Mike, AFAIK, Ballard is still in business... Steve Durren, their gunsmith, posted on here about a week ago saying they had whatever part someone had asked about in stock for order.  I would be leery of the Uberti parts in an original Winchester, as a lot of the dimensions seem to have lost quite a bit in translation... somebody could prove me wrong, but I would expect at best a lot of fitting and at worst a total mismatch on Italian vs US parts.  What part(s) are you looking for?

As far as the low-primer strike is concerned, that is usually not a real bad thing as long as ignition is not compromised.  If you have a .32 rf block that has been bushed, it was originally drilled a little low to get the lower edge of the firing pin body down to the edge of the rim.  Larger rimfire calibers, I am told, are worse.  I had one .32 rf block that was sufficiently low to cause ignition problems, but the problem was solved with a different link... it had the holes a few thousandths farther apart, among other things.  Don't ask me for more details as that is out of my pay grade, but somebody else can probably fill you in if needed.

HTH, but if you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Froggie

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