I'm surprised that they never reintroduced them. I think it was a big mistake on their part. I can't understand why Winchester ever let that line go and let Remington have the semi-auto market. I think we can safely say that the Winchester Model 100 was not designed by John Moses Browning! Ol' John Reply | Edit | Del Re: Winchester Model 100 Master Dealer for Kimber, Wilson Combat and Dan Wesson The front dovetail could be peened and/or built-up and recut on extreme cases. Most of the time, simply keeping the rear guard screw tight (Loc-Tite) works fine.

The bolt then returns forward, but now riding on top of the uncocked hammer which jams it tighter than a duck's butt at high tide. If the rear guard screw is allowed to loosen, even 1 turn, the rear of the trigger group can drop down far enough to allow the bolt assembly to fail to cock the hammer on rearward travel. As these guns wear, they develop slop in the dovetail on the front of the receiver. The rear of the trigger housing unit is screwed up into the recoil block. The trigger housing unit on this rifle dovetails into a slot at the front of the receiver. Took some finigglin' and cussin' to get it apart. It was locked closed (on an empty chamber). The problem is one I recently encountered on a customer gun. This recall work is still being done by Winchester authorized repair centers. If the firing pin is square in cross section, it is a post-recall part.

To determine if a particular rifle has had the recall work performed, the bolt should be disassembled. A slam fire (before the bolt goes into battery) can occur. The recall involves the firing pin breaking within the bolt causing the pin to protrude from the bolt face. We all know that 100's are subject to a recall. These were sleek little rifles that can shoot really well, but they have a couple of problems inherent to the model that should be avoided.

Winchester 100 recall