stephen thomas
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2001
One of my kid brothers (not the one who posts here on occasion, just to keep peace in the family) sold this gun to a mutual friend expressly for a mantlepiece decoration. Said friend shoots sporting clays with a pump, and after keeping the double beside the fireplace awhile, decided he wanted to see if it could be used around the "estate".
It is just an old Hopkins and Allen, but I can remember in teen years being confronted with one by a girfriend's father, so they are handy to have, expecially if you have a lot of daughters, as does my friend. But I digress...
The problem is that the gun springs open when fired. All the mechanism is there and most is tight enough and in reasonable shape. Except the area which engages the latch is worn to a rounded taper. The latch has some wear on it, too. As can be seen, there is overall surface rust. Inside the barrels are clean, smooth, and bright, except the left which has some lead fouling.
I think they may have had a side deal that I was not aware of, like "well if you buy it, you can always get steve to work on it" or "give me a good price and i'll get your brother to fix it for me" You know how people always look out for friends and family.
Is there an approved/standard fix? I understand the gun is probably not worth the cost of professional repair, but in this case there are other ways of getting even, err, i mean, well anyway...
I don't know much about guns but am capable of involved machine work. Any comments or advice are welcome.
Thanks!
smt
It is just an old Hopkins and Allen, but I can remember in teen years being confronted with one by a girfriend's father, so they are handy to have, expecially if you have a lot of daughters, as does my friend. But I digress...
The problem is that the gun springs open when fired. All the mechanism is there and most is tight enough and in reasonable shape. Except the area which engages the latch is worn to a rounded taper. The latch has some wear on it, too. As can be seen, there is overall surface rust. Inside the barrels are clean, smooth, and bright, except the left which has some lead fouling.
I think they may have had a side deal that I was not aware of, like "well if you buy it, you can always get steve to work on it" or "give me a good price and i'll get your brother to fix it for me" You know how people always look out for friends and family.
Is there an approved/standard fix? I understand the gun is probably not worth the cost of professional repair, but in this case there are other ways of getting even, err, i mean, well anyway...
I don't know much about guns but am capable of involved machine work. Any comments or advice are welcome.
Thanks!
smt