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I own an older gun in which the top lever is to the left rather than to the right when the action is closed. I have been told by a gunsmith this can be remedied by pinging the barrel lumps at the site where the bolts enter the lumps to lock the action. Does this make sense and is this an appropriate course of action? Thx for your opinion.
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No and get away from that dude.
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Please will people who ask questions like this give some detail. What is the gun ? A purdey? A Parker? A Ugatachea? O/U or side by side?
Apart from that the man who told you "pinging the barrel lump " is no gunsmith . When the bites on a gun wear the lever can come past center ,it could also be that the spindle is worn or that the lever itself is worn . It could be one of several other things ,but without knowlage of the gun every thing is a guess.
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Buzz, pinging the barrel lugs to tighten the action is a shoddy quick fix practice equivalent to sawdust in a car differential to quiet the gear noise caused by excessive wear.
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Buzz, if I'm not mistaken, you are talking about an L.C. Smith. If the lever goes too far to the left, it is possible the extension rib slope is worn and can be TIG welded and then filed to correct this.
Also possible the rotary bolt is worn, but my guess would be the extension rib slope where the rotary bolt goes through it and tightens up on the slope of the extension rib.
If it is not an L.C. Smith, sorry.
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What the hell is pinging? Is that when you buy cheap gas and your car makes a "death rattle"?
I've done some peening, and peeing in my time, but neither of them on a barrel lump.
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What the hell is pinging? Is that when you buy cheap gas and your car makes a "death rattle"?
I've done some peening, and peeing in my time, but neither of them on a barrel lump. Oops!! It appears I butchered the King's English in addition to asking an ignorant question. I'm terribly sorry if I offended you Chuck with my ignorance. The gun is a Boss and I'm not going to have it peened or pinged Chuck. Thankyou for your informative answer to my ignorance.
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If you had what you call a "gunsmith" tell you that, using those words.....then he is a dork.....you need a new helper, adviser, gunsmith, preferrably someone with a brain.....
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Buzz,
No offense taken nor intended.
Regardless of whether you have a nice Boss or just a nice old Parker or similar, keep your guns away from the guy that wants to beat on your guns.
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