lksopener Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hi chaps, I have a lames 801 skeet gun which although it has no inherent value I'd like to get the action tightened and checked over. My dad shot it for many years and so did I so it has a great deal of sentimental value. What sort of cost would a repair be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Had a gun done last year inc clean n service £55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 I am also interested in this thread. I have an AYA Yeoman sxs 12 bore which is a bit wobbly on the face. Is it a DIY job and just a case of turning round the hinge pin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByyY1NeCDyQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lksopener Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 The above is a sxs though. I believe the fix is different for an o/u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Thanks Bewsher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Had a gun done last year inc clean n service £55 where did ya get that done john,,need mine looking at mate,,cheers evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Eddie Jackson Ellesmere Port mate......... Don't forget Friday night bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakari Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 It might not necessarily be the hinge pin. A weak top lever spring can also make the gun appear a little off the face. Either way, a good gunsmith should be able to fix it without too much trouble/cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Eddie Jackson Ellesmere Port mate......... Don't forget Friday night bob not missing it for the world mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnerbob Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 As a fifteen year old in the early '60's I was given an old sxs damascuss barreled hammer gun by my great uncle. If you held it one handed and shook it , it sounded like a couple of castanettes clacking away !! The only way I could even remotely tighten it was to cut a piece of brass from the bottom of a cartridge and wrap it round the hinge pin....in hindsight, and with the benefit of age, probably not the best thing to have done with such a worn gun. As I remember it bore the name, Isacc Fox, Canterbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabarm gamma boy Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thanks Bewsher! +1 interesting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) There is a company in Kettering that specialise's in Laser welding of guns. Having guns tight on their face is easily achieved and not too costly. The most beneficial thing being it is done proffessionaly by Proffesionals. Details below, check out their website, look under repairs. www.carrswelding.co.uk/ Terry Address Carrs Welding Technologies Ltd, Unit 2, Henson Park, Telford Way Industrial Estate, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8PX, UK Email sales@carrswelding.co.uk Telephone/Fax Tel: 01536 412828 Fax: 01536 310262 Edited February 21, 2013 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 There is a company in Kettering that specialise's in Laser welding of guns. Having guns tight on their face is easily achieved and not too costly. The most beneficial thing being it is done proffessionaly by Proffesionals. Details below, check out their website, look under repairs. www.carrswelding.co.uk/ Terry Address Carrs Welding Technologies Ltd, Unit 2, Henson Park, Telford Way Industrial Estate, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8PX, UK Email sales@carrswelding.co.uk Telephone/Fax Tel: 01536 412828 Fax: 01536 310262 Hear what you're saying, BUT: Will they alter your stock? Can they regulate trigger pulls? Any chance of a couple of new firing pins? Is replacing a weakened top lever spring in their repair list? As they say: use them or lose them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hear what you're saying, BUT: Will they alter your stock? Can they regulate trigger pulls? Any chance of a couple of new firing pins? Is replacing a weakened top lever spring in their repair list? As they say: use them or lose them! Just a little surprised that the thread seemed to have ended at this point. Short of every shooter becoming a highly skilled artisan, are we heading towards a maintenance free, replace on defect range of guns? When you consider the number of posts asking for details of a 'smith in so and so area, it's beginning to look like a plausible suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lksopener Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Just for your info chaps the action wasn't loose just the release pin I think it is on the barrels. The ejector timing was slightly our also. It's in for a full service and repair <£100 I'm happy with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lksopener Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Better than expected chaps all sorted and repaired for £66 with a full service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByyY1NeCDyQ My poor old Dad, who was a very handy gunsmith, would turn in his grave if he watched that video. What a bodge up job! As with most things there are quite a range of actions on different guns, depending on different parts to achieve the tightness. I have an old Midland 502 O/U that has shot loose through a great amount of use and to tighten that I need to get the bights on the barrels welded up then black them back in, I will get around to it at some point but it isn't dangerous. Other types wear on the pivot pins, in some more modern O/U's these can be changed to overcome wear there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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