Buying a pig in a poke

@ Travler: Is your carrier the problem with your Rossi?
If so, picture it here.
It takes very little time to fix one, once the parts and install push parts are made.
Numrich Gun Parts, Jack First and Gun Parts Corp. were out of stock. Homestead in Arizona had one but a used part for $175.00 only leads back to the same problem.
I got a new hollow pin from Numrich, and it should be here Friday.
I talked to an old friend last night that ran the lathe in the machine shop in my past employment. He indicated that a .003 oversize press fit brass bushing would solve the problem.
There is very little room for a mistake so a lot of prep will be needed to drill and ream the old carrier, but once done the repair should last a long time.
I have access to a full-blown Machine shop.
I have machine shop training from the 60's and have owned two lathes of my own in the past.
I have brass round stock on the way.
Once I get the necessary items made to press the small brass item into the carrier and make the inserts, I will be set to repair several.
The friend that owns the shop has eight Winchester gallery guns.
We will check his rifles for slop too.

To my surprise I got the parts from Numrich today.
I took them to the shop and opened the package.
Once I had them on the bench towel. I set about to install the: Replacement Winchester Model 1890, 1906 Assembling Screw Bushing, New | Gun Parts
Lo and behold it solved the slop problem.
Less than ten minutes to install it.
NO SLOP! The carrier is solid as a rock.
No need to make bushings.
I called my buddy that has eight 1906's.
After I talked to him together, we ordered nine new pins at $3.25 each.
Well guys, I am so happy that it was unnecessary to make bushings.
I plan to replace the one in my other 1906.

@ Terry_P; I have for a week now been trying to fix the Winchester 1906 bolt.
The bolt that I have was an early third model with two pressed in pins holding the firing pin stop.
When I decided to drill the pins out of my bolt, I did not have a jig to hold the bolt at the proper angle.
The pins were in a blind hole and could not to be driven out the bottom.
That left me to try to rig it in the correct position in the drill press vise.
As any machinist knows the drill bit especially one that is as small as a #34 (less that 1/16") will lead off.
One mistake and the bit snaps, and the dreaded grind sound jumps out at you.
That never fails.
I was very careful to be cautious, but the pin was harder than is expected and I broke the drill bit off in the hole.
That is a machinist's or gun smith's nightmare.
Well one knows that a broken drill bit cannot be drilled out with a matching drill bit.
I worked and worked but after driving the punch in numerous times to shatter the broken bit, I could only get part of it out.
That leaves replacing it or filling it with liquid steel and try to drill again. I tried.
That did not work because the liquid steel is not really as hard as they claim.
That leaves replacing it with a later version third model with screws to hold the firing pin stop.
The screw type is best and as one can expect the pined bolts are not available anywhere.
Then comes the most used part in the rifle: The extractor, which is worn out.
I have found two places that have them and I hope to win the bid on Ebay or go to a secondary supplier.
I will eventually get this old rifle fixed, but, but, but.

Turns out I spoke too soon.
Once I got it back together it cycled just perfect.
I did not however fire it.
Yesterday, I did just that.
Well, it fired just great, but I had to pry the spent shell out of the barrel with a screwdriver.
It was so disfigured it was pitiful, all swelled and out of shape.
I made a few calls, and it was determined that the barrel is bad.
I ordered a new octagon barrel from Numrich.com.
It is on the way.
I spoke to Benbow and Beck Gunsmiths today.
The said they would change the barrel for me and that will add more costs.
I am now at a price over its actual value as an original rifle due to the barrel change even though it has matching serial numbers.
I guess it will just stay in the safe until my demise.
That way I will never know what I lost.