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I'll let you know the outcome!

You are just a great guy, Triple. Thanks so much. I'll call them tomorrow. My original call to Winchester did not give me a TN option.

I hate it when you guys are right! I'd best start the whole thing all over again with Winchester . . . it is the the safest way.

I well may just have to take my chances with the authorized service people. As you say, the potential liability is great. Even if a seller accepts the gun "as is" and it blows up on him . . .

From what I have been told, the entire gun has to be shipped to an "authorized service center." They will not send the part itself.

The lesson is, you can NEVER take anything for granted about ANYONE handling a firearm.

Yeah . . . I really should get it fixed . . . ARRGHHHHHHHHH . . . I expect to be "held up" by some out of state gunsmith as I discussed above.

That's what I am considering doing, but I desired feedback from all the good folks here.

Long story here, but I need feedback on how to do sell a Winchester Model 100 safely and ethically. My father, who died in 1991, had deer hunted wtih this gun. The following notice came out about the gun in 1990: WINCHESTER MODEL 100 FIRING PIN RECALL - A notice dated 7-1990 relates the following “PRODUCT SAFETY WARNING AND REPLACEMENT NOTICE. Attention owners of Winchester model 100 rifles and carbines please read this notice. In July of 1990 the following product safety warning was issued by Winchester. It has come to our attention that the firing pin in the Winchester Model 100 Rifle or Carbine may break due to use and metal fatigue and become lodged in the breech bolt face. If this occurs, the firearm may fire before the action is locked causing severe damage to the firearm and possibly injury or death to the shooter and bystander. WARNING DO NOT SHOOT YOUR WINCHESTER MODEL 100 RIFLE OR CARBINE. Repair and replacement. A new firing pin has been designed to replace the firing pin originally made for the Winchester Model 100 Rifle and Carbine. The new firing pins will be available in April 1991. If you own a Winchester Model 100 Rifle or Carbine, please send your firearm to one of the authorized Winchester Model 100 Firing Pin Replacement Centers indicated below. Your Winchester Model 100 firearm will be inspected, the firing pin replaced and tested and the firearm returned to you. The inspection, replacement/testing and return postage will be accomplished at no cost to you. If other repair or maintenance work is authorized by you to be performed on the firearm when the firing pin is replaced, such work shall be at your cost.†I know my dad did not send the gun back for a new firing pin; he was too ill in the last stages of cancer to even think about it. I have done all the requisite calling to get the gun repaired; one authorized gunsmith in AR whose shop no longer works on these guns told me an interesting story. It seems that some of these "authorized" repairers will look at the gun, offer to replace the firing pin, but also include a list of other things that are wrong with the gun that are NOT free. If you refuse to pay the price for the secondary work, they will not certify the gun as safe, even though the only issue is the firing pin. Thus, you get hijacked for more money that is not particularly needed. All I want to do is sell this rifle, and I plan to sell it "as is", but I want to sell it ethically and safely. Suggestions, please, about how I should proceed?

I was at a gun show many years ago when I lived in NC. Guy was standing next to me looking at a 1911 on a dealer's table. Guy picked it up, racked the slide, pulled the trigger, the gun fired, and it grazed my left boot. Another 1/8 of an inch I would have lost my little toe. The dealer was SURE the gun was unloaded. Guys running the gun show came back, told this seller to pack up and get out.

Duh . . . I are so smart. Thanks, TripleDigitRide

Triple . . . helluva story . . . glad you are here to tell it.

It looks great! Pardon my stupidity, but I do not recognize the weapon. What is it?

That clarifies a lot, Dave - and sounds much easier than what I was trying to do. Thank you!

Thanks! The guidance of the great folks here led me to this result!

Andy - glad you are no longer lurking and have joined us!

Another view . . .

TripleDigitRide, I am EXTREMELY pleased! I am really sorry that I did not take a "before" and "after" picture; the difference is dramatic! Dave, thank you for posting the pic here . . . I am still not sure how to post pics properly. How did you know where to go in and see to add the "h"? Verbal Kint was helpful as well . . . I just don't fully know what I am doing!

TripleDigitRide - you are always a harbinger of great advice and information; you add so much to our forum.

I'll get the picture here when I figure out what I am doing wrong!

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Than Thanks to all for the good advice; here is the outcome of my "cleanup." First used a metal polish to take all the "gunk" off; then red jewelers rouge for cleaning, white for polishing, and then cloth pad on my electric drill.

Thank you, sir.

I had no problem with the way the officer made the request to step outside, I did not want to air my discussion with him before every restaurant patron, and the LEO had no idea what he was dealing with, thus, I had no reason to be uncompliant. Remember, the LEO knew he was answering the call of someone with a gun. At the time, he had no idea if the situation would turn out as benign as it did, or if I was a raving lunatic that would put persons in danger.

Same thing happened to me about 3 years ago. I was eating lunch at a "mom and pop" (i.e. did not serve alcohol) restaurant and noticed a woman in her late 30's with three kids staring at me from time to time. At one point, she got up, left the kids, and went over to talk to the guy who ran the restaurant. In about 10 minutes, a LEO enters, speaks to the owner, who is pointing his finger at me. The LEO comes over and asks me if I am armed, and I said that I was, and he asked me to "step outside" . . . all the time walking behind me with his hand on his gun. Once outside, he asked for my gun and my ID; I presented my HCP which he looked at, and gave gun and HCP back to me. He was quite nice. He reentered the restaurant, explained all to the owner, who then went over and told the woman. Thus, she was obviously the one who "turned me in." I have still never figured out how she saw my gun. It was a cool day and I was wearing a jacket . . .