doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Please help me with a LC Smith!

I need your help. First, Give me heck for accepting a gun accross the counter and not clearing the action.
I went into the local pawn and gun and asked to look at a LC Smith that they had just brought out. I took it and didnt open it. Nice gun no cracks, lever right, so I rolled the forarm latch and took the forarm off. Its a ejecter, cool. Pull the barrels, look nice. Go to put it back together and cant get the forarm on!!! The gun had been dryfired and I didnt open it and reset the springs befor I took the forend off, now I cant get it on. I told them I would try to find out what to do to get it back together. Can you all help me???

Gary

Gary you will have to cock the the gun before reassembling, use a small cresent wrench to turn the cocking levers at the front of the action until you hear the sears click into place.

Jim

NO WORRIES MATE

Use a small crescent wrench to lever the rotating cocking rod DOWN, using the other rod as a fulcrum.
And it's an extremely good thing no one tried to force the forend on-would have sprung the J spring.

Her is a pic of an L.C. Smith cocking tool

Thank you all!!!!!!! I ran back to the shop befor they closed and put it right. I cant thank you enough. I was Grogel on the old forum, still lurk and read here but dont have much to add.
I cant thank you enough.

Do all LCs have a 3 position saftey?

Gary

All LC Smiths do not have a 3 position safty, but many of yhe older ones do. I have 3 1 from 1910 & 2 from the 1910's and they all have 3 position safties. I prefere the 2 position safty but the 3 position has noy been a problem.

Jeff G.

The three position safety was available until the late 20's. I personally think it was a great idea.
The crescent wrench (4") works great, you can also use a screwdriver between the two cocking levers and re-cock it like James said until you hear the sears click.
If the gun has been broken down and you aren't sure if it was re-cocked, the cocking rods will move easily with your fingers if it was.