oldypigeonpopper Posted Monday at 10:52 Report Share Posted Monday at 10:52 Hello, It is sad that once good quality English made shotguns are now selling for such prices, I had a Army and Navy 12 bore XXV , Made for a Navy Officer, The advent of the O/U started the decline i reckon back in the late 1970s/80s as many i know went from their AYAs to Browning/ Miroku etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted Monday at 11:41 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 11:41 (edited) 15 hours ago, London Best said: Personally, I would stick with the fierce ejection. The whole point of an ejector is to clear the chambers for a faster reload. There is little more annoying during a hot corner than to find that one or both empties have not cleared the chamber when you are trying to drop another cartridge in whilst watching approaching birds. I think that you are right, to have the gun as it was intended to be so I'll get a "blank" from chambers and make up and fit a replacement spring. If needs be I'll load up some paper cases and leave them in a damp jacket pocket for a few weeks to correctly regulate the ejecting distance ! It may be that I remove the springs at times to suit where I am shooting but they will be there for the next custodian. Edited Monday at 11:59 by Velocette Clarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted Monday at 11:47 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 11:47 1 hour ago, kevin55 said: Very interesting to read all this and see what can be done with a very cheap auction find Was the rust easy to remove without damaging the metal? Most of the rust just brushed off but I'm quite a fan of boiling rusty items in distilled water for half an hour to convert any remaining rusty pockets to black Ferric Oxide which is soft and easy to brush away. It does seem to enhance any remaining blueing or other surface treatment as well. A smear of Vaseline finishes the job. I forgot another simple but elegant detail of the action, the safety actuating arm is almost sculptural in its simplicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted Monday at 11:58 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 11:58 And another thing, the strikers are, to me, very small at about 13.5mm long and have worn to very slightly different lengths so I'll make up two new ones. The action is a non-rebounding type so there are no small springs behind the strikers which means having to carefully tilt the gun backwards after firing and before opening it. I'm hoping that by cunningly shaping the striker tip the empty case passing it will reliably push it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted Monday at 12:51 Report Share Posted Monday at 12:51 I greatly admire your metal working skill to bring the gun back into good working order. A great post to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted Monday at 14:06 Report Share Posted Monday at 14:06 2 hours ago, Velocette said: And another thing, the strikers are, to me, very small at about 13.5mm long and have worn to very slightly different lengths so I'll make up two new ones. The action is a non-rebounding type so there are no small springs behind the strikers which means having to carefully tilt the gun backwards after firing and before opening it. I'm hoping that by cunningly shaping the striker tip the empty case passing it will reliably push it back. I thought all leaf spring guns had rebounding hammers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted Monday at 14:38 Report Share Posted Monday at 14:38 a couple of cut down Biro springs would do very nicely........you must have rebound springs onthem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted Monday at 15:31 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 15:31 That was a complete attack of brain fade !! You are quite right, there should be springs in there,,,,,and there were,,,,just stuck in another magnetic dish that I put parts in and didn't notice and jumped to strange conclusions about the action. Must pay more attention !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Monday at 15:40 Report Share Posted Monday at 15:40 8 minutes ago, Velocette said: That was a complete attack of brain fade !! You are quite right, there should be springs in there,,,,,and there were,,,,just stuck in another magnetic dish that I put parts in and didn't notice and jumped to strange conclusions about the action. Must pay more attention !!!!! By George I think he's human, admits to minor mistakes and takes it all in his stride, a revelation................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted Monday at 16:16 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 16:16 😌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Monday at 18:56 Report Share Posted Monday at 18:56 3 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: By George I think he's human, admits to minor mistakes and takes it all in his stride, a revelation................ Obviously a ‘bot’. No human ever admitted to making mistakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted Tuesday at 10:52 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:52 Lovely to see this beautiful gun being restored to perfect working order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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