July
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Who's Online Now
2 members (SKB, fullandfuller), 3,660 guests, and 220 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics40,252
Posts572,496
Members14,686
Most Online32,084
Jun 14th, 2026
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Joined: Apr 2024
Posts: 15
elric Offline OP
Boxlock
OP Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Apr 2024
Posts: 15
Ordered a set of 12 gauge hammers and a pin off of Flea-Byte. The hammers are a scosh over .250 thick and the through-hole is @ 0.130, the pin is 1.455 long with a diameter of 0.125, there is some scoring around the pin where both hammers pivoted.

The hammers are swinging free. It would take a LOT of fouling to gum those hammers up. While measuring the through-hole on the hammer, the Starrett 831-A half-ball small hole gage found some rough drilling finish in the bore.

Probably could take a pass with a reamer to smooth out the bore to a uniform 0.130 , this would NOT tighten it up, or loosen it.

Found a supposed Hammer Pin on Flea-Buy. Notice the two worn areas on the shaft where the pin passed through the hammers. The ends look rough as heck, not dressed like original pins.

Of course, we can't be sure if this is actually an original pin. Might be a replacement that is Cold Rolled Steel [CRS]. If you look at the wear pattern, it seems the wear is concentrated towards one side of the shaft, while the opposite side looks to be fairly close to the original diameter.

Worn Nitro Special Hammer Pin

Last edited by elric; 07/20/26 08:06 PM.
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,961
Likes: 271
Sidelock
***
Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,961
Likes: 271
As far as reaming the hammer pivot hole out to remove orig rough drilling finish,,I wouldn't bother as long as you say the hammers pivot fine.
These were inexpensive, mass produced firearms and made w/o any of what you could call fine qualities of fit and finish.
Also the hammers IIRC are case hardened. So unless the reamer is carbide, it will probably take a beating trying to cut the glass hard surface in there.

The pin shown is likely a soft steel replacement. Even with that it must have taken a lot of pivots back and forth to wear it like that.
That pin is probably undersize and that would accelerate the wear. ne end looks like they peened a 'cap' on it to help retain it. amay have ahd one on the other end as well but it sheared off when disassembling.
If the hole in the hammers and frame is .130,,I'd almost bet the replacement is a piece of 1/8" (.125d) round stock.
Close enough for a quick replacement in someone's world..like Afghanistan maybe.
The wear like that comes from one side of the hammer being under spring tension against the pin, and the pin being very soft steel
The other side that is not worn has the pivot hole riding free of contact for the most part so little or no wear.

Make a new pin of some decent tool steel and it will outlast your shooting days.
Or search for another pin that looks normal. They'll all be about 100 y/o, so don't expect a beauty queen of a replacement.

Numrich has them listed for around $5.
Says the same pin is used for the sears, hammer and cocking cams.
The problem with Numrich is their shipping costs are at times excessive for the parcel and part.
https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/720450a

Joined: Apr 2024
Posts: 15
elric Offline OP
Boxlock
OP Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Apr 2024
Posts: 15
Thankfully, other than one firing pin, this Nitro Special is working. It has the Howland designed single trigger [whether Howland lifted the Miller designed trigger is unknown]. Right now, its close to having a decent BOM on-hand before opening my NS.

Avoiding a gun in parts while waiting for materials or tools. Better chance of the gun NOT staying as a pile of parts...

My predilection is for steel jigs, as I machine dry. Probably two 1/4 inch hex cap screws. What is the outer diameter of the main spring cap? Same as the OD of the mainspring?

Afghanistan? Methinks more like from Pakistan...

Last edited by elric; 07/20/26 11:32 PM.

Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2026 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.117s Queries: 20 (0.070s) Memory: 0.7952 MB (Peak: 1.8990 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2026-07-21 12:21:00 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS