dogfox Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi all, The action on my shotty is feeling quite loose and im taking it to a gunsmith on tuesday..i was just wondering though, how do they tighten the actions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 usually with metal filings to build up the worn out parts, basically they heat up the affected area, sprinkle their magic powder over it ,[not sure what's in it], which bonds to the action, then it's a long process of grinding, polishing, and re-fitting the parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift4me Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 I know nothing of magic powder and metal filings. Depending on the gun and the action, friction surfaces can be tig welded and re-fit, but there are also "other ways" of tightening a gun that some good smiths would cringe at. All depends on the action type, the degree of loosesness, your budget and the smith. Just my .02 Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) If you mean loose between the barrells and the action then theres 2 ways ive seen.Proper way is to replace the hinge pins-cheaper way is to turn the barrells upside down and use a lump hammer on the hinge radius on a s/s -ive seen o/u that have recieved similar treatment around the side faces of the block. Edited January 10, 2010 by bruno22rf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 I know nothing of magic powder and metal filings. Depending on the gun and the action, friction surfaces can be tig welded and re-fit, but there are also "other ways" of tightening a gun that some good smiths would cringe at. All depends on the action type, the degree of loosesness, your budget and the smith. Just my .02 Pete the stuff in question is called metal spray apparently, i had a winnie 101 done last year to build the bolt back up, cost £75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 it is loose between the barrels and action, it has quite a bit of lateral movement that can be felt. My smith said it would cost about 20 quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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