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Rarity aside, you're likely better off with the 16ga on the XX frame. Nice looking late E Grade!...Geo
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Bill remember me as I just bought a gun from you. Bobby
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Sounds like a great buy so far. Congratulations.
Your statement "top lever right but action a bit loose" suggests that the top bolt which engages the dolls head is not worn, but the compensating screw in the front of the action knuckle may need to be turned inward a fraction of a turn. Weak, or even broken top lever springs are common in Lefevers too. If the action is tight when you hold the lever right, it may be a weak spring. Keith, There is a bit of play in the top lever. If I lay my right thumb against the right side of the toplever and put a slight pressure left, the barrels tighten right up and the toplever is still just right of center.
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Congrats on a nice gun. I have a 12 gauge and it seems to me to be as nice handling as my Thomas Bland 12. Uncle Dan Lefevers are my favorite American made double.
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Well, since it is JUST a 16 ga, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. Just shoot me a price and turn yourself a nice profit.  I'm probably not kidding....
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Keith,
There is a bit of play in the top lever. If I lay my right thumb against the right side of the toplever and put a slight pressure left, the barrels tighten right up and the toplever is still just right of center.
Yeah Bill, that's what I meant. By holding the top lever to the left, you are assisting a probable weak top lever return spring. As I said earlier, this is a pretty common ailment in Lefevers. I don't know if Lefever Arms Co. made their own springs in-house, or sub-contracted them. But I've often wondered if they didn't buy or make a very large batch out of the incorrect spring steel or utilize improper hardening and drawing. I can only recall seeing one Lefever hammer spring that was an obvious replacement, but lots of weak or broken top lever springs. Good luck trying to find a good original, but fortunately, it is nothing complex or difficult to make. I've bought several Lefevers that turned out to be a different gauge than I thought I was buying. Some shrunk on the way home and others got bigger. Strange how that happens.
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Keith,
This was the first Lefever I have handled, so there wasn't a specific 20ga feel I was looking for. A Flues would have had flags up for me as I know better what to expect. that is the first time it has happened to me.
That is good news on the spring. The input is appreciated.
The gun is intact enough to be a nice looker with some work.
Still on a high!
Best,
Bill
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