Sloppy Yildiz Wildfowler

[Dave at kelton]

I have the above which is sloppy when open. It is tight when closed so I am perfectly happy with its safety. Does anyone have experience of tightening these up?

thanks

[old'un]

Not familiar with the gun but you can tighten the forend up by shiming the forend iron or moving some metal where arrowed by hammering with a punch, easy to-do.

If you wish to see the results of doing the above you can use some folded baking foil but ideally some metal shim would be better or as I said, move some metal, it wont take much to tighten the gun up.

Edited July 29 by old'un

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, I think Gunman on gave some advice on here with this problem ??

[wymberley]

1 hour ago, old'un said:

or moving some metal where arrowed by hammering with a punch,

Isn't this what 'smiths disparagingly call, 'pumped up'? 

[old'un]

4 minutes ago, wymberley said:

Isn't this what 'smiths disparagingly call, 'pumped up'? 

Its common practice in the gun trade.

[Fil]

7 minutes ago, old'un said:

Its common practice in the gun trade.

Yes it is. Some think it's a bodge. It's not. It's a good way of tightening the fore end. It's been done for donkeys years. Even seen it done by my first gunmaking employers in London where I served my apprenticeship.