I may have mentioned that I'm doing a surprise build for my best friend of 54yrs. It was in excellent shape(1894), but Jim Wisner sold me a new extractor, hammer, and breech block. An elderly man had a new barrel that I snatched up. The wood came from Steven Dodd Hughes. Remember Joe Steele? He did the assembly.
You know what? The stock maker called while I was typing this. He said the wood is ready for finish. The help that I need is disassembling the metal. It is going to Tommy Kaye to have some lettering engraved on it. It will go to Turnbull for color case and rust blue. My $2200 Stevens that will still be worth a $100.
Anything special to know disassembling the receiver?
By the way, my Buddy doesn't know this yet and he doesn't know that it will go to his Grandson.

Is this the same model?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swcVCa8VnM

There are 2 parts to the video

Paul,
I do not have it in hand. I know the 1894 is different, but may be much the same for dis assembly.
Thank You

I believe there was an gunsmithing article about Favorite's in the last one or two Rifle Magazines. If not the current, then the one before.

It might help.

i seem to remember that an older version of exploded firearms had one broken down. BUT you just have to get some pictures of it when done. this should be a most unusual and neat project. and i sure wish joe was still with us

I have a model 1915, not the 1894 that you have but I think the main difference is the hammer spring. The only thing out of the ordinary I did to disassemble mine this time (the last time I took it apart was when I was 7, and I remember it cost Dad $2 to have a gunsmith put the hammer pivot screw back in) was to lower the hammer all the way by opening the action then dropping the hammer to take tension off the hammer spring.

Thanks, You know, after running an auto repair business for 35 years, and mechanicing for an additional 11 years I have finally learned to check something out before taking it apart. I do know that some body out there can save me though.
Butch

The restoration technician's best friend is a digital camera. Saves my a$$ at least once a week.

Mike,
We use the digital cameras all the time in the auto shop. Fortunately I have nobody in my shop that has been with me less than 25yrs. They don't do guns though.
It is nice to email or fax photos to dealers or parts houses to make sure we are talking the same thing.