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I don't have the answer to that question. I don't like to take them apart, so I don't have an easy fix. Once the locking bolt if free from the rest of the gun, it would be an easy fix to shim the bolt, but then I would have to put the gun back together, which, for me, would be a nightmare.
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Thanks guys.
So if I put the barrels back on face or fixed the forend (depending on the culprit) the left of center lever might not be an issue any more?
Any recommendations for a Parker smith near Maryland?
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If you find one, let me know.
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The off-face condition has to do with wear to the hook and hinge pin (movement in the fore-aft direction). If you can close the gun on paper with the forearm off, there is wear. If you can close it (with light force) on two thicknesses, you probably need to have it put back on face (new/built-up hinge pin, built-up/shimmmed hook, or some of each - not unduly expensive). The locking bolt should preclude any rotation around the hinge pin (opening movement). If you can feel any up-down looseness, the bolt and locking slots may need attention. I'm not exactly sure which of the Parker parts inter-relate, but sometimes bolt spring pressure and forearm pressures will mask an off-face condition.
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Don, on old field guns, I would rather have a thin shim in back of the forend lug to bring the lug tight into the hook and have a gun that does not rattle when closed. I realize that this fix does result in a minor off face condition, but the use of compression formed shells makes a thousanth or two of off face a "non-event" as long as the lugs are tight in the slots. Of course, if expense is no object and the gun is of very high quality, a proper shimming or replacement of all offending areas is called for.
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On an old field gun why not put the shim in the hook & stop the rattle & keep it on face all at the same time. I see absolutely nothing to be gained by pulling the barrels away from the breech.
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2-piper, I was wondering the same thing but am a neophyte with Parkers.
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A shim in the hook has to be done well enough to put up with a lot of friction and movement. A shim on the forend lug can be a piece of electrician's tape cut with a pocket knife and will last as long as the gun is together, years if you don't take the gun apart. Yes, a nicely attached shim in the hook is much preferred, as you suggest.
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