Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Hello Sorry to bother you alI I have a spanish side by side 12g shotgun . It's quite old and I cant find a make . When I am out in the field it miss fires a lot on the right hand barrel, so I sent it off to the shop who I brought it off as it was a snapped pin , since being back out with it the issue was still happening . So today I have looked at the pins my self and he hasn't changed it at all as the pin is snapped still on the right as before . Can you help me out on how measure it so I could buy a replacement. Or has any one seen one like this before . Thank for your time Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 You need to visit a different gunsmith when they open up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 most decent gunsmiths will make 2 new pins for the gun..........at a reasonable cost......my old spanish aya #2 both the pins snapped and i took it into my smith and he said he preferred to make his own as he belived the aya pins were to hard and brittle................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 minute ago, ditchman said: most decent gunsmiths will make 2 new pins for the gun..........at a reasonable cost......my old spanish aya #2 both the pins snapped and i took it into my smith and he said he preferred to make his own as he belived the aya pins were to hard and brittle................... Thanks for the Reply mate , are they expensive ? The guns only worth about £400 so I dont no weather just get rid of it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) hello, i am sure there is a RFD gunsmith shop that has a lot of different pins for various shotguns, i cannot remember his name, ah it is Peter Dyson and Son Ltd, you need to send old pin ? and £25 each? springs are £5 Edited May 17, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Try and get a local engineer or someone with a lathe who understands different steels to make you one. Ten min job to the right man. Use silver steel, harden it and then polish up and temper until purple. I made dozens, it won’t break again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, London Best said: Try and get a local engineer or someone with a lathe who understands different steels to make you one. Ten min job to the right man. Use silver steel, harden it and then polish up and temper until purple. I made dozens, it won’t break again. hello, could you not make him a new pin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Just now, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, could you not make him a new pin ? Unfortunately I am now fully retired and have no access to anything engineering wise. Otherwise I would have made and posted him one/some foc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, could you not make him a new pin ? Thanks for trying much appreciated Mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Just now, London Best said: Unfortunately I am now fully retired and have no access to anything engineering wise. Otherwise I would have made and posted him one/some foc. hello, ok that would have been a kind offer, i am much the same, miss my old workshop, 1 minute ago, Sean stoke said: Thanks for trying much appreciated Mate. hello, Sean, do you not know anyone with a Lathe, ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, ok that would have been a kind offer, i am much the same, miss my old workshop, hello, Sean, do you not know anyone with a Lathe, ? No mate that's where I am struggling I will just have to go a gun Smith's as I didn't no they could make them I thought you had to buy them ready made . Edited May 17, 2020 by Sean stoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 58 minutes ago, Sean stoke said: No mate that's where I am struggling I will just have to go a gun Smith's as I didn't no they could make them I thought you had to buy them ready made . Just make sure you know the difference between a gunsmith and a gun dealer ( shop that sells guns) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 27 minutes ago, London Best said: Just make sure you know the difference between a gunsmith and a gun dealer ( shop that sells guns) Yes mate I do the reason I took it back to the gun dealer was because he said he uses a gunsmith who repairs some of the second hand guns he sells but obviously in my case it didn't work out too well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Sean stoke said: Yes mate I do the reason I took it back to the gun dealer was because he said he uses a gunsmith who repairs some of the second hand guns he sells but obviously in my case it didn't work out too well . hello, i had the same thing with a gun shop/ gunsmith took a rifle in to get fixed, came back even worse, never went back there again, why not first send a photo of pin to pete dyson just to see if anything same in his stock, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i had the same thing with a gun shop/ gunsmith took a rifle in to get fixed, came back even worse, never went back there again, why not first send a photo of pin to pete dyson just to see if anything same in his stock, With dimensions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i had the same thing with a gun shop/ gunsmith took a rifle in to get fixed, came back even worse, never went back there again, why not first send a photo of pin to pete dyson just to see if anything same in his stock, I have been on the website today and emailed them as some one mentioned him on recent posts so I will wait for a reply cheers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Sean stoke said: I have been on the website today and emailed them as some one mentioned him on recent posts so I will wait for a reply cheers . hello, ok that sounds like a good start, if you do send the broken pin its worth getting signed for post, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, ok that sounds like a good start, if you do send the broken pin its worth getting signed for post, Yes I will do to be on the safe side , if I dont get a reply I will wait till after lockdown at a local gunsmiths . I have found online a site what sells firing pins and the screw it looks similar so I have messaged them also . 1 minute ago, Sean stoke said: Yes I will do to be on the safe side , if I dont get a reply I will wait till after lockdown at a local gunsmiths . I have found online a site what sells firing pins and the screw it looks similar so I have messaged them also . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Sean stoke said: Yes I will do to be on the safe side , if I dont get a reply I will wait till after lockdown at a local gunsmiths . I have found online a site what sells firing pins and the screw it looks similar so I have messaged them also . hello, well done, what is the name of that online site ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, well done, what is the name of that online site ? Southertonguns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Sean stoke said: Southertonguns hello, thanks, i put that in my note book for future reference, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, thanks, i put that in my note book for future reference, You're welcome thank you for you're help and advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Sean stoke said: Hello Sorry to bother you alI I have a spanish side by side 12g shotgun . It's quite old and I cant find a make . When I am out in the field it miss fires a lot on the right hand barrel, so I sent it off to the shop who I brought it off as it was a snapped pin , since being back out with it the issue was still happening . So today I have looked at the pins my self and he hasn't changed it at all as the pin is snapped still on the right as before . Can you help me out on how measure it so I could buy a replacement. Or has any one seen one like this before . Thank for your time Sean I hope you told him you want your money back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean stoke Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 4 hours ago, panoma1 said: I hope you told him you want your money back? Hes been shut since because of this lockdown he didnt charge for getting it " repaired " no wonder he didnt with the trick up his sleeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 On 17/05/2020 at 12:32, London Best said: Just make sure you know the difference between a gunsmith and a gun dealer ( shop that sells guns) This as above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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