking Pin
l3 Magazine I-ocking Pin Spring
14 Magazire End Cap Stop
15 Action Sli& Sleve Scrw Cap
16 Action Stide Spring
17 Action Slide
18 Magazine Tube
19 Magazine Follower
20 Magazin€ Sp'ring
21 Action Slide Lock Release Plunger Pin Spring
22 Action Slide Lock Release Pluneer Pin
23 Shell Guide Stop Screw
24 Triggcr Pin
25 Shcll Stop Springs
26 Sh€ll Stop, Left
27 Shell Stcp, Right
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28 Shell Stop Screw, Left (vertical type)
29 Shell Stop ScEw, Right (venical type)
30 Action Slide Hook
31 FiringPinLmkScrcw
32 Extractor, kft
33 Extractor Pin, kft
34 Extractor Plunger, Right
35 Extractor Plunger Spring, Rigtrt
36 Extractor, Right
37 Action Slide Hook Screw
38 Firing Pin Lock Spring
39 Finng Pin Stop Pin
40 Breechbolt
41 Firing Pin
42 Firing Pin I-cok
43 Trigger
44 Trigger Guard
45 Trigger Stop Screw
55 Sear Spring Screw
56 Sear Sp'ring
57 Shell Gui& Rivet
58 Shell Guidc
59 Mainspring
60 Mainsp,ring Pin
6l Shell Guide Friction Sp,ring
62 Hamrner Pin
63 Action Slide lpck Release Phmeer
64 Sear Pin
65 Sear
66 Harnmer Stirrup Pin
67}Iamrcr Stimrp
68 Carier
69 Carrier Pin Stop Screw
70 Action Slide l-ock Spring
71 Action Slide Lock
72 Action Slide Lock Joint Pin Stop Screw
46 Trigger Sping
47 ButtstockBolt
48 Buttstock Bolt Washer
49 Receiver Shank
50 Canier Pin
51 Reciever
52 Ejector SpriDg
53 Ejector Spring Screw
54 Barrel Chamber Ring Retaining Screws
73 Action Slide I-ock Joint Pin
74 Action Slide Lock Spring Screw
75 Mainsprrng Strain Screw
76 Ejcctor Pin
77 Extension Stop Screw
78 Front Siglrt
?9 Buttplate Screw
80 Buttplate
81 Hamnrr
Parts Not Shown: Forcnd Wood andRuttstock
WARNING:
Make sure the gun is
entirely unloaded before
starting the disassembly;
visually check somerounds
can hide.
Read every insffuction
carefully using the picture
only as a reference.
RADOCY
1 800 356 4759
1. Pushthe magazinelocking pin toward the right, and pull it out until it
stops. Using the pin as a lever, rotatethe
magazinetube about one quarter tum
counter-clockwiseuntil it stops. Pull the
magazinetube up toward the front until
it stops.
2. Move the forend and action slide
assemblyforward until it stops,and
rotatethe barrel and magazineassembly
about one quarter turn counter clockwise
until it stops. Removethe barrel, magazine,and action slide assemblytoward
the front (be surethe action slide assembly is forward enoughor you will not be
able to separatethe action from the
barrel and slide forend assemblv).
3. Removethe buttplate,anduse
a stock tool or a long shanked
screwdriverto back out the stock
bolt. Removethe butt stock
toward the rear.
4. Removethe carrierpin stop screw,
located in the top left rear of the carrier,
beside the hammer.
5. Removethe carrierpivot pin toward either side.
6. Removethe small screwon the right
side of the receiver,just forward of the
trigger crosspin.
7. Drift out the trigger crosspin. This will releasethe trigger and its spring.Use caution as to
not losing them.
8. Cock the hammer, push the carrier
releasebutton on the right side,and
insert a tool between the bolt and
carrier,through the port in the right
side of the receiver,to nudge the
carrier downward. Remove the carrier downward and toward the front.
9. Shde (or tap with a non marring hammer) the trigger guard
unit out toward the rear.
10. The trigger and its spring are
easilyremovedfrom the top of the
guard.The pin was removedin Step#
7. Not recommended for normal
takedown: Thereis also a trigger stop
screwat the rear inside of the guard
and it is easilybackedout. If this is
done,though,it will have to be readjusted during reassembly.
11. Removethe screw on the right side of
the bolt just below the extractor. This is a
long screwgoing though the length of the
bolt.
12. Wittr a finger or probe through the
ejectionport, move the front of the slide
hook downwardand out of its recesson the
left side of the bolt. Removethe hook from
the bottom of the receiver.
13. StiOethebolt all the way to rhe
rearof thereceiverandremoveit.
14. Removethe screw on the left side of the receiver
near the top and take off the ejector toward the left.
The ejectoris "L" shaped. If it doesnot removeeasily,
push from the inside the receiver,while gently lifting
from the outside.
**Both typesare shownhere.The right
vertical pin will be longer than the left,
The side
they are not interchangeable.
walls screwsare interchangeable.
1"5. Otder VersionShown: In older versions,the
right and left shell stopsare held in placeby
screwsthrough the side walls of the receiver.In
newerversions,the shell stopsare retainedby
verticalpivot screwsin the lower edgeof the
receiveron eachside(theywould be directly
below the screw shown). Back out the screws,
and take off the shell stopsinward. Repairs only: The shell stop springsare mountedin
slotson the inside of eachshell stop,and are easilydriven.
16. The carrierreleasebutton is retainedinside the
receiverby a round wire spring,that is keyed into a tiny
hole in the receiverwall. Use a tool of very small diameter to pushthe tip of the spring inward, then use a pair
of sharpnosedpliers insidethe receiverto move the
springforward, releasingthe button for removal. *Note
for replacement.
17. Not recommemded for normal takedown: The two
tiny screwson each side at the front of the receiver retain
the barrel chamberring. After the screws are removed,the
ring is taken out toward the front. The larger screw on the
front of the receiver is the extension stop screw,and holds
no part. Do not removeit.
18. Drift out the crosspin at the rear of the bolt toward
the left, and remove the firing pin toward the rear.
19. Removethe screwon the left side at the centerof the
bolt.
20. Removethe firing pin retractordownward,and take
out its small coil springfrom the undersideof the bolt.
(shownis an older model with the flat spring attached-do
not removeunlessfor
21. T\e left extractor. which is
temperedto be its own spring,is
retainedby a vertical pin which is
driven out upward.
22. The right extractoris removedby inserting a small
screwdriverbetweenthe extractorand its plunger. Depress
the plunger toward the rear, and lift the extractor out of its
recess.Keep the plungerunder control, slowly releasethe
spring tension,and remove the
plunger and spring toward the
front.
23. Restrainthe hammer, and pressthe tail of the searupward to
releasethe hammer. Easethe hammer down to its full forward
position.
24. Remove the searspring screw on the
undersideof the carrier, and take off the
spring downward.**Readreassemblytip af
Step#36.
25. Driftout the searpin, and
removethe sear.** Noteplacement.
26. Removethe actionslidelock springscrew
to easethe tensionoff the actionslidelock bar.
27. Removethe slide lock joint pin
stop screw.
29. Removethe action slide lock bar.
28. Inserta slim drift in the access
hole in the lower edgeof the action
slidetrack,andpushout andremove
the slidelock joint pin downward.As
thepin emerges,
it canbe graspedand
pulledout.
30. Re-ove the actionslidelock spring.
31. Swing the shell guide plate upward, and
removethe slide lock releaseplunger toward the
risht.
32. Removethemainspringtensionscrew.
33. Drift out the mainspringpin toward the right.
34. Be surethe shell
guideplate is still
swung up out of the
way, and drift out the
hammerpin toward
the risht.
35. Removethe
hammerupward.
RepairsOnly: Do
not removethe
stirrup.
36. Nudgethe mainspringtoward the rear. When it has
clearedthe front bridge of the carrier,the spring can be
removedupward.
**ReassemblyMust: Be surethe mainspring engagesin the hammerstirrupbefore
replacing step#24. Pull back on the hammer
to keep the tensionon the stimrp/spring
engagement.Shown outsideof the canier
for orientation.
37. Remove for Repairs Only: The shell guideplate is riveted
in place on the carrier. and removal is not recommendedin normal takedown. If necessaryfor repair it can be takenoff but a
new rivet will likely have to be made.
38. To removethemagazinelock pin, depress
the round
wire spring in the slot in its side and pull out the pin.
39. Removethe two opposed
screwsat the front of the
magazinetube and take out
the end cap and ring toward
the front. Caution: The
magazinespring will be
released,so controlit andease
it out. Removethe springand
follower toward the front.
40. Removethe screwson eachside of the magazine
band,and move the band off toward the front. When
the band is removed,the screwbushingat the center
can be takenout. The action slide and magazineassemblycan now be removedtoward the front.
4L. Older VersionShown:Removethe 3 screwson
the forend wood. Newer Version:Use a forend wrench
to remove
the forend
cap nut.
On both
versions
take out the
magazine
tube toward the front. The action slide can
now be removedfrom the forend wood toward the rear.The action slide spring
(buffer spring) on the mag tube neednot be
removed.
42. Remove only for Repairs: Barrel tightnessin the receiveris adjustableby backing out
the adjustingsleevelock screwand sliding the lock piece out of the
engagementwith the
teeth on the edgeof the
sleeve. Turning the
sleevecounterclockwise
will tighten the barrel
engagement.
Adjust in
small increments.If
necessarythe screw
sleeveand lock piece can
be removed(clockwise).
Adjustment bestdoneby an experiencedgunsmith.
ReassemblyTips:
When replacingthe magazinelock pin, usepliers to squeezethe tip of its spring inward to
make reinsertioneasier.
When replacing the hammer,insert a tool on the undersideof the carrier to tip the stirrup into
engagementwith the hooks on the mainspringbeforetighteningthe spring tensionscrew.
Refer to Steps# 32 andthe reassemblytip after Step#36.
When replacingthe trigger assembly,it will be necessaryto use a slave pin to hold the trigger and its spring in place while the guardunit is slid back into the receiver.
When replacingthe carriercrosspin, rememberthat the groove in the pin must be on the left
side,to contactthe stop screw. Referto Step# 5 for orientation.
WinchesterModel 1897Year & Serial Number
1897 r-32335
98 64668
99
1900
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
96999
129332
161665
193998
22633r
258664
296037
3340s9
377999
413618
446888
481062
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
t9
20
21
22
23
24
512632
544313
575213
592132
601673
624537
646124
668383
691943
696183
700428
71.5902
132050
744942
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
151629
770521
783514
169809
807321
812729
830721
833926
835631
837364
839728
848684
856729
86012s
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
41
48
49
50
51
52
866938
875945
891190
910012
912265
912327
916472
926409
936682
944085
953042
961999
970956
979913
53
54
55
56
5t
988860
997913
1006184
r 0r 5l 4l
1024700
Recordson this Model
areincomplete.The
aboveserial#s are
estimatedfrom 18971903andagainfrom
1949-1957.
Theactual
recordsarein existencefrom 1904-1949.