I've got my tail between my legs on this one. I sent Les Hovencamp the barrels of my 20g Nitro Special for work The lower rib delaminated and I couldn't cock the gun. He slow rust blued the barrels and resoldered the rib and the lug. He did a beautiful job on both accounts. He asked me to send the action to him to see if there was any other issue, but I, in my infinite wisdom, decided to save as few $$ to avoid a FFL transfer. Results: dumb decision.
Both barrels cock, but the right doesn't fire. When cocked, the right barrel firing pin does not meet up with the standing breach. I can hear it move back and forth when I move the gun.
What happened? Is the pin broken? I know that in the past Roy Eckrose (is he still hanging in from his stroke?) provided many suggestions to this effect, but I haven't saved his posts. I know it is easy to disassemble the Nitro but a bear to reassemble it. I have his pdf's on the jig and tools he used to compress the spring and reset the pins. I neither have the qualifications nor the desire to do so. I can certainly sent the action back to Les, but before I do so, are there any Nitro cognoscenti that have any thought on this matter as well as are there any competent gunsmiths in western NJ - eastern PA that can handle this?
