Your father was a wise man Ted. Hard to do sometimes with an old favorite. A writer once said something like this: "The first time a gun misfires, get it fixed- if it misfires again, sell it". In theory, that follows: "Never play poker with a man named Doc" or "Never eat at a place called Mom's-- A friend inherited a older GHE Parker 20 bore, with double triggers- the ejectors were getting out of timing, and the sears were worn (the gun was built about 1913 I believe) and after a few close calls bird hunting (by himself) he took it to a Joe-Blow gunsmith whose father-in-law had a machine shop with a TIG welder (Miller 300 amp Gold Star to be specific)- Mr. Blow used TIG and filler rod to build up the worn areas on the sears, but did NOT anneal them first- nor let them cool gradually in a thermal blanket post welding-never had them re-heat treated either, ground the build up TIG deposited metal down and re-assembled the gun. Paul took it out to the gun club to shoot clays- he loaded both barrels, and with the safety on, closed the gun- it automatically fired the first barrel as the sear failed, and the opening lever came open. He sued Mr. Blow, and shipped the gun to Del Grego and sold it to him for the parts, stock and barrels- and bought a Parker Repro 20 with Double Triggers and straight hand stock- 26" barrels open chokes- and has never looked back. Unfortunately, Mr. Blow is still in business. You can never be too careful with any mechanism, and your words of wisdom are a caution to all of us who often peruse the used shotgun market. Looks to me like you inherited the same degree of common sense your father possesed- a very good thing!! RWTF
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 03/10/09 07:18 PM.
