Well I got the link yesterday and installed it tonight (long story about the delay) and it works beautifully! No errors at all and now I see my error in rebuilding....too high and not far enough forward with the weld. Oh well, now I know and now I can start the fine tuning of the reloads! WooHoo!! T...

Tycer, What other parts specific the the 357 are you refering to? I just ordered the link.... $37.25 delivered...ugh. Oh well, when it gets here I'll rebuild the old one to match and try it out. Keep it as a spare, if it works, I guess. Thanks for the help guys! Should I start a new thread to discus...

Well gents I have to admit defeat! I rebuilt the cartridge stop 3 times now and each time I get to the point where the darn thing wont feed a round onto the carrier, then buff it off ever so slowly and carefully to where it load the round on the carrier about 3-4 times, then the original issue start...

This is great information. Now I have a Sunday project. Thanks for the tips and ideas. Dont have a TIG, and not to handy with a Oxy welding, but I can make a zipper with my MIG

I'll get some pics as I go and let you know what happens. Thanks for the help!

Mitch

Tycer, thanks for the hot tip! Since I am new to to lever guns I was not sure what the tang should look like. Mine is very similar to the one you have in the picture. My grandson asked me today (he's 11), "why dont you just build it up with weld and file it down?" From the mouths of babes!...

About a year ago I bought a lightly used (less than 500 rounds) Winchester .357 Trapper from a friend about to get a divorce. I shot about 100 rounds of factory rounds and was quickly impressed with the ease of use and accuracy (for an old fanny burp with trifocals!). Shortly afterwards I moved home...