I am having an issue with the way my 2 year old '94 is feeding .45LC's.
When the action is open, the carrier raises the new shell into position but the part that is suppose to keep the next shell in the feed tube has broken allowing the next shell to become stuck under the carrier. I need to know what that part is called so I can replace it. Can anyone help?
Thanks

Cartridge stop I think !

Kirby.

Yes, the cartridge stop. You will need to replace the link.
With the action open and a strong light you should be able to see the rasied cartridge stop on the end of the link. It would be unusual if it were broken. For awhile Winchester had a problem with cartridge stops being just a tad short. The .357 rifles were very prone to this problem when they first appeared.
I am assuming one round feeds properly when the action is cycled? When two rounds are loaded into the magazine the second rounds jumps the stop and slides under the carrier tying up the action?
I may have a picture of a link and cartridge stop on this computer, I'll look for it. You may be able to work your stop with a punch to lengthen the nose of the stop.
A link used to be about $20.00 from Winchester. Gun Parts Corp may also have them. This is an easy install.

My 44 ae allows the second one in occasionally. By holding it on one side of me, and an older 30-30 on the other, and watching the actions work, I have come to the conclusion that the cartridge stop is not short, but rather that the link comes up (which for lack of an easier way to put it, deactivates the stop) prior to the carrier (is that the right term for the "ramp" that the cartridge slides up) going down, occasionally, while in the older winchester, it never happened. This led me to look at the link/lever relationship. They are different on the 44 than they are on the 30-30. I don't know if has to do with the vintage of the guns, or the cartridges they are chambered for.

In the older gun, the lever always "bottomed" in the link, and the bolt was thrown almost closed prior to the link starting to travel upward. In the 44, with a slow working of the action, the link starts to travel upward prior to the lever "bottoming", and a part of the slot is visible below the link, as the top of the link reaches the bottom of the action.

My intuition tells me that the link/lever junction need polished to work smoother, and potentially the front link pin needs roughed up to offer some resistance to pivoting shut?

It has certainly been an aggravating trip with my 44, hope you have better luck with your 45!

A fairly easy check would be to work shells through the action in a safe manner, and make sure the lever has worked as far back as it can prior to allowing the link to move upward. If your cartridge stop is indeed defective, you will jump one in anyway?