wabbitbosher Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 04/08/2021 at 11:50, Benthejockey said: Unfortunately it's only fit for using to hammer nails in. It's out of proof and beyond economical repair. How is the “gunsmith” determining economic repair if you put say £400 into it ie rejoint fine bore and re brown then the gun is worth maybe £600 or £700 your picture shows it’s off it’s bed which most guns are , if it’s tight on it’s face then that’s all that matters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 9 hours ago, wabbitbosher said: Sadly Benjamin wild is gone forever 😢 Sorry to hear that. Brian had kept going when Colin died but I have been away for five years. Yet another traditional gunsmithing firm lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Benjamin Wild’s resleeved a lovely Derby Rosson for me. A beautiful job for £40 + £2 for a new rib.......in 1969. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 04/08/2021 at 18:32, Velocette said: I always thought that a thou or two gap between the water table and the flats was acceptable providing its still on the face. Water table ?? have you been watching America forums ? I dont know where or who started using the term but I guess it was a writer . There are several such terms used in books that are not correct but have gotten into every day parlance . The correct term is the " flats , action flats and barrel flats . There needs to be a clearance between them otherwise the gun will not bite down on the face correctly .This was usually .002" at the front and .004/.006" at the back on a new gun . When barrels are " hard down on the flats there is no "spring" in the action and the gun will shoot of face quickly .It also has the effect of making the lever seem very tight to open . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Guilty as charged !! . Too much time on the "Double gun" forum has gotten me all askew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbitbosher Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 56 minutes ago, Dave at kelton said: Sorry to hear that. Brian had kept going when Colin died but I have been away for five years. Yet another traditional gunsmithing firm lost. It was an incredibly emotional day removing all section one and two parts for Liz 😢 decades of parts and dust , the building will be gone soon and turned into flats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 hours ago, wabbitbosher said: It was an incredibly emotional day removing all section one and two parts for Liz 😢 decades of parts and dust , the building will be gone soon and turned into flats Only hope the name is recognised in the flats in some way. Had many happy memories chatting with Colin over a mug of tea when I dropped guns off for work. Learned so much about how the gun trade worked back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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