Dr.J wrote on Sep 29^th, 2026 at 9:41am:

It's as if the engineers were given a directive- Change everything in this simple mechanical device to require more parts and far more complexity than it possibly should.

Disassembling isn't bad, assembly is an issue,  but someone used to make a tool that makes it easier. Getting the springs all compressed, lined up, and getting the pin in can be a pain.

I highly suggest buying texasmac's book if you want to get into one

That's fine if Shaver is doing the work himself but I think that most of the work is done by his underlings and that he is not fully aware of what goes out the door. My only rifle nightmare involved his shop and after sending the rifle back three times it still had the same problem [case head separation in a 32/20 RB] I never got the issue resolved and he got a bit testy over it. Finally sent it to someone else and had it done right. I try hard not to disparage anyone but this left a real bad taste in my mouth.

John Steep out of Shingle town,CA  made a little kit for disassembly...made it VERY easy to take apart and put back together.I gave my kit to last Browning I sold a 40-82 to one of the Members here out of Forsythe,MT.  Helped in putting detent ball in place,etc. He also made   a nut to adjust trigger...from the thru bolt stock down to 8 oz and these guns at 8 oz are sweet and the Badger Barrels made them one of the most accurate silo guns out there!