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Sounds to me like some of the responders know more about drinking beer than they do about fixing guns! The looseness is stated to be 0.001", but the beer can shim will be about 0.004" thick. I don't believe that will work. That's the beauty of the beer can shim, the aluminum is soft enough that it squishes to the proper thickness. Steve
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Sidelock
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My local welder put some metal on the hook of a set of barrels for me for 10 bucks. I then fit everything myself.
It's not rocket surgery.
CHAZ
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Sidelock
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Brownells sells shim stock in various thicknesses. One order will last a lifetime. Clean the hook and shim thoroughly, and rough the surface of both with fine sandpaper. Attach with super glue and clamp in place with a mandrel for a couple hours. Trim any excess. Works like a charm.
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Sidelock
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A .001 is hard to shim. If it bothers you send it to Brad Bachelder. He's a master gunmaker and has welded up and refit a couple of guns for me. Phone # 616-459-3636. Paul
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a little loose is like being a little pregnant! Good point....ain't got no where to go but bigger.
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Sidelock
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I have done the same as EEB above. Used Brownells shim stock on the pin with Black Locktite. Wears for a LONG time.
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Beer cans, Scotch tape, Super Glue... man-oh-man, this sho 'nuf is a congress of expert craftsmen!
And they probably drink the beer first!
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Beer cans, Scotch tape, Super Glue... man-oh-man, this sho 'nuf is a congress of expert craftsmen! ed I consider all the above much better than you had done to all those old American doubles that were case colored with a torch. Everthing in the list is easily reversible, just remove the tape or the shim and clean off the glue. If the torching ruined those actions on the guns you sold and some poor sucker winds up with a bad receiver he has a very expensive bill coming to put the gun right. Probably more than the gun would be worth when he got done.
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 05/22/12 03:13 PM.
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Mister Mike:
Reports that I'm sum torch-packin' dude named "ed" are "grately exaggerated"!
And they ain't any "good" either!
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The man says his gun is tight with the forend on. End of problem, no fuss, no muss. Shoot it only when the forend is installed.
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