Hi All,
I hope everyone is having a happy 4th of July!!
I was fortunate enough to pick up my first Finnwolf in .308 Win on Gunbroker not too long ago. From what I was able to glean from our forums, it appears to be an early Garcia-era model with an ambidextrous buttstock featuring a monte carlo but, no cheek piece on either side. It has a flush, 3 round, magazine and is, unfortunately, missing the factory iron sights (the original owner must have removed and subsequently lost them when he installed the scope). I was hoping some of our ever knowledgeable members could assist me with a few things:
1 - I read that dry firing a Finnwolf can cause catastrophic damage to the firing pin. Is this true of all Finnwolf's or, only for early Bofors-marked rifles?
2 - Is there a way to relieve the tension on the firing pin with the lever/action closed? With exposed hammer lever guns, we'd all simply depress the trigger while lowering the hammer. Is there any way to de-cock a Finnwolf for storage?
3 - How does one typically clean a Finnwolf? I tend to completely break down my bolt and lever guns but, I don't have anything in my safe quite as complicated as a Finnwolf (except for maybe my BLR). Would it be best to gunslick the bore and barrel and simply try to clean the bolt/internals from inside the magazine well? What do you all recommend?
4 - Is the trigger adjustable similar to the #4 triggers found on Finnbears and Foresters?
Thank you!!
- Paul B.
I hope everyone is having a happy 4th of July!!
I was fortunate enough to pick up my first Finnwolf in .308 Win on Gunbroker not too long ago. From what I was able to glean from our forums, it appears to be an early Garcia-era model with an ambidextrous buttstock featuring a monte carlo but, no cheek piece on either side. It has a flush, 3 round, magazine and is, unfortunately, missing the factory iron sights (the original owner must have removed and subsequently lost them when he installed the scope). I was hoping some of our ever knowledgeable members could assist me with a few things:
1 - I read that dry firing a Finnwolf can cause catastrophic damage to the firing pin. Is this true of all Finnwolf's or, only for early Bofors-marked rifles?
2 - Is there a way to relieve the tension on the firing pin with the lever/action closed? With exposed hammer lever guns, we'd all simply depress the trigger while lowering the hammer. Is there any way to de-cock a Finnwolf for storage?
3 - How does one typically clean a Finnwolf? I tend to completely break down my bolt and lever guns but, I don't have anything in my safe quite as complicated as a Finnwolf (except for maybe my BLR). Would it be best to gunslick the bore and barrel and simply try to clean the bolt/internals from inside the magazine well? What do you all recommend?
4 - Is the trigger adjustable similar to the #4 triggers found on Finnbears and Foresters?
Thank you!!
- Paul B.
