mc,

At the moment there are a bunch of other unanswered questions about this old gun, guestions that will not get answered without shooting it for at least a few rounds of trap, as well as some initial pattern and POI shooting. SO, I do need a temporary fix, one I can do myself for very few dollars. IF, as expected, the gun passes these shooting tests, then tig welding the hook or replacing the hinge pin, etc. is likely to happen.

This is hardly the only old Husqvarna hammer double I have. I have been killing birds (quails to geese) and busting clays with these old guns for well over 10 years -- this one happens to be the oldest, by 10 years -- and the most elegant of the bunch.

Niklas