Greetings all,
I am the current custodian of a Stephen Grant sidelock, sidelever with the Grant patent ejectors and have fallen victim to the delicacy of this design.
The left ejector tripper, which is located adjacent to the cocking lever in the action, has broken.
Can I make this part with a piece of 1018 sheet metal? The tripper is about .040" in thickness, so 18ga would do with a bit of thinning.
My main question is whether or not the 1018 would be durable enough without further heat treatment.
Below is a picture of the ejector tripper (Top) and cocking lever (Bottom).
Those of you familiar with the design will know what's going on...