tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82268089013461908792024-03-18T19:15:36.777-07:00Vicknair Restorations, Specialist Gunsmithing WeblogLititz, PA
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Dewey@VicknairRestorations.comDeweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-50663239439968605012024-02-12T15:05:00.000-08:002024-02-12T15:05:45.430-08:00Un-!@#$%^^&^-ing a Beautiful Lebeau-Courally BLE<p> Here is a Lebeau-Courally BLE in 16 gauge that suffered more than a few problems. Both hammers had failed, one completely and the other cracked completely through the pivot hole. All of the screw slots had suffered at the hands of the last individual who had attempted repairs on the gun. They also beat the snot out of the sear and hammer pivot pins, which originally had polished, concave ends. After disassembly and a thorough inspection of the damage, the lengthy journey of correctly repairing everything began. </p><p>It started with the creation of new left and right hammers made from O1. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to determine why either hammer failed at the points that they did. The left hammer cracked through the pivot, the crack originating at a tool mark near the sear notch. The right hammer failed exactly where it was (apparently) designed to, at the sharp inside corner, situated right at the point where the hammer would flex the most. When making the new hammers, I replaced that sharp inside corner with a radius, so as to prevent a replay of previous events.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fPkxovZmUwauw8J04_hivbub44yC-oNTtTusDOnrwxcSbpSqYVT-j-jQ1fcPHmLaW3bV-FNb2cnCP4XPFD8R_UPXklAmIfYb8YgaSYIVywBJ0Kb3-NNAtWPz-edBakS3PhYze5RKN0koNl4As2Srsk-Oexn-hBLLAPBuuwzpXU_84QHDMzhRFFbcfGiB/s2816/IMG_1633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fPkxovZmUwauw8J04_hivbub44yC-oNTtTusDOnrwxcSbpSqYVT-j-jQ1fcPHmLaW3bV-FNb2cnCP4XPFD8R_UPXklAmIfYb8YgaSYIVywBJ0Kb3-NNAtWPz-edBakS3PhYze5RKN0koNl4As2Srsk-Oexn-hBLLAPBuuwzpXU_84QHDMzhRFFbcfGiB/s320/IMG_1633.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_u7h9BonFFsL9L_WP2m7JvNgwpGVbtG9NmztybwE2_1_BnasYKJsOVlpSaZ6lqKT0Sg7wetDdbYyXokDBLrbymsy9l0HbDmo9Asau1K-hdVdtaEwJIt1l6nj7x1_igXLxc2RLwNuSd07QDHb9gMi1jtb6VkcQk58z56AncrCG4K74s1HKguFnFKax802/s2816/IMG_1634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNyxxg7I33OlFCbenYOeEspECyiV2ukzLaig-WFG_8Tlk2bLNFEd_1o5Pd3uKVe5cGHNDcYNh5_LmBTyXcPBkL1LvHbidCHxQe-xQoM0ucSa5tESF_AUPlsFMm7gyBC1jqAMNVIDJ-JPk9blmV0t8HCyDCjtdvJhFPKXBSjt0u8qD9aEa1BguiXNdn54B/s320/IMG_1649.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The finished parts...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFge5dWppOGeEQf4I2oRecWAoa3N_kc1ckkuvOPwxlhYqQA8vZvyyUbZWP4B2B45ApkiC9vCnyejco8MaWoXSzEpgvlTdTHoo6tWTo0HUpbOzYj-86kI05OaZ-86ZsLXCOaz2Tnr6dr5N7fkRIuRKofpzZC9huyhcATN53rKuZHkzqpWzmFm7C6XnLQKu/s2816/IMG_1651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFge5dWppOGeEQf4I2oRecWAoa3N_kc1ckkuvOPwxlhYqQA8vZvyyUbZWP4B2B45ApkiC9vCnyejco8MaWoXSzEpgvlTdTHoo6tWTo0HUpbOzYj-86kI05OaZ-86ZsLXCOaz2Tnr6dr5N7fkRIuRKofpzZC9huyhcATN53rKuZHkzqpWzmFm7C6XnLQKu/s320/IMG_1651.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYuKNR-Cq9pI2BMvtgPEbGlhuDZ0YSi_L7GWBuJltcTDY1spltEWI0WbeKteucTUB-Wy0LT5O8by2MfeJVsD9Exu_P4DYEi1MV6z24_PyzzwMjclAxg2EL_7PbXmaKUGV7uxhyf5JSI_Fm-lgILf16oKuu2Wt3jNZ6XF6cNM_9jXK5iuJ2Nz-Ja-W9XrK/s2816/IMG_1652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYuKNR-Cq9pI2BMvtgPEbGlhuDZ0YSi_L7GWBuJltcTDY1spltEWI0WbeKteucTUB-Wy0LT5O8by2MfeJVsD9Exu_P4DYEi1MV6z24_PyzzwMjclAxg2EL_7PbXmaKUGV7uxhyf5JSI_Fm-lgILf16oKuu2Wt3jNZ6XF6cNM_9jXK5iuJ2Nz-Ja-W9XrK/s320/IMG_1652.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Obviously, fitting new hammers entails addressing things like: sear engagement, firing pin protrusion, cocking timing, overdraw, ejector function, etc. but these things aren't the most photogenic processes, which is why they are not shown.</p><p>Before the new screws can be made, there are internal repairs to the head of the stock which must be completed.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Note the toplever lockscrew is screwed into an aluminum extension. This is so that it can be held in my engraving vise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlUrkpHUELoc4mLsH6TV-t3tuwcDlsbaeKe9z1Zv-Hg0CrV2R-QZClkio8BXHROx_RWAs0J54edrq6nk3tEB5BnhfPCfYVSGYAblw9YnG6OiAzKfj02JYyHriOgbZoxOR-4HqQTWTtdpzKayMNeykINzPPhlPaTwv7knjIswp7wvi-cktvmdoD5dg-1av/s2816/IMG_1711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlUrkpHUELoc4mLsH6TV-t3tuwcDlsbaeKe9z1Zv-Hg0CrV2R-QZClkio8BXHROx_RWAs0J54edrq6nk3tEB5BnhfPCfYVSGYAblw9YnG6OiAzKfj02JYyHriOgbZoxOR-4HqQTWTtdpzKayMNeykINzPPhlPaTwv7knjIswp7wvi-cktvmdoD5dg-1av/s320/IMG_1711.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>All finished:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3orK1BG7v3sdsohfTKVMRgrcBfNOjjW8pKzlWAJ34WedoMJfnIk6JjgDHQGUXD8ALWdbQysSnGuWaN2p7l-W09pTJ0VMXwH7S5BTgnIWIROdtJXpTahRQ-QexOMSzH3EqqEHVAuXVvxSya2bdC_LqAcfcY3XGc0nbsAddP-4ifzejRFdQOr3mOHR2dAl9/s2816/IMG_1724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They are however, never made from the same piece, nor is the grain orientation in the same direction, which would compromise the strength of the buttplate. Needless to say, this, combined with the presence of the buttplate screws doesn't make for a very convincing representation of a checkered butt. It just looks like a wooden buttplate.<br /></p><p>The other common method is to use an oval (usually more of a rectangle with rounded corners) plug of wood, also retained by two screws, inlet into the sole of the butt. In some instances, this doesn't look too bad but the screws still spoil the look.</p><p>The drawbolt in a Guerini over/under is of the Allen (or socket) head type and is held captive by an aluminum plug pressed into the bolt bore, which not only prevents the bolt from being lost, it also acts as a guide for the Allen key, thanks to the "funnel" machined into the rear end. The captive bolt means that the only access necessary is a 6mm hole (to comfortably accept the 5mm key). Figuring that a single, small hole in the butt would probably look a whole lot better than two screw heads and an obvious seam, that is the direction that I took.</p><p>Since this was to be a considerable extension, the weight of the added piece had to be considered. The gun's balance was preserved by boring multiple holes completely through the extension, which were then plugged with shallow plugs. The plugs were turned from the same piece of walnut with the same grain orientation as the extension.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYr5ns4n391yx-OQ2CRS-s9bWOQ65oFL5DRJAx10v32RWuO4ucllEweuhyphenhyphen2RYXiMwRo1d3rk4XCzz-41ivWAfYJDtrOZItfjHnp7v_5AMt1iQtbPlj1Jt0V7_5_wJw5w4w9EbatCDzYUsO3eLI1y7nazVo2O4orro3ddpPF5rNtfooODdSvlClGkBXg3b/s2816/IMG_9474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYr5ns4n391yx-OQ2CRS-s9bWOQ65oFL5DRJAx10v32RWuO4ucllEweuhyphenhyphen2RYXiMwRo1d3rk4XCzz-41ivWAfYJDtrOZItfjHnp7v_5AMt1iQtbPlj1Jt0V7_5_wJw5w4w9EbatCDzYUsO3eLI1y7nazVo2O4orro3ddpPF5rNtfooODdSvlClGkBXg3b/s320/IMG_9474.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf2lEJu0BfsyDUbFNOBJH8UUfaIQ4vL7Hh5oLdKiG7OSgiFq9SmOkjWCKfaXiC2mPwf3e1yn3ZUkXVlmB2nuJCrdMlG4Er7wbBS5Q5uaskoH6azMbku-95UgmMGW7GaiioGiw2iHc6QW9e6ZJxzpnkWSxL6yiequPVudqsa5NYwwf5RVFX7k3nXtH4D3M/s2816/IMG_9475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf2lEJu0BfsyDUbFNOBJH8UUfaIQ4vL7Hh5oLdKiG7OSgiFq9SmOkjWCKfaXiC2mPwf3e1yn3ZUkXVlmB2nuJCrdMlG4Er7wbBS5Q5uaskoH6azMbku-95UgmMGW7GaiioGiw2iHc6QW9e6ZJxzpnkWSxL6yiequPVudqsa5NYwwf5RVFX7k3nXtH4D3M/s320/IMG_9475.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The plugs are epoxied in place, making sure that the grain followed that of the surrounding wood. The access hole also got an aluminum "bezel" to prevent the checkering from getting beat up around the hole during future maintenance.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjq7L8iToImMbEVWT8JezrpP85WAxaKWqbnj5qtf5WUDyLPv_UTQ95UDiFGWgaUdfoo14XrBEF9lkAU1bT7ZT326zPMjQWAyylNlXGnb_guOMsRIQttmXowU9tb4FSbVGcy8QTALU14n_LNJOul2LEgBbSXj4YhunPnF7Wsgq71wdhRsktla20BNBVz7_/s2816/IMG_9476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjq7L8iToImMbEVWT8JezrpP85WAxaKWqbnj5qtf5WUDyLPv_UTQ95UDiFGWgaUdfoo14XrBEF9lkAU1bT7ZT326zPMjQWAyylNlXGnb_guOMsRIQttmXowU9tb4FSbVGcy8QTALU14n_LNJOul2LEgBbSXj4YhunPnF7Wsgq71wdhRsktla20BNBVz7_/s320/IMG_9476.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After the epoxy cured, the but was shaped in preparation for finishing and checkering. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftHWKEqAbZN_39LKjfPbzMxYc-nVYkhGncoyv5Xq68Ly_mM-UAVhjYe2-JYDF6JLukLkczbikhz8OePT7EOu3JzQOBJ8L2HMNAwcgSCMfIIqFyAi7c6NqnMwHYaZQ5rBnOLRDfpb6VLzYPoqaOhCJwGSy18YsrzUlWb-vS9LTVDhZV1awdpPJilLumALn/s2816/IMG_9478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftHWKEqAbZN_39LKjfPbzMxYc-nVYkhGncoyv5Xq68Ly_mM-UAVhjYe2-JYDF6JLukLkczbikhz8OePT7EOu3JzQOBJ8L2HMNAwcgSCMfIIqFyAi7c6NqnMwHYaZQ5rBnOLRDfpb6VLzYPoqaOhCJwGSy18YsrzUlWb-vS9LTVDhZV1awdpPJilLumALn/s320/IMG_9478.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ljh-Um8DDIwBIHbvKfIGsi1tHrHhDPBYRAl9ShsUqyLZKQ7iAnJ_9jhwDU6m5pXuaXYKZvCyyX82ysGMNY3zCQVMlCOt0jMhl5dKFcpYBZpoFZ7BlF0LO4Pk8i2m4JaqWDbGqSxUonaZFmT5R0VsXvyeZBq855AkxyTjC-Q5mZSKa8sMVSkcIDFjzEBq/s2816/IMG_9477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ljh-Um8DDIwBIHbvKfIGsi1tHrHhDPBYRAl9ShsUqyLZKQ7iAnJ_9jhwDU6m5pXuaXYKZvCyyX82ysGMNY3zCQVMlCOt0jMhl5dKFcpYBZpoFZ7BlF0LO4Pk8i2m4JaqWDbGqSxUonaZFmT5R0VsXvyeZBq855AkxyTjC-Q5mZSKa8sMVSkcIDFjzEBq/s320/IMG_9477.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>All finished. The plugs are all but invisible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFj9Stm7s-vhANOE3L7YBJLk1u9H0uG4IGd-DcHXUDQRYE-b7qcGZLlMTWxOxEx07j-tqbHV8NcRvCOFGYKLz9AQK0SQGPnnsrgEY-DuV6uGbNignUQ3fhcZ_O5IfqdCjDY209G2wHRT-nCeKDGey-3OwkVwYzg13DT6Bu7xr0Zx5fobupDNcRpISkVdn/s2816/IMG_9479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFj9Stm7s-vhANOE3L7YBJLk1u9H0uG4IGd-DcHXUDQRYE-b7qcGZLlMTWxOxEx07j-tqbHV8NcRvCOFGYKLz9AQK0SQGPnnsrgEY-DuV6uGbNignUQ3fhcZ_O5IfqdCjDY209G2wHRT-nCeKDGey-3OwkVwYzg13DT6Bu7xr0Zx5fobupDNcRpISkVdn/s320/IMG_9479.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdE-09FKf9TEe2A2zcGGD_F9_EAGiGCkM-dGP7QZVWy3U2M09OoC51GSPr3BbQ11KIRflE65XVAYiFUeBDOWILjVnvOpuumKqWWKNB3FYM9BrVjxWrPJ7VBkwn3UwI75Yfw8cdBfZFZan4gjUtP_WDf90Oimseu02_WmkuW_sXnYr9ya9I8zP234q-KUWy/s2816/IMG_9485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdE-09FKf9TEe2A2zcGGD_F9_EAGiGCkM-dGP7QZVWy3U2M09OoC51GSPr3BbQ11KIRflE65XVAYiFUeBDOWILjVnvOpuumKqWWKNB3FYM9BrVjxWrPJ7VBkwn3UwI75Yfw8cdBfZFZan4gjUtP_WDf90Oimseu02_WmkuW_sXnYr9ya9I8zP234q-KUWy/s320/IMG_9485.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E7HmDGS35CzhGR4ZelcM8jRmbAqUY8sAZ3bI-oNCmktS6KEheQKfNmU3hFBA7oAdsL415pVYr2IfiTCgyJ0CCPm5JVKjnspC4xFqbe4UPJNw9-Ur8tIrvitC1K39qx_VYp4ujtJS2tVwDH-Bv3e6yC6EQkxWCK5vi5fh9W_uRIyz5X6knPpn4kMBTCeZ/s2816/IMG_9548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E7HmDGS35CzhGR4ZelcM8jRmbAqUY8sAZ3bI-oNCmktS6KEheQKfNmU3hFBA7oAdsL415pVYr2IfiTCgyJ0CCPm5JVKjnspC4xFqbe4UPJNw9-Ur8tIrvitC1K39qx_VYp4ujtJS2tVwDH-Bv3e6yC6EQkxWCK5vi5fh9W_uRIyz5X6knPpn4kMBTCeZ/s320/IMG_9548.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-88619944570999186812024-02-12T12:15:00.000-08:002024-02-12T12:15:39.898-08:00Repairing a Colt 1849<p> This one had a few issues. The cylinder would not carry up, nor would it lock into position and, the mainspring was broken. The carry up issue was, as expected, due to a broken hand spring (not an uncommon issue in these old Colts). The cylinder stop malfunction was not however caused by any issue with its spring, but with the screw upon which it pivots. It seems that the cylinder stop screw (as well as the trigger pivot screw) had, somehow, developed multiple bends. </p><p>Obviously, these need to be replaced.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Cuh8jBCCP0RmUK9jRCUCDq2OEQz8e_gemxckm1fIaNk6sBSeioBtvpPoRJ4vGTzAwMxuKBe68eys5xu-Qtn1_y-YC4lMxqKKihgUKbzO7MxeOMMfuUboa0no-YgUEecIzvMeaGqPNUlvhxYdllciaZZ14ii_8dEC29ZY56GhVSTp0tOPCm71soujt3FT/s2816/IMG_8196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Cuh8jBCCP0RmUK9jRCUCDq2OEQz8e_gemxckm1fIaNk6sBSeioBtvpPoRJ4vGTzAwMxuKBe68eys5xu-Qtn1_y-YC4lMxqKKihgUKbzO7MxeOMMfuUboa0no-YgUEecIzvMeaGqPNUlvhxYdllciaZZ14ii_8dEC29ZY56GhVSTp0tOPCm71soujt3FT/s320/IMG_8196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>New screws were turned and threaded on the lathe (the blank for the new hand spring has also been made and fit).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXFvPk348OcpatVHrZ0BpDx1R1bLZwuweX1Ufnn7q3VmfMmoICIjFsSNcDdNWLj75W3zKQOvZvmH70TGxNuaUSPQbRbZLwYVqf18ygHDbbxiaOyWJTMesVn2oK0nt8fkXJVNo7XGKFjXWYGxL_0IfVL3629Uqhrk3yTBhZ2k36nsD03lafqQPyJcunipR/s2816/IMG_8186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXFvPk348OcpatVHrZ0BpDx1R1bLZwuweX1Ufnn7q3VmfMmoICIjFsSNcDdNWLj75W3zKQOvZvmH70TGxNuaUSPQbRbZLwYVqf18ygHDbbxiaOyWJTMesVn2oK0nt8fkXJVNo7XGKFjXWYGxL_0IfVL3629Uqhrk3yTBhZ2k36nsD03lafqQPyJcunipR/s320/IMG_8186.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then I finished off each end of the screws and engraved them in the appropriate pattern before heat treating them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhet7U9VJAiuOVpMM9fnpXbbOqW7k-RAJKUAOkFF75LvrxPir2W6Q6LO36gu6y9Jv8ZwYPan_HhOa_uFsrKc5eufrds2ThTh5-gMgT4AuxhosQmAt45uhZP8Zrmyg-p3tL01qnnTGDnMngRDOWpmMs8wZsG1jk5isgysduvLS1POX6Of4OpjmsRZJZMVqAB/s2816/IMG_8189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZZJYDVqxOSf5NDLpgVCwPQQwlJTM7XFU1Sd1ON93wUl7uBQcSU___5pvS5QRoIu34gTdNU1x9TsHzrK0458jnpbBD_w7dDpGOAbzE27xBJWhbgVRuedknCaZ4FldoHJhZfB80mZw83qimupj1VDwdbMz-bJ2-huXpjzbJ1JDFB-IIOBSIQVv2WjZGGMW/s2816/IMG_8194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZZJYDVqxOSf5NDLpgVCwPQQwlJTM7XFU1Sd1ON93wUl7uBQcSU___5pvS5QRoIu34gTdNU1x9TsHzrK0458jnpbBD_w7dDpGOAbzE27xBJWhbgVRuedknCaZ4FldoHJhZfB80mZw83qimupj1VDwdbMz-bJ2-huXpjzbJ1JDFB-IIOBSIQVv2WjZGGMW/s320/IMG_8194.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>After reassembly, it functions (and looks) as it should. Yes, the grips are factory ivory, which I find repugnant. Sadly (and shamefully), people seem to prize ivory today just as much as they did back then.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8ijtbwh6sywKRnvzCQR4yjy2pM6_Z_6wxq7yhs-JENlnoMbukhO61229kMqpCoDaVDTp9Ki5XyZyPv-CW7X_SUgDzJAqPzEw2ywTqM8Vgi6di_J-qvB9JR_qcNeIbPGo2gcw1fHbE7pR8rUpAceMGlpD3dod5iG6ttlQ73LXmRYXPwTCmIu6YVczVcs8/s2816/IMG_8195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8ijtbwh6sywKRnvzCQR4yjy2pM6_Z_6wxq7yhs-JENlnoMbukhO61229kMqpCoDaVDTp9Ki5XyZyPv-CW7X_SUgDzJAqPzEw2ywTqM8Vgi6di_J-qvB9JR_qcNeIbPGo2gcw1fHbE7pR8rUpAceMGlpD3dod5iG6ttlQ73LXmRYXPwTCmIu6YVczVcs8/s320/IMG_8195.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqypyCSGoiMbB6-CcRrvG1bE8gmQbKY1tf86xT9YpVyV7DmNdehnqs_QDBq5rWmQppnecZBfRhc6LllYI4ULdNJvPcIrJ1NptB_1C9mK2zmg8ukipTKeg_R6sGyE4Q4urOshhKglKC7B-zm1sNBB21xr4FWFgqqF69E4rwjU679Hnggxy1GR1fVloQnq6D/s2816/IMG_8197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqypyCSGoiMbB6-CcRrvG1bE8gmQbKY1tf86xT9YpVyV7DmNdehnqs_QDBq5rWmQppnecZBfRhc6LllYI4ULdNJvPcIrJ1NptB_1C9mK2zmg8ukipTKeg_R6sGyE4Q4urOshhKglKC7B-zm1sNBB21xr4FWFgqqF69E4rwjU679Hnggxy1GR1fVloQnq6D/s320/IMG_8197.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-62539980902177124752023-12-08T22:47:00.000-08:002023-12-17T11:33:22.416-08:00Where Do These Ideas Come From?<p> Apparently, due to the pistolsmithing (and other) work I've posted here lately, there are those who think that I'm no longer working on shotguns (doubles specifically). I have no idea where that notion originates. Do these people think that I've forgotten how to work on doubles because I work on something else? Do they believe that "specializing" in one thing is the only measure of competence? If it is the latter, have you noticed that I've got a whole blog full of posts showing the incompetence of which "trained specialists" are capable?</p><p>The facts are these: Machines are machines and craftsmanship is craftsmanship. If you can comprehend one mechanism, you can comprehend any mechanism and, if you're capable of craftsmanship, then it doesn't matter what you're working on, be it a pistol, a shotgun, a watch or a motorcycle. </p><p>Since I'm on the subject of craftsmanship, here are a few tips in regards to the C-word:</p><p>#1 - The most important skill to develop is the ability look at your own work objectively, as if you were looking at someone else's, and if it's not up to snuff, either make it right or pitch it and start over. This is called being conscientious. For those unfamiliar with that word, you can find it in a thing called a dictionary. I realize that that can get expensive but that's good incentive to do it right the first time. Far too many people fall in love with their own work, seemingly in direct proportion to the amount of time that they have in it.</p><p>#2 - When you start getting impressed with yourself, take a deep breath, apply the above rule and embrace reality.</p><p>#3 - Don't be in a hurry to become a "master" because it will never happen. It matters not how long you've done anything, you'll never know it all. No matter what you do, you're always a student. In this business, especially, only the most arrogant dare to refer to them selves as a "master gunsmith/gunmaker".<br /></p><p>See that? Sometimes free advice is actually worth more than you paid for it.<br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-9431141162185520312023-12-04T13:08:00.001-08:002023-12-04T13:09:15.606-08:00Quotes Best Ignored<p> I don't put too much stock in quotes. Too often they are nothing more than platitudes, misapplied and often misattributed. A perfect example of the latter is Einstein's "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." </p><p>Number one, that is NOT the definition of insanity and, number two, Einstein never said it. That quote is from a book, written in the 1980s by Rita Mae Brown, titled Sudden Death. </p><p>Then we have the ever-popular and supremely trite "All politics is local." The next time anyone throws that one at you, ask for an actual, coherent explanation of its meaning (um, uh, and random stuttering do NOT go toward word count). <br /><br />There are two quotes that particularly make my skin crawl though, mostly because, on a daily basis, I interact with the results of those quotes being taken to heart. They are "Perfection is the enemy of the good." and, "Done is better than good."<br /><br />These two quotes attempt to legitimize the ideology of the incompetent, the belief of the bungler, the mantra of the mediocre. If you agree with either (or both), and have little to no mechanical comprehension and manual dexterity, combined with the know-it-all hubris of a teenager, perhaps a career in the gunsmithing field is for you.<br /><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-28509060731346225922023-12-04T13:08:00.000-08:002024-02-06T09:46:58.463-08:00Pursuit of Perfection by Other Means<p> For those of you who might be interested in such things, I've created a separate blog to cover the watchmaking work.</p><p><a href="https://vicknairwatchrestoration.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">https://vicknairwatchrestoration.blogspot.com/</a><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-19259337814322073442023-12-03T10:02:00.000-08:002023-12-28T14:26:30.223-08:00Sleeving an A.A. Brown BLE<p> This gun came in to repair a failed rib "tack down" job and turned out to be a shining example of the consequences of such half-assery. At some point in the past, the Brown featured here had experienced a partial rib separation, which, to properly correct, would necessitate the complete removal of all ribs and forend lug. It seems that whoever was responsible for this mess didn't think that all of that work (and expense) was necessary. Their brilliant idea was to simply use lots of acidic flux to get the solder to adhere to the steel. Clearly, our hero gun-plumber either didn't know, or care, about the consequences of leaving that acidic soup between the ribs (I'm betting that both are true) because the job was "done".</p><p>Yes, the foul stew that is American (and English) gunsmithing, which seems to consist of equal parts ignorance, incompetence, arrogance, witchcraft and hubris, has provided yet another bad example for your viewing pleasure.</p><p>Behold:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKWo6twtGyMuyIOJG15IqJCp6C9GIrHxwQaOnLW7FimEKZuawLMrXn8kox9GCGz-XsTVL7PQZkwUn9N4aWrCEqqz94y6JSb6oscTBcuCGj2lxAcentWv-X1bWdHQSvleZZyZo3fVsbFRcUqL2i2FTZ-pIP6EheLuPt4ToVbBsD8iIXd3D7I0QB2xNQDwy/s2816/IMG_3108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKWo6twtGyMuyIOJG15IqJCp6C9GIrHxwQaOnLW7FimEKZuawLMrXn8kox9GCGz-XsTVL7PQZkwUn9N4aWrCEqqz94y6JSb6oscTBcuCGj2lxAcentWv-X1bWdHQSvleZZyZo3fVsbFRcUqL2i2FTZ-pIP6EheLuPt4ToVbBsD8iIXd3D7I0QB2xNQDwy/s320/IMG_3108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyUWxLUi1iB0A-_ElIl9u-Fss07q6OxbaJ7iiz6H6uHhafjOICo0MZbDhBJ6Bte_OxrHmefslNn2-buUQRBmquoSmJkBQtMU2g16YaKhxkD97n5q3tU1s4kcFZKt0Pbhk9ljRSKSywnUVLiKe1gq4gyE-sb73hVcV4Q7fr9nx4Qg7vMlRaxU73Yx8rS0G/s2816/IMG_3110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyUWxLUi1iB0A-_ElIl9u-Fss07q6OxbaJ7iiz6H6uHhafjOICo0MZbDhBJ6Bte_OxrHmefslNn2-buUQRBmquoSmJkBQtMU2g16YaKhxkD97n5q3tU1s4kcFZKt0Pbhk9ljRSKSywnUVLiKe1gq4gyE-sb73hVcV4Q7fr9nx4Qg7vMlRaxU73Yx8rS0G/s320/IMG_3110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabVN8YSR9kzmse0MggDGdFYMWtCUIpcd2DviLVCMMXY9Aw12byjOsOkxTeugA-DUsbSxTY7myuqwxQSHr6rIWr8Rsl1HOJS1eWY8ATVlim5W0zFl2yV2rSVjqN3ejJ6NUDMMQ5TADSQ8EYw2TScj7eGG2oDKCMMvNsguq6CX7zRYsAJsZhu_VjQM97Hnv/s2816/IMG_3111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabVN8YSR9kzmse0MggDGdFYMWtCUIpcd2DviLVCMMXY9Aw12byjOsOkxTeugA-DUsbSxTY7myuqwxQSHr6rIWr8Rsl1HOJS1eWY8ATVlim5W0zFl2yV2rSVjqN3ejJ6NUDMMQ5TADSQ8EYw2TScj7eGG2oDKCMMvNsguq6CX7zRYsAJsZhu_VjQM97Hnv/s320/IMG_3111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>After removing most of the rust:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBeHBHU74fexs1dj5h7wUdKXpCeJfaSJxpB8YOEUyKDFXleBgTHT0DNU7i5AFH9Vw-BeyHdYb8Po-HiL7Ue9KbueV0jrJMTWWP152nPzH2R8KCmM0Bf0z8BpXTSBTCvplxVt52hzef_-YWlgpwiNachP6BWJO6SgEdnw3qgKJs1An1tDW2yEQ_Er-BLac/s2816/IMG_3116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBeHBHU74fexs1dj5h7wUdKXpCeJfaSJxpB8YOEUyKDFXleBgTHT0DNU7i5AFH9Vw-BeyHdYb8Po-HiL7Ue9KbueV0jrJMTWWP152nPzH2R8KCmM0Bf0z8BpXTSBTCvplxVt52hzef_-YWlgpwiNachP6BWJO6SgEdnw3qgKJs1An1tDW2yEQ_Er-BLac/s320/IMG_3116.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWCFTecF5WbhIICK0N_RowoDwZUOoLHVztFrmFunjsoOLOGXnht9WlD6PH3UjztqFVT4CMtl9QvB8Q-7m8JCA5nmPWfzVRc4rwHMX6FzP0iEu2F6eLSpDdI19rFiCWwdJ0qVV5rVkYq8WRE4hnPFUfLbO4WwEcFxvnw8PuLODmlGr4pbF8c58oBrl0LBb/s2816/IMG_3118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWCFTecF5WbhIICK0N_RowoDwZUOoLHVztFrmFunjsoOLOGXnht9WlD6PH3UjztqFVT4CMtl9QvB8Q-7m8JCA5nmPWfzVRc4rwHMX6FzP0iEu2F6eLSpDdI19rFiCWwdJ0qVV5rVkYq8WRE4hnPFUfLbO4WwEcFxvnw8PuLODmlGr4pbF8c58oBrl0LBb/s320/IMG_3118.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>If some of those areas of pitting look pretty deep, it's because they are. Here is one of the tubes after cutting it off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUks0_cahIchYgldJCNkLrQW7WGwFXa7X0GCvTzrF3o3UG9MNFQdRShkkD-0EhoBrH8ZaIB5Rap7J7UW0HsIbpdaAg5OXaFETmoZBTy0CWV8cmAz3OZH9yjRnUueTn4cVr9VG4dMd2RYn-GmEoHhqYXQHXtKZvv-C8r8HM6rYSFY7z702cBtebsbXlUNjF/s2816/IMG_0071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUks0_cahIchYgldJCNkLrQW7WGwFXa7X0GCvTzrF3o3UG9MNFQdRShkkD-0EhoBrH8ZaIB5Rap7J7UW0HsIbpdaAg5OXaFETmoZBTy0CWV8cmAz3OZH9yjRnUueTn4cVr9VG4dMd2RYn-GmEoHhqYXQHXtKZvv-C8r8HM6rYSFY7z702cBtebsbXlUNjF/s320/IMG_0071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The mating edges of the rib also suffered.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZh97MIB_kZWJxvNf-3nIOWJgLo1p6iVzE0I1MBxD4xV6LJJiMwse5O077kCMuhVZ2z66-qCK30xmSftiHGEhsmqBa1bLbTUySS49JihrrC2oOPWTdwj1xyeFIpJ-xhtVDeIJEvb1snrgQDfQmubBt9crnIkCGTNKb4gNYTVGeGNPFsxd6T4ypsy8t2x1/s2816/IMG_3119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZh97MIB_kZWJxvNf-3nIOWJgLo1p6iVzE0I1MBxD4xV6LJJiMwse5O077kCMuhVZ2z66-qCK30xmSftiHGEhsmqBa1bLbTUySS49JihrrC2oOPWTdwj1xyeFIpJ-xhtVDeIJEvb1snrgQDfQmubBt9crnIkCGTNKb4gNYTVGeGNPFsxd6T4ypsy8t2x1/s320/IMG_3119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>At this point, if the title of the post wasn't enough of a clue, it's clear that sleeving is the only cost-effective route to salvation for the gun. Here are some photos detailing the process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2JZnyKVxd3YvR5ADWiFyvVpkVKBIN71b0zAaQsIH-J7dpq5WPe6L3oMK58taSKGdE8B0xzgZU79DbaIh5cX7OQS88USDKlT8M-KookC_n62r4HXc90ddeoWfWXMMI73VeK_jJhyGheTb8n8mKFisxVZsePIvE_GsSdqM4O_Vu_wqntvu5Icq2plB5AjY/s2816/IMG_9992.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2JZnyKVxd3YvR5ADWiFyvVpkVKBIN71b0zAaQsIH-J7dpq5WPe6L3oMK58taSKGdE8B0xzgZU79DbaIh5cX7OQS88USDKlT8M-KookC_n62r4HXc90ddeoWfWXMMI73VeK_jJhyGheTb8n8mKFisxVZsePIvE_GsSdqM4O_Vu_wqntvu5Icq2plB5AjY/s320/IMG_9992.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1eaYj89m3bTQ1AT9Bb2X6H3BRdorcWCvO1UQe5UeHfLtCJxXu2re9k6k30IOxikplRZ02desB3uCjUGpukFAO-QtQBYo5qqwEuIsLbkaF4cwu8QrcgFZT9j1kujYHJ7_d5tH60vjHpBLJ-hSKbAUuy9I0nXBUn2DmTXbtLEkbS2Mve3-gS_PBc-kU9Mw/s2816/IMG_9994.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1eaYj89m3bTQ1AT9Bb2X6H3BRdorcWCvO1UQe5UeHfLtCJxXu2re9k6k30IOxikplRZ02desB3uCjUGpukFAO-QtQBYo5qqwEuIsLbkaF4cwu8QrcgFZT9j1kujYHJ7_d5tH60vjHpBLJ-hSKbAUuy9I0nXBUn2DmTXbtLEkbS2Mve3-gS_PBc-kU9Mw/s320/IMG_9994.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> Because I do not do "TIG" sleeving, the tubes must mate perfectly to the (now "monobloc") breech, so that the seam will be invisible. If you think that TIG sleeving is a good idea, have at it, but I prefer not to have the chamber and the rest of the tube be joined by a brittle HAZ. There is probably a good reason that no factory monobloc designs are welded.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo49ysrgjGjRdAm5Aep3oFuQtvBWncod2L3z3Gd2sSKWm11_Q5Yv43atd25Q-YVO3gR2VnpvAwRJOzIXKYhXxq8bxkzkeTYFsKDyHIBQ94cWEXjmh7oz_aSOddacNeCGIbjNDJ2Or06sJi1y87ofoJy0fOz4TgsOdxGOeoH5Fz-331GvqqUVekP2rG6ybk/s2816/IMG_9987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo49ysrgjGjRdAm5Aep3oFuQtvBWncod2L3z3Gd2sSKWm11_Q5Yv43atd25Q-YVO3gR2VnpvAwRJOzIXKYhXxq8bxkzkeTYFsKDyHIBQ94cWEXjmh7oz_aSOddacNeCGIbjNDJ2Or06sJi1y87ofoJy0fOz4TgsOdxGOeoH5Fz-331GvqqUVekP2rG6ybk/s320/IMG_9987.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BO6HONOOfcnZKxOUCKwlShCp5ZOBHKbhksMM7MdPqc0JWJnFsBYXsn-K2YZC4ep_K3VStocfVJvYShbENiBisCUWL6zCedb_WU8HFUkuzNYsDhNi0EPbje7dlrU4EWN5qlNOaMq9W-yaqOu-et827wz0ovCaa_h_n-ssd4vs4uXoyy9g0uitSoz1PolO/s2816/IMG_9988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You see, when the barrels were last "repaired" and reblued, our hero polished the breech faces of the barrels to the point that the barrels are now off the face. Now, the typical jerk-off "gunsmiff" would get out their TIG torch, weld up the barrel hook with a birdshit mess of weld, then use a Dremel tool in a futile attempt to get the hook to actually fit the hinge pin, blissfully oblivious to their own idiocy. Because the hinge pin in this gun is screwed in, I made its replacement from O1 so that it could be heat treated (through hardened and tempered).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikytFGGTKguFURlCNN1jRZMadNmY8rb8kgz75s2dno0YWjBB-pozEwkWcz3L7c8_kZEI2RKaruRYQWzYrCgkr2CgphCtkPJ8xgIVX4gwKZb5PvUhjIlSLNZ6cKqxcgk1GXoW9Wo0aGEnUlH26Zu01rI5d33oFnaKQtR8y56S-weK_tdYWlCq3ES9BPrBgT/s2816/IMG_0023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikytFGGTKguFURlCNN1jRZMadNmY8rb8kgz75s2dno0YWjBB-pozEwkWcz3L7c8_kZEI2RKaruRYQWzYrCgkr2CgphCtkPJ8xgIVX4gwKZb5PvUhjIlSLNZ6cKqxcgk1GXoW9Wo0aGEnUlH26Zu01rI5d33oFnaKQtR8y56S-weK_tdYWlCq3ES9BPrBgT/s320/IMG_0023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicca1qhJPpkbQcV2FHN3Ty5LzZXPDLPRm0xCIbgfpdCh58weOmXSmuo9Bbw3PWyakRBZC3XOlp-dkB-FEFjnVTSakF2K7l-Xb4wKZZX5CKxoinjxIBvsMIcQGM_LRC0AzD8eY1YdzS0UZJOziHypGTLjIoeBY0lFoLKwZuPZsqbAkytQ_4CuGb6ZKz2g5F/s2816/IMG_0027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Notice the red grease on the frame knuckle? That's there because the forend iron is in place during the blacking down process. This is because the forend iron's function is to pull the barrels tight onto the hinge pin, stabilizing the joint. That's why one does NOT remove the forend to check if a gun is off the face.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0PNckXgX1RxKlBp2eFPJE-asdlrTXDt2xwDsU5Z84wNoQyiJErZekgeG80BuJ5hvBAsEXsVzu9oKYch2FlYEjfoS6ohLENiWpdC5MZ2DT8eaPmxiRdFfRJ7HChqrbwthIK71bHXl6O0KQkVYtAfG03b_NLuoxoyCB-1S06817r4Pq7ZtNk3Calb0Sc5H/s2816/IMG_0024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0PNckXgX1RxKlBp2eFPJE-asdlrTXDt2xwDsU5Z84wNoQyiJErZekgeG80BuJ5hvBAsEXsVzu9oKYch2FlYEjfoS6ohLENiWpdC5MZ2DT8eaPmxiRdFfRJ7HChqrbwthIK71bHXl6O0KQkVYtAfG03b_NLuoxoyCB-1S06817r4Pq7ZtNk3Calb0Sc5H/s320/IMG_0024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKERCC3hGvVDwwQjefXIdSyki2529wcJVZLvrnGMgYQYBF9kQO9B6PPVFFMqg7VwqxqqbF4wOhUESl8JYGa9EImrHVR7PlM8t6LdoJSEwEf5WX0lkCKMFUlJ8tjBwiV4KJu5qABX1z_Yk40RHrera15jVan7R3jW0FJvxiAYR9xZ7PmXTc5bUp86SNB3x/s2816/IMG_0016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKERCC3hGvVDwwQjefXIdSyki2529wcJVZLvrnGMgYQYBF9kQO9B6PPVFFMqg7VwqxqqbF4wOhUESl8JYGa9EImrHVR7PlM8t6LdoJSEwEf5WX0lkCKMFUlJ8tjBwiV4KJu5qABX1z_Yk40RHrera15jVan7R3jW0FJvxiAYR9xZ7PmXTc5bUp86SNB3x/s320/IMG_0016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIv0UDqyEJkFgCveEypTnHYQSqGQfzY0nEl8MmRr-oHoQHRkOiDid3ViD8lhwUsYSiiNUSzbXxU3ePDk4n0mf9-M9FffXeGqhkFR19UsQRm1L8OFWsaI3WGxyeR2kCaorIJ7teByvCNkdJSmB_C3p_fVLoAnli4OPBCR9iFObNw7YtljoKsNO5ehW_fjB/s2816/IMG_0019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIv0UDqyEJkFgCveEypTnHYQSqGQfzY0nEl8MmRr-oHoQHRkOiDid3ViD8lhwUsYSiiNUSzbXxU3ePDk4n0mf9-M9FffXeGqhkFR19UsQRm1L8OFWsaI3WGxyeR2kCaorIJ7teByvCNkdJSmB_C3p_fVLoAnli4OPBCR9iFObNw7YtljoKsNO5ehW_fjB/s320/IMG_0019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ-xgBfmN6hkkwDg-IqjHjTg1sTmNQD6FzO9YpuWSxjGAbCso3ZEPTThnBMfZrXX2h6_tOdd2ImnywD9vG7lCJLqvxw_S1jP0ezXhKmMUCq0nYpCVyTZ7Pt-s0O4lcjXUdU8AjGG9TDQ0IcMBEXeJmsHzdRkudvd7rNYim8e-m9lMxoW83DUKw_9QX1IZ/s2816/IMG_0026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ-xgBfmN6hkkwDg-IqjHjTg1sTmNQD6FzO9YpuWSxjGAbCso3ZEPTThnBMfZrXX2h6_tOdd2ImnywD9vG7lCJLqvxw_S1jP0ezXhKmMUCq0nYpCVyTZ7Pt-s0O4lcjXUdU8AjGG9TDQ0IcMBEXeJmsHzdRkudvd7rNYim8e-m9lMxoW83DUKw_9QX1IZ/s320/IMG_0026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>You'd think we were near the end but, no, there is more dipshittery to correct. Apparently, someone thought that they could make a toplever spring, in two parts, welded together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSCPk585dnAPDVEcBtfl1cIkV4QiJxK6v0v4Fb4CayIAiWpXDXHizkp5NphUsQMWNT1jzXBqSPjtCbElPjderxVuKqwaJIyLtfThxBDflBMr8Q5pTjV9n1TiMdmE_u3td2Z4bpDNhtSg4qxtxivNc1-1bZGqtd-A5dRNR8dJ3M0YgLdKLUP-YkkjaYqfj/s2816/IMG_0038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSCPk585dnAPDVEcBtfl1cIkV4QiJxK6v0v4Fb4CayIAiWpXDXHizkp5NphUsQMWNT1jzXBqSPjtCbElPjderxVuKqwaJIyLtfThxBDflBMr8Q5pTjV9n1TiMdmE_u3td2Z4bpDNhtSg4qxtxivNc1-1bZGqtd-A5dRNR8dJ3M0YgLdKLUP-YkkjaYqfj/s320/IMG_0038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvQtINw4c_WIC2-FRkCynnSY43Z0nPon8oLmLf4FouzdU7zpAI0rhHO1uT1BqErtBRySOfIMChnYuHors18W7PO9cRhpJCcOtxXENWzYNY7p8oHhoBF5Gg8TGiYMigwbJkaebe3oor6UhdfmX5mmCsiJT8Nst0mBhPhZmWsRXq5WMU6IJr1IwwmHFVqFC/s2816/IMG_0039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unfortunately, it retains the ugly factory hammer, which is why the customer sent it to me.</p><p>Yes, yet another Python style hammer (the process of actually making the hammer has been detailed elsewhere, so I won't repeat it here) . But for this one there were some further frame modifications that were needed beyond the usual internal "de-boogering" (removal of internal casting imperfections). </p><p>The Python hammer profile is partly characterized by the way that the arc at the base of the hammer meets the underside arc of the spur. Recreating this on a GP-100 is fairly straightforward, since that design shares the same bore and cylinder centerline distance as the Colt. On the big revolver though, it's a different story. The SRH's lockwork pivots (including the hammer's) are in the same location as those of the GP-100 but, obviously, the centerlines of the bore and cylinder are further apart AND, higher above the hammer pivot axis. This is a long-winded way of saying that the SRH's hammer is taller (much) than that of the GP and the spur is commensurately higher up on the hammer (the SRH hammer is nothing more than a GP hammer that has been stretched in the middle). </p><p>This presents a problem in recreating the Python hammer profile and proportions that will actually fit inside the Ruger's frame because, since the bottom of the hammer is the same as a GP's, then it would follow that the opening in which the hammer travels is also the same size as that of the GP-100 (it is). This means that, if I took the same route that Ruger did, and simply stretched the hammer, the convex arc of the hammer's base would not come anywhere near intersecting the concave arc of the spur, spoiling the desired look. The obvious solution is to design and make a cutter that pivots on the hammer pin and cuts the internal arc at the rear of the frame to a larger radius, in order to accommodate a hammer with a larger base radius. Got it so far? Good. 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Sadly, one or more failed-plumbers-turned-"gunsmiths" had visited their incompetence upon the gun over the years. Things like the damaged screws and the engraved ends of the hammer and sear pivots being beaten smooth are fairly typical but someone with much more ambition than ability, and no semblance of a clue, had made an attempt at "adjusting" the trigger pulls. The result was that, with the gun cocked and the barrels open, the chambers were so far below the top of the frame that they could not be loaded without first pushing the barrels further open. This is because both sear noses had been shortened during the attempted trigger pull improvement. This necessitated making new left and right sears. "Why not just weld 'em up and refit?", you ask? Because you can't, for reasons that I will not go into here, because I've covered them elsewhere on this blog.</p><p>Generally, boxlock sears are fairly simple parts, but not so in this case, because this gun is also equipped with interceptors and the curvature of the sear tails, both horizontal and vertical, is "built-in", not done after the fact by heating and bending. The pivot areas also have raised contact pads (to minimize friction) on both their inboard and outboard sides and, the factory inletting for the sear tails is extremely close, allowing just enough clearance for function and no more. All of this, combined with the shape of the parts and the fact that they are finished better than the outside of some guns, meant quite a bit of work lay ahead.</p><p>The new sears are made from O1. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIksEQ_ABhrJnctEuDo2n6LrebQ2gVtAAwOEiMtvbY-jJkYXjZi4isq_mB5WHTG5ymQAUHdWqTb5dqEDUewT5CdY8R84kZ9q46DieiTwAtvQzw84dvLBoO6yq6cgypD3drHLhJVLU0QGhTyVrATRgQlV7jhBceR0irRX0IOCyY5i2nQdo1ns3e648p-NR/s2816/IMG_0265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIksEQ_ABhrJnctEuDo2n6LrebQ2gVtAAwOEiMtvbY-jJkYXjZi4isq_mB5WHTG5ymQAUHdWqTb5dqEDUewT5CdY8R84kZ9q46DieiTwAtvQzw84dvLBoO6yq6cgypD3drHLhJVLU0QGhTyVrATRgQlV7jhBceR0irRX0IOCyY5i2nQdo1ns3e648p-NR/s320/IMG_0265.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Luckily, our hero used a screwdriver that was too thick, which meant that the damage was limited to the topmost edges of the slots, and could be cleaned up by shortening the heads slightly, thus exposing the undamaged portion of the slots. Sometimes it's the little things for which I'm most thankful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_axI25QsDA5qiajCvX6I_rftlVqBiFuOuqbFmS2C9lQW9oWIC85deCMdQa2tnsrkA7hvppXbl7u39W4jE5snP9r0jXyU_FzLZg1RWsnBWGli2z4ecTdxVGGe6B-Iav79hhiS6cv-DCbPnunM9Bg1dYP4DG2nt1CZXH5l9OL1oCOya41ZzpR8Kyqk8rne/s2816/IMG_0287.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_axI25QsDA5qiajCvX6I_rftlVqBiFuOuqbFmS2C9lQW9oWIC85deCMdQa2tnsrkA7hvppXbl7u39W4jE5snP9r0jXyU_FzLZg1RWsnBWGli2z4ecTdxVGGe6B-Iav79hhiS6cv-DCbPnunM9Bg1dYP4DG2nt1CZXH5l9OL1oCOya41ZzpR8Kyqk8rne/s320/IMG_0287.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here are the new sears in place. Note the interceptor sears, which are operated by the forward end of the trigger blades. If you look carefully, you can see the engraved ends of the new hammer and sear pivot pins.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDn_0M2jQSzvXz99ynYSc4DeFefINDNSwQXSNtp8joZjQDsdZ9-p7h5VO1V9Tyz1n2_5MSFZhMBk4rYF6klznHsAMgOWcBEhapz_mzWmkC6-vo5v5qG0i8DX6svXnZjcDb1rNMJKHthGmbVBbAGNvkJ49-BsrNb3Odm7B2b3wlCjZKR8rktNMoS84zphH/s2816/IMG_0295.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDn_0M2jQSzvXz99ynYSc4DeFefINDNSwQXSNtp8joZjQDsdZ9-p7h5VO1V9Tyz1n2_5MSFZhMBk4rYF6klznHsAMgOWcBEhapz_mzWmkC6-vo5v5qG0i8DX6svXnZjcDb1rNMJKHthGmbVBbAGNvkJ49-BsrNb3Odm7B2b3wlCjZKR8rktNMoS84zphH/s320/IMG_0295.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNGfC5_kgGT9G4oGz6Ec9rMEja56EVYsErfE1t5RwVvRhdUOdUV1q6YSF5ndYKc4i7yt8K-zGbmnhzFQzRHg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>Here is a shot of the inletting with the new sears installed, after fitting, heat treating and polishing. Like I said earlier, it's pretty tight. Proper craftsmanship demands that a new part be made to fit and function without altering anything else. That means making the sears fit the inletting, NOT taking a Dremel to the inletting to clear a sloppily made part. Got it Jim Bob?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoy7fDbPvMKOnBVKo_T93edhER8OGBUqovauoy4eC6WAIijvGLlHxC8L0XFK8yGuoxFr3zPSHmBvooYR2Fj28rnhIK2NzM25QIHwSIetTc2Imoh9M34xcSlUlkfJq0Q9r3l1wQWQYDzvBzddEENsHknYNsZJuz4Xd_1YA5G_jMxQIm-J6j08JDOgaDSMcs/s2816/IMG_0298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoy7fDbPvMKOnBVKo_T93edhER8OGBUqovauoy4eC6WAIijvGLlHxC8L0XFK8yGuoxFr3zPSHmBvooYR2Fj28rnhIK2NzM25QIHwSIetTc2Imoh9M34xcSlUlkfJq0Q9r3l1wQWQYDzvBzddEENsHknYNsZJuz4Xd_1YA5G_jMxQIm-J6j08JDOgaDSMcs/s320/IMG_0298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>With the lockwork sorted out, it's on to the barrels to replace the worn cocking dog (which was causing late cocking and thus hard opening after firing) and its mangled retaining screw.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21KdeVenC-kt08pIfrudLDH2QpqGwidTed_kE0gdrK0rdVcRAD3b-mp1ScLtf1DAnxvm9AqcMzXiLH2q8rHnKY_WeNkAoRqPER8moFe3u0LMrBP9nd6avZ2g8e8QtIisVhI-xhwbi4yco5CXGvBq-rlmoLICmViN7dL5EcynPVqsOFOIKVxolq9rDMoxF/s2816/IMG_0271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21KdeVenC-kt08pIfrudLDH2QpqGwidTed_kE0gdrK0rdVcRAD3b-mp1ScLtf1DAnxvm9AqcMzXiLH2q8rHnKY_WeNkAoRqPER8moFe3u0LMrBP9nd6avZ2g8e8QtIisVhI-xhwbi4yco5CXGvBq-rlmoLICmViN7dL5EcynPVqsOFOIKVxolq9rDMoxF/s320/IMG_0271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxxyEZaSPWpJOi6ruwymxSn1k_TmeKoVmIF7ZVIIDkcn26H9imHJnidX9II-bO7cnSPBWavhdTRv4BqKK_4DC0XN1kRJj_aszzG6VhygyR6BH1htZKcw3Lxicyup7lUPPiea6Ls7BfD0FxyNi25B-o08T5H_I5Tu5gw9dlTENfNeDXdwlieDN-wvtBIUZ/s2816/IMG_0273.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxxyEZaSPWpJOi6ruwymxSn1k_TmeKoVmIF7ZVIIDkcn26H9imHJnidX9II-bO7cnSPBWavhdTRv4BqKK_4DC0XN1kRJj_aszzG6VhygyR6BH1htZKcw3Lxicyup7lUPPiea6Ls7BfD0FxyNi25B-o08T5H_I5Tu5gw9dlTENfNeDXdwlieDN-wvtBIUZ/s320/IMG_0273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The new dog is made from O1, heat treated and polished before installation, while the retaining screw is made from 1018 and case hardened. The new dog is fitted with .0005" (half a thousandth) clearance to the hammer "toes" when in the fired position. This is so that the hammers will begin rotation immediately when the barrels do, thus retracting the hammer noses from the primers and allowing smooth opening after firing.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFx7-1Kfc3Mg9uKwedMm0yz91o2n9zseMXnB9zBMVgnTkzNGbNtLLkH0Fr9R49yDEM38MMi2OfBqhFR_eHY-B9-U7npwZkoIwgJtU8ULIzlVSbB89l1Zf64TajybAE2dDcl9FpbHpMgfFapd8ZGhMBedsfQZlOeWZLHlSSLDTFiKVENLGfEkd9j-4xNpK/s2816/IMG_0274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFx7-1Kfc3Mg9uKwedMm0yz91o2n9zseMXnB9zBMVgnTkzNGbNtLLkH0Fr9R49yDEM38MMi2OfBqhFR_eHY-B9-U7npwZkoIwgJtU8ULIzlVSbB89l1Zf64TajybAE2dDcl9FpbHpMgfFapd8ZGhMBedsfQZlOeWZLHlSSLDTFiKVENLGfEkd9j-4xNpK/s320/IMG_0274.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4PUyzH0I2qPPt-r7Yub6oUemJ3f1Iz0kiIEesE3lK1r_JsNZTHfPDpmqIgYbP9XWBfBqpBf7lLID6FJteornXqdOe9wZFnjbHzzeLwboGxKxssFSaRa5wS2wChuwsuCQgkyyeZX7k2yy3HNKv2zqK-WSd25qtLKGGorJUhtjzD3xvlm62gJwQSyTqc0b/s2816/IMG_0275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Since the actual making of the hammer is detailed elsewhere on this blog, I won't get into all of that here. Aside from the inletting of the grip to gain clearance for the hammer spur, it's just like the other GP conversions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9e0dCVVDSyzcP_0sXODMeX_rkh4WF9BspXGzYTQ32IRwcvfdPbF3bsmyjTR4iQ2C10YvMbGujtmAw6qW40AmNXQg0BgaJepswjOgNobWGMhjcElTvGSet0eHhxopKDNgqgFarY9Ms9BtrVDJq1xz9EIAOorcYtTqiq-kz_ShL6SZJKO27Yr-gbdCF2Dp/s2816/IMG_9786.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9e0dCVVDSyzcP_0sXODMeX_rkh4WF9BspXGzYTQ32IRwcvfdPbF3bsmyjTR4iQ2C10YvMbGujtmAw6qW40AmNXQg0BgaJepswjOgNobWGMhjcElTvGSet0eHhxopKDNgqgFarY9Ms9BtrVDJq1xz9EIAOorcYtTqiq-kz_ShL6SZJKO27Yr-gbdCF2Dp/s320/IMG_9786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFCSHW09WtvsvDrIFpbTC1gxNMfrTFvXe2UH0a7j_zVgkdAB0wVG2evR_1hez8i_xYQElgMbcuA48-NpeFfgrATjWskdCu3DP66anwgDNWAN2_axisYOQ1yut-O1uBTgHLCokkwft7Dg1-0gD9qFI6REUTC4cSzZTL_nKmixaHxqa82NAqNoNmB_zT-uv/s2816/IMG_9788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFCSHW09WtvsvDrIFpbTC1gxNMfrTFvXe2UH0a7j_zVgkdAB0wVG2evR_1hez8i_xYQElgMbcuA48-NpeFfgrATjWskdCu3DP66anwgDNWAN2_axisYOQ1yut-O1uBTgHLCokkwft7Dg1-0gD9qFI6REUTC4cSzZTL_nKmixaHxqa82NAqNoNmB_zT-uv/s320/IMG_9788.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Let's compare the fit of the double-action sear between the factory part and mine. In the factory hammer, the pocket for the DA sear is created during the casting process. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9PZzwKWvPeXQJ_tzPzKAv9iE6Fto14aw2rxgA5v8OktBHZuOQzrhGKAAQwuKGwelkZBgpOC3v7hOlyiPOspf4RH8EWI4BpLj2ym_99uSoS4nzCS9ncmDDJjwyZjGcwS2GrntTNEUEANaSVCnTLIdrk7e7L6e_ArWK7PpahyHQ1lrE0M47aLBYsp-0gz7/s2816/IMG_9775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9PZzwKWvPeXQJ_tzPzKAv9iE6Fto14aw2rxgA5v8OktBHZuOQzrhGKAAQwuKGwelkZBgpOC3v7hOlyiPOspf4RH8EWI4BpLj2ym_99uSoS4nzCS9ncmDDJjwyZjGcwS2GrntTNEUEANaSVCnTLIdrk7e7L6e_ArWK7PpahyHQ1lrE0M47aLBYsp-0gz7/s320/IMG_9775.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xyHvsm7cPXEGQorqfH5xrRvRyVZIk9lYzluI09jv0k-xdMPTR4jETv-KDCmiSib8rRm_sWJRZjNA-Sw1PIAZKnA84REAJNPft679OCwONlK6X6umCGymUHrK7h75BfvvPiijW1MDq465V2pxjL3YSRebv3YP68TTyiU1cQEhjZTeJntR4bzdWHgWYzOx/s2816/IMG_9777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xyHvsm7cPXEGQorqfH5xrRvRyVZIk9lYzluI09jv0k-xdMPTR4jETv-KDCmiSib8rRm_sWJRZjNA-Sw1PIAZKnA84REAJNPft679OCwONlK6X6umCGymUHrK7h75BfvvPiijW1MDq465V2pxjL3YSRebv3YP68TTyiU1cQEhjZTeJntR4bzdWHgWYzOx/s320/IMG_9777.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwi30Q7om9lJMLEcp1_LV6t_iPQlfx_N01EVSScvgthZfVUsw_xOwb6fNEb_rrEuq3NcyNkSsMGmtszZYewrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>Since the new hammer is hand made, from an O1 billet, this problem (among others) is corrected.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQozhIf1yWchSVhh6Xu9Qjyy5TwTJHyLOwW6yQIQ6p2Lb54loU3dw2h28d-ug7nTHRfVG8Q25K0t02csXc-4X4qs808uY9lQcibPiA2I-sLs04KJ2Rg_wWKdw6R6MGHabTYqityzEdWcxuEHX2Twgkz2UpHttouxAr0iKsm3TXjoMbTdia4S_e1NhQJIc/s2816/IMG_9774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQozhIf1yWchSVhh6Xu9Qjyy5TwTJHyLOwW6yQIQ6p2Lb54loU3dw2h28d-ug7nTHRfVG8Q25K0t02csXc-4X4qs808uY9lQcibPiA2I-sLs04KJ2Rg_wWKdw6R6MGHabTYqityzEdWcxuEHX2Twgkz2UpHttouxAr0iKsm3TXjoMbTdia4S_e1NhQJIc/s320/IMG_9774.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-65264033813601492982023-06-20T19:45:00.000-07:002023-06-20T19:45:53.697-07:00Are You Serious?<p> A client purchased a high grade, pre-war Sauer boxlock from a very famous dealer in the North East (I won't say who but their name has an ampersand in it) and had it sent here for a pre-purchase inspection. </p><p>This is what I found:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk_EVAEAlGRUk1yGPPXYVVWM0VqoaAhwwOJrGbTxe2l3n_0n_83CY9kI9uhsU-OaSWtmBOjfpKUZguq1vUv3tyB67y80OEjchP3KdAbnx2GdOXlD-qgRfFAUdo6fNfVo-3psypM-gZ8Aj-TUva2xnkC2TsW1F66sgqBISdIObvAyVMHbexY_1qYwSvhVq/s2816/IMG_8454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk_EVAEAlGRUk1yGPPXYVVWM0VqoaAhwwOJrGbTxe2l3n_0n_83CY9kI9uhsU-OaSWtmBOjfpKUZguq1vUv3tyB67y80OEjchP3KdAbnx2GdOXlD-qgRfFAUdo6fNfVo-3psypM-gZ8Aj-TUva2xnkC2TsW1F66sgqBISdIObvAyVMHbexY_1qYwSvhVq/s320/IMG_8454.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgI3gN87qsyj7l1uVUKheUxbtba6uBslU3247lhZRxKMnE95GN10VKt4mMSI0G9vNpUR-sp50DuGaZWQ8d3xF5H2lyBDnogMQ_JF8CT-fU8oMGtmkhIJpKTCRmiiCzG_LKHEcMmMnogkmb9zpSjvbeOo4xT22pi5TiquIjIPBJnTQgrEZoksqvBLfdIBj/s2816/IMG_8458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgI3gN87qsyj7l1uVUKheUxbtba6uBslU3247lhZRxKMnE95GN10VKt4mMSI0G9vNpUR-sp50DuGaZWQ8d3xF5H2lyBDnogMQ_JF8CT-fU8oMGtmkhIJpKTCRmiiCzG_LKHEcMmMnogkmb9zpSjvbeOo4xT22pi5TiquIjIPBJnTQgrEZoksqvBLfdIBj/s320/IMG_8458.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>When confronted, they simply claimed not to have seen it. Naturally, the photos in their ad were, shall we say, strategically taken.<br /></p><p>As always, caveat emptor.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-14293811192196345862023-04-14T16:25:00.002-07:002023-06-21T19:53:41.683-07:00Musings on "Patina"<p> Why is "patina" so valued by collectors (of just about anything)? Patina, by definition, is oxidation. What it is <b>NOT</b>, is "original finish". It is what happens after the original finish has expired, either through wear, neglect or exposure to the elements (usually a combination of those). No Winchester, Parker, Colt, or what have you, ever left the factory totally brown (or grey). It is damage, period. So why is it so valued? Most of the arguments in favor of "preserving" patina that I hear are based in emotion, rather than logic. Collectors will wax poetic (or try) about how the patina is a part of the gun's "history", how every scratch, dent or patch of rust is part of some "story" (which the new owner's imagination will create) and how remedying these maladies might somehow "erase those memories". The problem with that entirely fanciful notion is this: the gun is a tool, it has no memory, no stories to tell. It is inanimate. The ability to become emotionally attached to the effects of someone else's experiences (in this instance, a worn, brown gun) is truly baffling to me. Now, if the gun in question was owned from new (or nearly so), and all of that patina was acquired by the owner, the emotional imperative for keeping it as-is would be much more valid. That is rarely the case though. More common is the acquisition of some completely brown gun, followed by the entirely imagined scenarios that led to its current condition, then showing it off proudly, usually with comments such as, "If only this gun could talk" or, "Imagine the stories this gun could tell". Well, it can't talk because it's a tool, a machine. If it could, it might well tell horrific tales of abuse, neglect and the machinations of half-assed gunsmiths. The mention of restoring (correctly) the gun to it's actual, factory-new condition is met with the disbelief that such a thought could even enter one's mind. The patina is sacred, it's "original". But it's not, because as stated above, none of these guns left their manufacturer bruised and brown. I imagine that if most of these people were car shopping, and the seller showed them a car with dull, oxidized paint, pitted chrome, rust and a few minor dents, they probably wouldn't look at it as "patina". Speaking of cars, it's interesting that car collectors wouldn't have a second thought regarding the correct restoration of a particular automobile but gun collectors (or watch collectors, or whatever else) are extremely hesitant in that regard, to say the least. The fact that there are so few that can actually do a factory-correct restoration on a gun (any gun) would be a valid reason for that hesitancy, if not for the fact that there are almost as few people that can actually discern a factory-correct restoration. Perhaps it's due to the fact that the word restoration has, like gender, become "fluid" in its definition, and those actually interested in having it done fear what the result might be. Maybe the gun's value, or its intended use, do not warrant a restoration. That's fine, but perhaps it would be better to simply accept the gun as it is, rather than attempt to imbue its "patina" with mystical (and imaginary) attributes.<br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-31264385407761269602023-03-25T07:13:00.001-07:002023-08-04T13:38:59.817-07:00GP-100 Custom Hammer<p> This customer wanted a Python-esque hammer for both his blue and stainless Ruger GP-100 revolvers. Given that the GP's proportions are similar to a Python's (chamber spacing and cylinder CL to bore CL), this allowed a much more faithful rendition of the Python's distinctively styled hammer. The original hammer is an investment casting, while its replacement is machined from an O1 billet and fully heat treated before finishing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtjCIR518Wd-ZFwx5nk0o9mF12G8LPwPGy-Qzz-mHQ-OifGg8LOiK2fVpRucczp2jksv6ozOtXCb94ClsBnmawjKBNBkIBkEWbOwivX71H-mv93BeujEj-QDGBRcKrsWQYLxe6zngPFNbLvytLcjnDtVa7oBkPjVX2bIKF0GT7SxiMM3-UN10XAPK5g/s2816/IMG_8804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtjCIR518Wd-ZFwx5nk0o9mF12G8LPwPGy-Qzz-mHQ-OifGg8LOiK2fVpRucczp2jksv6ozOtXCb94ClsBnmawjKBNBkIBkEWbOwivX71H-mv93BeujEj-QDGBRcKrsWQYLxe6zngPFNbLvytLcjnDtVa7oBkPjVX2bIKF0GT7SxiMM3-UN10XAPK5g/s320/IMG_8804.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphEMTQmhx4DBGSd0-62k8DkW5M5YYfyvArNiMKi2Td9luKyFjrjvZ2dW0XM4fHPqHUZF4Lw13iIKy2xeAPk0fJJzfq4b5o77L30Ovjyb86xSyKaVypQeIo52nISnVY_IngW53Cy0pN9CubikwDfndnfzPuDl0gvZGmKp0h6Nfo1ltuI2ju6hvMuMvQA/s2816/IMG_8803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphEMTQmhx4DBGSd0-62k8DkW5M5YYfyvArNiMKi2Td9luKyFjrjvZ2dW0XM4fHPqHUZF4Lw13iIKy2xeAPk0fJJzfq4b5o77L30Ovjyb86xSyKaVypQeIo52nISnVY_IngW53Cy0pN9CubikwDfndnfzPuDl0gvZGmKp0h6Nfo1ltuI2ju6hvMuMvQA/s320/IMG_8803.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmX1LPQAXfFr3Fhm1NTOjNBske2GIZ8oQBh2pg_24ZbopRgslfZ0OwaAa_eVDgIH6q1gVs87rF7psKFr3yFKLd9z8krmmPDttmX21aXxe-i6KtpzjCKwdvhl_J2a1gSoLaw9LzYo-9KeN_i_kVRKd0KFh0IJkJaADmsHFLKYGnKqxCuIEl6DkSBIRJA/s2816/IMG_8805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmX1LPQAXfFr3Fhm1NTOjNBske2GIZ8oQBh2pg_24ZbopRgslfZ0OwaAa_eVDgIH6q1gVs87rF7psKFr3yFKLd9z8krmmPDttmX21aXxe-i6KtpzjCKwdvhl_J2a1gSoLaw9LzYo-9KeN_i_kVRKd0KFh0IJkJaADmsHFLKYGnKqxCuIEl6DkSBIRJA/s320/IMG_8805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Since I don't use CNC anything, each of these cuts requires a different setup. The final machining operation is to narrow the portion of the hammer that isn't the spur. Everything after this is hand work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq4WGEYagzSvleUBsrKMeZ9dfEyMcJA9bNsWUxIsmAfphbRXWA1ifIYcCqhOl08cwOdnVUZexkFJEWjO3wPTWvnAxuMiyzBK2nlISpNr244D9L2ssRGr8YCPg1dkFvSOa4Q34xblIJQNY95nSet2Qxx824ji2FrDY608nVf2823IDnh9tTmpcgNgU7g/s2816/IMG_8806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq4WGEYagzSvleUBsrKMeZ9dfEyMcJA9bNsWUxIsmAfphbRXWA1ifIYcCqhOl08cwOdnVUZexkFJEWjO3wPTWvnAxuMiyzBK2nlISpNr244D9L2ssRGr8YCPg1dkFvSOa4Q34xblIJQNY95nSet2Qxx824ji2FrDY608nVf2823IDnh9tTmpcgNgU7g/s320/IMG_8806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNS-W2_G7dx_kQ91OgvSpBJs08a6oNnQutdqHrmdk3ifuSA6l9gJY1x4qD7DvThyCfgptlYIe2TVHhvQiibtJ7Ui5qNaFJMLAVf_5dmDINC5MUHKeu9gPGGQR9tx8u3FEv7uc9xzzFgdGz1E4lLorP-ZBr8SyiGPBpzOZAE6IMYodF-XWWL_3HB8zOQ/s2816/IMG_8807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's most often used in response to hearing the cost of making (and fitting, heat-treating, finishing and possibly engraving) a small, seemingly simple, part or screw. I understand that gunmaking is probably a bit too esoteric to be appreciated by many, which is one reason why there are those that balk at the cost of properly done work. To the average person, a screw is a screw, so they don't understand why the local hardware store sells them for twenty nine cents while a screw for a gun could cost a thousand times (literally) as much. </p><p>Let's take as an example the breech screw from a Parker, that most iconic of American doubles. This is a 12-27 (#12 diameter and 27 threads per inch) screw with an unthreaded shank and a "flat head". Seems simple enough, right? Let's take a closer look at that screw then, shall we? To start, the threads are not the typical 60 degree "V" form, but 55 degrees with rounded root and crest. Now, the local hardware store is definitely not going to have a threading die for this, which means that the threads must be cut on a lathe, using a cutting tool specifically profiled for that job. That seemingly flat head isn't really flat either, is it? No, it follows the contours of the top strap, which means that the new screw head must be shaped <i>in situ, </i>which further means that, in order to have the necessary access, the entire toplever works must be disassembled and the frame put back into the stock, so that the screw head can be shaped. This must be done absolutely flush and without harming the surrounding finish. Sounds easy, right? This is after cutting the slot so that it aligns correctly when properly torqued. Then the head of the screw is engraved in the correct factory pattern, by hand, and then heat-treated and finished. Depending upon the condition of the gun, the screw must then be artificially "aged" in order to blend with its surroundings and look original, because no repair should be readily discernible, ever. Finally the toplever work is reassembled, along with the rest of the gun. For most other doubles, also figure on the added time for making the tapered shank. A couple of hundred bucks doesn't sound so out of line now, does it? </p><p>"Hold on there a minute." you say. "A couple of hundred bucks for a screw?", you ask. The truthful answer is that the screw (or part, or entire gun) is free, what you are paying for is my time, knowledge, attention-to-detail and ability, and, as the old adage goes, you get what you pay for. Keep that in mind when someone says they can do it "fer cheep".</p><p>The fact of the matter is that, when it comes to one-off work, economy-of-scale simply does not apply. A part that was originally made on a screw machine by the thousands is going to be much more costly to duplicate by hand. Comparing the cost of one to the other is simply nonsensical. <br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-7490298100623890702023-03-14T20:54:00.001-07:002023-03-14T20:57:13.860-07:00What to do When Midnell's/Brownway Doesn't Have What You Need<p> When dealing with old and/or unusual guns, one doesn't simply order parts from the amateur's supply catalogs. </p><p>Case in point: A customer needed a pair of ramrod hangers for a Ballard No.5 Pacific rifle. He also requested a slightly increased wall thickness (to make them less prone to damage). Here I'll detail the creation of those parts.</p><p>The original sample, sitting atop the billet of 1018 from which the new parts will come, the bore has already been drilled and finish reamed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw1LxvN-lsDXzmVyw3ZieWESANDLeJZsWnNpUJdfek7FtKt6ZV12wpxrMn7xyuZJjCXbHsOBQSqlUuFzcbQJwqjDUN-DWlYMvG0EE4SjRR82NZxzbUiC1lqblISpEiFv3QJlS7uynqbRf-WlgeJVW-RenKxlh53rHX_C-hYVPy2uFk_SBx0W7vYv_gw/s2816/IMG_8616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw1LxvN-lsDXzmVyw3ZieWESANDLeJZsWnNpUJdfek7FtKt6ZV12wpxrMn7xyuZJjCXbHsOBQSqlUuFzcbQJwqjDUN-DWlYMvG0EE4SjRR82NZxzbUiC1lqblISpEiFv3QJlS7uynqbRf-WlgeJVW-RenKxlh53rHX_C-hYVPy2uFk_SBx0W7vYv_gw/s320/IMG_8616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> Machining the areas that will become the integral dovetail bases:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjStDNB9LogKBVaMNjfrfiYU9hCof0qRYHznMov5tvF1lWFUE4C_a3t4nM9-57awL_Bq7S_jEubsZkR2DP2pBZAFGtV3WSORaLYTF8tRUCB-XCHOaqT7hHXaHAsZohImyrzziJP2fiyhyLGj3nKBz5FXQf5eGpYArZA4QumJFCuem1p8sWknAoCYYeg/s2816/IMG_8617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjStDNB9LogKBVaMNjfrfiYU9hCof0qRYHznMov5tvF1lWFUE4C_a3t4nM9-57awL_Bq7S_jEubsZkR2DP2pBZAFGtV3WSORaLYTF8tRUCB-XCHOaqT7hHXaHAsZohImyrzziJP2fiyhyLGj3nKBz5FXQf5eGpYArZA4QumJFCuem1p8sWknAoCYYeg/s320/IMG_8617.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The dovetails are then cut and the bulk of the material that will become the raised bands is machined off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlIbjPQ2YXUx2nHE7fmddTANzxQ1tsCAoU6YJeYpJrdKEHYOa00-DS6JRAjsuaM7ahePEyeptYKRNN3_rvYgFGjHJPcG4CwMPhrC4xCVnRoHD0DwEDkQ2Od8a0sf4FcbZjoe1Rpp3akxobPVJzDHumEWuoKDDSjX1pRQzh2yAveyU_RUqITQxxJtezw/s2816/IMG_8619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlIbjPQ2YXUx2nHE7fmddTANzxQ1tsCAoU6YJeYpJrdKEHYOa00-DS6JRAjsuaM7ahePEyeptYKRNN3_rvYgFGjHJPcG4CwMPhrC4xCVnRoHD0DwEDkQ2Od8a0sf4FcbZjoe1Rpp3akxobPVJzDHumEWuoKDDSjX1pRQzh2yAveyU_RUqITQxxJtezw/s320/IMG_8619.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtVC4-XQLSby84Ij1eXLZJwJQQumc9e2eXsoLJH_dzyWPBjmaoMtoJ-NzD9uhm6lPsj4ECAyEo1rFoGErEEDc4ulu0lnwJqaa9QfwUdKtq_4fTb6R0JrkwZocgKDC779XrJ3lzMa_TXz0MWKIk-Vl6mxxyFSC6r3Rt4DBwynK_qxP7DjqsIKsZmJvOA/s2816/IMG_8620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtVC4-XQLSby84Ij1eXLZJwJQQumc9e2eXsoLJH_dzyWPBjmaoMtoJ-NzD9uhm6lPsj4ECAyEo1rFoGErEEDc4ulu0lnwJqaa9QfwUdKtq_4fTb6R0JrkwZocgKDC779XrJ3lzMa_TXz0MWKIk-Vl6mxxyFSC6r3Rt4DBwynK_qxP7DjqsIKsZmJvOA/s320/IMG_8620.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The parts are then cut free, the ends squared and the bands are hand profiled, as are the bases. They are then temporarily attached to a mandrel for turning of the barrel portions on either side of the band. Those portions actually have a very slight (one half of one degree), but readily noticeable, taper. The barrels are cut to their final length and the ornamental rings are then cut.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJU1VRh8BBCOQZFOK2eukGyyD_uELDkb2a_GEG1jptmgzTGgDfQKM-wn967BPygkHL3IXJyS0Jbg7meBgkHcDQLz8uNFCtYZN2zq0pV8yPskZeOTYCSUMd5wmB8smHxWsswBI62rAyRdySJWDxVKI-tF4AT3wGdODyDe_gLpMh9TEQbdiymyz2C9Gmw/s2816/IMG_8624.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJU1VRh8BBCOQZFOK2eukGyyD_uELDkb2a_GEG1jptmgzTGgDfQKM-wn967BPygkHL3IXJyS0Jbg7meBgkHcDQLz8uNFCtYZN2zq0pV8yPskZeOTYCSUMd5wmB8smHxWsswBI62rAyRdySJWDxVKI-tF4AT3wGdODyDe_gLpMh9TEQbdiymyz2C9Gmw/s320/IMG_8624.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The final step is to nitre blue (oh look, they're black) the new parts.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIPe5t5UX7XZcWwwGN32dyOgGgJZHUQCYhJrAbsWTtlHHrpMTaceKbyGOL8qtryjC_zHXWyH7XaKkSg1b2wfIeAMY6dgLRmId4LmtM_RFR3DITN4Q5E_w3IZYkbMKNjkUmbAwzXHqAmCkUYo2CEGy_GK0VDiD2Pp5Se4SRJz60ZtVc35zS2wMjLBEbA/s2816/IMG_8631.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIPe5t5UX7XZcWwwGN32dyOgGgJZHUQCYhJrAbsWTtlHHrpMTaceKbyGOL8qtryjC_zHXWyH7XaKkSg1b2wfIeAMY6dgLRmId4LmtM_RFR3DITN4Q5E_w3IZYkbMKNjkUmbAwzXHqAmCkUYo2CEGy_GK0VDiD2Pp5Se4SRJz60ZtVc35zS2wMjLBEbA/s320/IMG_8631.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6lIFpXaYvhN5LcUDV_79l1q0TZ8PjVsY-7zpIem9WF_TSwh2bKsQVZOid6cB_HZn2yOPIEKTOsBhhdGDEmwMVkX29DeAsnHDpN-oA5Q3EU1aUIb4P4lm-n7Bvu_I6U3EdaW9RPzIRKcdUCOjRT4ZCACa24UuX1FA-eLR2co8uWedSNU4hy3mP4lqyA/s2816/IMG_8633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6lIFpXaYvhN5LcUDV_79l1q0TZ8PjVsY-7zpIem9WF_TSwh2bKsQVZOid6cB_HZn2yOPIEKTOsBhhdGDEmwMVkX29DeAsnHDpN-oA5Q3EU1aUIb4P4lm-n7Bvu_I6U3EdaW9RPzIRKcdUCOjRT4ZCACa24UuX1FA-eLR2co8uWedSNU4hy3mP4lqyA/s320/IMG_8633.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-26591709439109337092023-02-25T11:28:00.005-08:002023-11-30T06:12:53.584-08:00Bored of Looking at Gun Work? Alright Then...<p> What the hell is a classic mechanical watch doing on a gunsmithing blog, you ask? Two words: precision and craftsmanship. These are two things that should be exercised with religious devotion by any real gunsmith (or anyone who works with their hands). The first, precision, is fairly self-explanatory. Craftsmanship, though, seems to be a bit more "fluid" in its definition among some people. What I'm getting at is, if something this small can be made (and serviced) without marring screwslots, there is no excuse for f**king up the slots on gun screws. If something this small can have mirror-polished surfaces AND sharp edges and corners, there is no excuse for the buffing wheel f**kery that is so commonly visited on gun parts. If something like this can be designed and understood by the mind of (and made by the hands of) man, there is no excuse for the acts of mechanical incomprehension that I see on a regular basis. And, lastly, I like watches and it's my blog.</p><p>This is a King Seiko (5626-7111), manufactured (for the Japanese domestic market) in December of 1972. As you will see, it came to me in pretty sad shape. The case was pretty beat up, the crystal was broken, many small shards of same made their way to the dial face and, it was not running. Upon disassembly, I discovered no evidence of any prior service being done. Not a mark anywhere, no buggered screwslots and most importantly, the case, while damaged from hard wear, had never felt the corner-rounding, edge-smearing sting of the buffing wheel. Yes, buffing wheel damage caused by the ham-handed is just as common among "watchmakers" as it is among "gunsmiffs". What I did find inside was hardened oil, everywhere. This meant a complete teardown, to the baseplate, and a thorough cleaning before reassembly and lubing, which is only correctly possible during reassembly.<br /><br />This watch uses Seiko's 5626B movement, which differs from the 5626A in a couple of areas. The first is that the A version uses an externally accessible regulator (through a plug-screwed hole in the case, between the lugs) and the second is that the day/date corrector "star wheel" is steel. In the B movement, the regulator is internally accessible (not really an issue, thanks to the screw-back case of the B-equipped watch, versus the mono block case of the A-equipped version) and the day/date corrector wheel is made of a nylon material. Those are the major material differences, but the A and B also differ in the finish of certain components like the mainspring barrel cover and the pallet fork stanchion. Enough geekery, let's get to it.<br /></p><p>Here is the watch, as it arrived. Yikes! Note the deep scratches in the case.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uBIp9JiUBMw8uP5VRkxftYNDrj0JcpTfmosoefpeefqDkGDya_D4W8BfkhHZ44n9RozctsNGMuXjYSHfwyl03rDy_h96dKJRAQZhWjuqe_yiMt4otNyr3aQquISwlbUkgngUaWt609dejVPOGcxO96Wk-aBt4O520Ip7Sx6OJO_AjxkpTN2Qr-1qWQ/s320/IMG_8474.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXr4eggmyM2Yt5eu6iyZVpYG4AelmKn07haDgcyCWf7VC8URy_wkPZipo2DdbNs9MhM4AGoBUkpH7z9L5T8ZgOVEPZ3VaYWJmG04YYVLZAG3imqS8nAAKTDUXxPTjcV4f_02R6a2-EVxdMQRcM-wwZJiueEWBMnsKgZKh5KoWvalQyy979abS1xUByw/s2816/IMG_8471.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXr4eggmyM2Yt5eu6iyZVpYG4AelmKn07haDgcyCWf7VC8URy_wkPZipo2DdbNs9MhM4AGoBUkpH7z9L5T8ZgOVEPZ3VaYWJmG04YYVLZAG3imqS8nAAKTDUXxPTjcV4f_02R6a2-EVxdMQRcM-wwZJiueEWBMnsKgZKh5KoWvalQyy979abS1xUByw/s320/IMG_8471.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73eyaoguquF5mywz-XZdz9oWBl6E1x6ZfDSlCtUeVQ90ueXOXwQGC288HA55Oonmh0W4-27nYpzsrPIi9RHHEhjrlkWeiL8ZxDOgyUQ3Y1syWcn2IEG1mW-xPxGVbStJI2z8veVj-aSWynpndOem0sYSOFo2lqe3gMLm5X6TOUv8zwH0W_07DP_bF0w/s2816/IMG_8478.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73eyaoguquF5mywz-XZdz9oWBl6E1x6ZfDSlCtUeVQ90ueXOXwQGC288HA55Oonmh0W4-27nYpzsrPIi9RHHEhjrlkWeiL8ZxDOgyUQ3Y1syWcn2IEG1mW-xPxGVbStJI2z8veVj-aSWynpndOem0sYSOFo2lqe3gMLm5X6TOUv8zwH0W_07DP_bF0w/s320/IMG_8478.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The first thing to do is to remove the movement from the case, which is accomplished by unscrewing the case back, removing the crown/stem and withdrawing the movement from the rear. Then the front bezel is removed using a case opener, followed by the gasket and the crystal/rehaut assembly. Here's what it looked like once disassembled. Not too pretty.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-En3TViISTGaadAbj0OYePlz_SaAPBgUIqJw8DvnOgSE6XaZIVLmt_AwLj4kEGTHggt21snwm6qztL9OWKv73yi5wuc6T1ecpOa4juPBVQL9B2Os28YmhjBscPxqOXqjMD0JPuf05xsGIBiGK22O1SSyJBfTsD6dy5rwct5WiGSVHDn4LoRYyKHEh4g/s2816/IMG_8481.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-En3TViISTGaadAbj0OYePlz_SaAPBgUIqJw8DvnOgSE6XaZIVLmt_AwLj4kEGTHggt21snwm6qztL9OWKv73yi5wuc6T1ecpOa4juPBVQL9B2Os28YmhjBscPxqOXqjMD0JPuf05xsGIBiGK22O1SSyJBfTsD6dy5rwct5WiGSVHDn4LoRYyKHEh4g/s320/IMG_8481.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4Gu0jkSLOozrkTRTDNXKvvZtV3T1xbnU3qN6c1FZ4dHV4FbA0860Q2hCzx-2jrwH6VV4sA7HoKgKG4gJehyOAbyZDaszvHg7WcisoYPCoEUzMboKpfW92G-2mdCZOLUcmmEkGdPMzL4hzpc8vTMwOpPcsDHQJnhrDhHu3FWJNd8uIA6Dzy2IWREY0g/s2816/IMG_8483.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4Gu0jkSLOozrkTRTDNXKvvZtV3T1xbnU3qN6c1FZ4dHV4FbA0860Q2hCzx-2jrwH6VV4sA7HoKgKG4gJehyOAbyZDaszvHg7WcisoYPCoEUzMboKpfW92G-2mdCZOLUcmmEkGdPMzL4hzpc8vTMwOpPcsDHQJnhrDhHu3FWJNd8uIA6Dzy2IWREY0g/s320/IMG_8483.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX41G8Ztvn6Zy83jmlsNG3kSVW52mzF9pcGBSkVYJD0k5puxbZ5zcFA0ocqO8F_BCY2rk_OvRyyJ37nujcosqeBYcnmNbO2vhuT7OJKIpScupDP5FiuHWt6LwqYkEkWgCCoXSNYyFwWsFoiOVNa0BOOmxa9WVBF5jJjQpToE5cDDg2quBXRn0jfvPdg/s2816/IMG_8484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX41G8Ztvn6Zy83jmlsNG3kSVW52mzF9pcGBSkVYJD0k5puxbZ5zcFA0ocqO8F_BCY2rk_OvRyyJ37nujcosqeBYcnmNbO2vhuT7OJKIpScupDP5FiuHWt6LwqYkEkWgCCoXSNYyFwWsFoiOVNa0BOOmxa9WVBF5jJjQpToE5cDDg2quBXRn0jfvPdg/s320/IMG_8484.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYcLBXZ7UsG8j8Ko6AMz6N3SHh8LivtQfOoyo8svtyb8T-OJ6Bl88Xqy5clVA-zgf_nq4CZyCzlFDcxZu_t_izI3ysTlYVLr19h4x78D0Qft99Bk6SVtR1AER3X8t21Y7ZYCImiBQo7qQmU9J3VCQKFYWXz9C7MTj_pIkKKTIRqcd4pvaPXC-BZSc0w/s2816/IMG_8485.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYcLBXZ7UsG8j8Ko6AMz6N3SHh8LivtQfOoyo8svtyb8T-OJ6Bl88Xqy5clVA-zgf_nq4CZyCzlFDcxZu_t_izI3ysTlYVLr19h4x78D0Qft99Bk6SVtR1AER3X8t21Y7ZYCImiBQo7qQmU9J3VCQKFYWXz9C7MTj_pIkKKTIRqcd4pvaPXC-BZSc0w/s320/IMG_8485.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjml6h2fbvQfJga39DxtmWyJJfTCfi7SW3mjqdP6_BNxVzWwJ3Q49Ga3t73_SSK8d_6iSGWzFp9Xj8N5jPefWwbBE8bzVkkRyDa7GLbetfSe-x5_UG91zrcvfv8HxMtEK3HX-Mr7Yvbzbwc0-JRxmjnZK4tVbuHT5oC78nmZDXNYh7r09szk6yJ1l7ttA/s2816/IMG_8490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjml6h2fbvQfJga39DxtmWyJJfTCfi7SW3mjqdP6_BNxVzWwJ3Q49Ga3t73_SSK8d_6iSGWzFp9Xj8N5jPefWwbBE8bzVkkRyDa7GLbetfSe-x5_UG91zrcvfv8HxMtEK3HX-Mr7Yvbzbwc0-JRxmjnZK4tVbuHT5oC78nmZDXNYh7r09szk6yJ1l7ttA/s320/IMG_8490.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>After dropping the case parts in the solvent tank, I began disassembling the movement. The first step is removal of the hands. This is done with a pair of shop-made miniature pry-bars and using a thin poly sheet that prevents damage to the dial surface, as well as containing the hands when released. Then the dial is removed by loosening the two retaining screws on the side of the main plate. This also allows the casing spacer to be removed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawIcLTpSXv72isZEFtR_vNW6B_6iI6bccq6_rzjoOl400oJoB1KE1gvHBYgZRVveUlPULfExsau-qxdZfOMKoJJG01ChWTRw7yaX2j8aW7qpoPVTG3iQ4N_Iy05JpAzqMa_ch5KEQMY2v77-WT5l3CYAo4DtwXaGI9lhi4vDVw-4F_lKq2Lq6kHnqDg/s2816/IMG_8491.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawIcLTpSXv72isZEFtR_vNW6B_6iI6bccq6_rzjoOl400oJoB1KE1gvHBYgZRVveUlPULfExsau-qxdZfOMKoJJG01ChWTRw7yaX2j8aW7qpoPVTG3iQ4N_Iy05JpAzqMa_ch5KEQMY2v77-WT5l3CYAo4DtwXaGI9lhi4vDVw-4F_lKq2Lq6kHnqDg/s320/IMG_8491.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqGCmnzFxqeavoKaO84sRD_JGv9Of9ouKAj9aPuQB0oQsMr_nBDNbgk532awY0BSDfkeOwSkJByS5HB2lwrf7iBvO6C8zLvhdVdS2p-qlTR_YwlWd8-7B5iUn8u4sbb7uKDttxh4q0Feb_NzWwEKwKRMe2yf0EqUa0LzkNvUE4lifnutvp8abC5doxg/s2816/IMG_8492.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4-aaY-ZzdDhQGpby-hVWFUIWiv0G9kF6aTcAkFbezn5mPsZL2GlsSwPnlVs5VHyQRs8bXMP3BzXzgoMhCtKzNNsS2aONPhWY-F65V8kiwFHu8VGaU_v7aGiPjZMAoa4nz3tviw6KvxFLhdlLNe2KjAK-d2j5A53qKY_sHnhhq8gzX3ica_5x3o2K9g/s320/IMG_8572.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With disassembly of the movement completed and all internal parts soaking, I turned my attention to correcting the external damage. I turned a holder for the bezel so that it could be held in the lathe for machining away the damage and for polishing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRQZg-oKPjery5H3y6Y1ojwnb8-iYaD5ClZRpKhfLwCgUqZHtUjrLrqHqe9ltkwn2UnK9q_yzlRGtc8PP7wyMwNxGO2gI9PkLtaB4unqyjIRAj48lWwVB_1MwYkZcrG6DqJtv2AyZwQII7H6Elggz_l8DHvYFjfIqYfHZROcCxj26kUmmEtnVFGIeIw/s2816/IMG_8513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRQZg-oKPjery5H3y6Y1ojwnb8-iYaD5ClZRpKhfLwCgUqZHtUjrLrqHqe9ltkwn2UnK9q_yzlRGtc8PP7wyMwNxGO2gI9PkLtaB4unqyjIRAj48lWwVB_1MwYkZcrG6DqJtv2AyZwQII7H6Elggz_l8DHvYFjfIqYfHZROcCxj26kUmmEtnVFGIeIw/s320/IMG_8513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Seiko polishes the cases of their Grand and King models using a method that they refer to as "Zaratzu". This is, effectively, machine lapping of each individual surface of the case, ensuring that all flats remain so, and all edges are sharp. I do not have this polishing equipment but I do have a pretty steady hand, and files, which were needed to get the case ready for polishing because of the depth of the scratches. The actual polishing was also done by hand, using wood blocks and multiple lapping compounds, in order to maintain the flats and edges. No buffing wheels are used.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqoYrRxcp3C16nBMp-72W1hcS7r5Xo3kGgWdh4XjvSIVqEDomBwVYS_wxovem9pzHRbmjucwvnO_g-X7Nmoba2-A0Ba4b80mxlWkv0IlX4F3UJI3c1khEGWhlycph6UIbX_R9Tp0IqXyj1tx7fF1rU-M8eO4YLWZa-igCBttSLY7Ewso64r7GzNaAyg/s2816/IMG_8517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqoYrRxcp3C16nBMp-72W1hcS7r5Xo3kGgWdh4XjvSIVqEDomBwVYS_wxovem9pzHRbmjucwvnO_g-X7Nmoba2-A0Ba4b80mxlWkv0IlX4F3UJI3c1khEGWhlycph6UIbX_R9Tp0IqXyj1tx7fF1rU-M8eO4YLWZa-igCBttSLY7Ewso64r7GzNaAyg/s320/IMG_8517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Everything cleaned and ready for reassembly, once the NOS crystal arrives.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59fjl4Gyh2d4Jb-iPKKNPT1wpTi9QbuWKjP9haw9Y4Vl-6BFFC_C7hvCu_vnVD6fIrzJnNAYy0H0ak-ZzBPyJBMfZal83kAvyi4h4FXaP-MFzUumqbtTzb6jpZaXsVV_izWOquNJBfDDniUCUgAk7obUZagxQifaAfESGVOO7ax8a6oSAeIyd8y6BhA/s2816/IMG_8516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59fjl4Gyh2d4Jb-iPKKNPT1wpTi9QbuWKjP9haw9Y4Vl-6BFFC_C7hvCu_vnVD6fIrzJnNAYy0H0ak-ZzBPyJBMfZal83kAvyi4h4FXaP-MFzUumqbtTzb6jpZaXsVV_izWOquNJBfDDniUCUgAk7obUZagxQifaAfESGVOO7ax8a6oSAeIyd8y6BhA/s320/IMG_8516.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Reassembly begins with lubing and installing the mainspring, using a shop-made mainspring winding tool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51xj1ELXGMePkY7PsfJKZOaB8KwByYcigudpwJyA4FiWXtPGk_vpogoRAUhBToOkEw-xiR2CfvvEcZ0EXSw9gJtyoI0Um01Osxf4dPtTu9wzXiXR-BwF15Xg3J4L1ZSFfp0wEiRNjZrvcPnABTWrgvtf4KPWKONdLvE9c5v-OXv-BNGmDEb1-DmWjlw/s2816/IMG_8583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51xj1ELXGMePkY7PsfJKZOaB8KwByYcigudpwJyA4FiWXtPGk_vpogoRAUhBToOkEw-xiR2CfvvEcZ0EXSw9gJtyoI0Um01Osxf4dPtTu9wzXiXR-BwF15Xg3J4L1ZSFfp0wEiRNjZrvcPnABTWrgvtf4KPWKONdLvE9c5v-OXv-BNGmDEb1-DmWjlw/s320/IMG_8583.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3OwssF7CeOkjWY609HlnE2ANFzPjmUqsbknEjXvW4sR7aJUf1zrbUojOMuqPOqzvB-34I1tufwJjoIOHzknzGqvNzsCuk1TfLxq7ZBiHvxj5ARz5BukoqD-DOFXnZCJJ8nlUTB6IwlEG7pOlFYQ5jRt3d_fm2gpjmiKGHHzO3MijePeyXiwdbIIRPw/s2816/IMG_8584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3OwssF7CeOkjWY609HlnE2ANFzPjmUqsbknEjXvW4sR7aJUf1zrbUojOMuqPOqzvB-34I1tufwJjoIOHzknzGqvNzsCuk1TfLxq7ZBiHvxj5ARz5BukoqD-DOFXnZCJJ8nlUTB6IwlEG7pOlFYQ5jRt3d_fm2gpjmiKGHHzO3MijePeyXiwdbIIRPw/s320/IMG_8584.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxR2aoXR8rzzNWVNwvQwVfEecllR70hqcUIgv93kdLydzCOSblUKQGFAsA4_6z8hTstHGVjiOSTthh6q_Ywhk-FxbWlSSxrvu4VcWEptKsmM7gFd8-u0iIuquDVr-d1zsyPOIi1Kn55ipzfC8UOzihS8JETWDjq-jpUkP-ps2_AZj4JLbi7pdfr8JqQ/s2816/IMG_8585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxR2aoXR8rzzNWVNwvQwVfEecllR70hqcUIgv93kdLydzCOSblUKQGFAsA4_6z8hTstHGVjiOSTthh6q_Ywhk-FxbWlSSxrvu4VcWEptKsmM7gFd8-u0iIuquDVr-d1zsyPOIi1Kn55ipzfC8UOzihS8JETWDjq-jpUkP-ps2_AZj4JLbi7pdfr8JqQ/s320/IMG_8585.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then the mainspring barrel and main train, along with the under-bridge portions of the auto-winder are installed, followed by the main bridge and pallet assembly. Each of the jewel bearings is lubed as assembly commences. Note the polished bevels of the bridge, the screw holes and the jewel recesses.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCRlUZVjzuBNdnsb5HRmCKi42LpbeZdKYSxqmqBP3C_MwDeDLMhWWq9Pte-o8onqK7ZUT6gDOmpf1niuaqxGooRbtnOVofeLO2wt-tezAJW3MbgO0qXCieqy91iHhH0FerhBHW3mlHI9atCZlhKMJxxQTf9dcBoQhaOqUQBT2RFXnRL1gyGkV4RnDRw/s2816/IMG_8586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCRlUZVjzuBNdnsb5HRmCKi42LpbeZdKYSxqmqBP3C_MwDeDLMhWWq9Pte-o8onqK7ZUT6gDOmpf1niuaqxGooRbtnOVofeLO2wt-tezAJW3MbgO0qXCieqy91iHhH0FerhBHW3mlHI9atCZlhKMJxxQTf9dcBoQhaOqUQBT2RFXnRL1gyGkV4RnDRw/s320/IMG_8586.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNETYidSMC4FQr9uUPmbgO9PG0SZL8vJKkD5B-pbaHzN6hM1eJoxl8QMoO2-VvEUeXVFnqZfFxeI0AOApiL35nfbii7of_Z5ir9c51aWuY1zsuc9MuSDw0kt4TRZDuwiNKxneS1nT-3s8ZV6dvmTvlxgC-qrNoPa5uH-rJWQxESz55CKniSR5-773YQ/s2816/IMG_8587.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNETYidSMC4FQr9uUPmbgO9PG0SZL8vJKkD5B-pbaHzN6hM1eJoxl8QMoO2-VvEUeXVFnqZfFxeI0AOApiL35nfbii7of_Z5ir9c51aWuY1zsuc9MuSDw0kt4TRZDuwiNKxneS1nT-3s8ZV6dvmTvlxgC-qrNoPa5uH-rJWQxESz55CKniSR5-773YQ/s320/IMG_8587.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-1MgVhk03OkuZThah86KYwBv4-InQ-RafcFKxnwhHBbPT2VKizw2AVpDY91BCjmimK1OQK1lMM9Wvomh27KKMqvj3ppdn9bAWDrw3Sie5XTtFfRaC7wz5aLTIPWWHU7mfZvIJehvul9j-D0n52vVwP2ILpUKC8GQFSTybm_XRwGqCgNUCG2DilAriw/s2816/IMG_8589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-1MgVhk03OkuZThah86KYwBv4-InQ-RafcFKxnwhHBbPT2VKizw2AVpDY91BCjmimK1OQK1lMM9Wvomh27KKMqvj3ppdn9bAWDrw3Sie5XTtFfRaC7wz5aLTIPWWHU7mfZvIJehvul9j-D0n52vVwP2ILpUKC8GQFSTybm_XRwGqCgNUCG2DilAriw/s320/IMG_8589.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Next is the installation of the regulator assembly (regulator, balance wheel and hairspring) Note the machined notch on the underside of the balance wheel. This is used for "poising" (balancing) the wheel by removing weight from the "heavy" side. That notch is .004 of an inch wide.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsQ-0q0Bx1aoSnhhSYOpUhAWovSeDRZyynfGncAb3BbYnrsvPdagFwL-MJso05cWPafb6SoOojjDkLrZ5riGKHRlvazgJiAHA54cDDBKSz1RbQBahcldr4-pUs_qdSvl3czFm8O6cV6-J_bO9cqi7V7Yu5Csl5vOXcv217WYOKAGHC9F386xbvtOa2A/s2816/IMG_8590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsQ-0q0Bx1aoSnhhSYOpUhAWovSeDRZyynfGncAb3BbYnrsvPdagFwL-MJso05cWPafb6SoOojjDkLrZ5riGKHRlvazgJiAHA54cDDBKSz1RbQBahcldr4-pUs_qdSvl3czFm8O6cV6-J_bO9cqi7V7Yu5Csl5vOXcv217WYOKAGHC9F386xbvtOa2A/s320/IMG_8590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgILavk3C4s7XhChlqHLfoj4JOYiyykzCGQ2MyPHrEp5AhseONETmt9S4LBY6DHCL_kY_gfDcoGR3xHJsizJ0kFcSaXlIjDZHIDVMu3rUICoV1LgDqwz5dyq0HgXk7AuAFbncynRtoqXhSi7X4wUPkoQF2u0_47t6ZUy58sMYT_lWgT85pKQwSiePMw/s2816/IMG_8591.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgILavk3C4s7XhChlqHLfoj4JOYiyykzCGQ2MyPHrEp5AhseONETmt9S4LBY6DHCL_kY_gfDcoGR3xHJsizJ0kFcSaXlIjDZHIDVMu3rUICoV1LgDqwz5dyq0HgXk7AuAFbncynRtoqXhSi7X4wUPkoQF2u0_47t6ZUy58sMYT_lWgT85pKQwSiePMw/s320/IMG_8591.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>A couple of turns of the crown and, it runs. Now the auto-winder rotor is installed after its bearing and the gear teeth (on the back side) are lubed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7CN5jd-qOve-Y9eR8ngJgY_uwun72CmHuFe9lsILBUrghc6G3Jqz5fzX7HVkmD4yHdtiCQoIeuwIGUM76IXLhqQqvc3FbCjfYmbhYuo1kaHxiGol4a1UITc1jplQLngK2wbFgjZmQ9iMQkUa9HPlXXle3TynkK-FnsW3qOoXX4ymLwUdE3ihQqDhfw/s2816/IMG_8593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7CN5jd-qOve-Y9eR8ngJgY_uwun72CmHuFe9lsILBUrghc6G3Jqz5fzX7HVkmD4yHdtiCQoIeuwIGUM76IXLhqQqvc3FbCjfYmbhYuo1kaHxiGol4a1UITc1jplQLngK2wbFgjZmQ9iMQkUa9HPlXXle3TynkK-FnsW3qOoXX4ymLwUdE3ihQqDhfw/s320/IMG_8593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc_Be0s1x-54VSWTbGbnyTMzIXcKGW-W68PamfMOHgZh0QBylOxImAA9yPK5t0QrOEgM785ifCZTCrgDhS3nrcO44NUuFJtGxZVdaRl1KjVFCRr0jlh82MDQh9e5Vx4a-jMBe_AajUHlX8uQQrrv4ZXZnvYg_SMvZF9OjB8YCpth-Hqx3Ocwu4cPpJg/s2816/IMG_8595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc_Be0s1x-54VSWTbGbnyTMzIXcKGW-W68PamfMOHgZh0QBylOxImAA9yPK5t0QrOEgM785ifCZTCrgDhS3nrcO44NUuFJtGxZVdaRl1KjVFCRr0jlh82MDQh9e5Vx4a-jMBe_AajUHlX8uQQrrv4ZXZnvYg_SMvZF9OjB8YCpth-Hqx3Ocwu4cPpJg/s320/IMG_8595.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwMD4ktZ_UAjeKLHFIYTVto9ucXhrpsGNCoZHfAehjnMOV4Yy6k_mtfLLMlJNkpgPBad2PS-w5QHXVEZR2XxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>Now on to the dial side of the movement. 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text-align: left;">The broken crystal is removed from the rehaut and all traces of the original glue are carefully removed in preparation for the installation of the new crystal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpsAhXG2c-WmrAZtdnIrRa_9LZnRExJGbDbgo-nthSODkN-Gnx_AHn3G3CXPIloDTNwRfsnS2dsgdZT6yw769VS-oMq5n3wk8-FLed3ag3JcMu1oynvoGKemnbNmmpUTeD0fi4iUBRF4EkgpldJzGSVuiuCezdlFENlfzP9RtUzoKgCKD9fN2N9mMdA/s2816/IMG_8635.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpsAhXG2c-WmrAZtdnIrRa_9LZnRExJGbDbgo-nthSODkN-Gnx_AHn3G3CXPIloDTNwRfsnS2dsgdZT6yw769VS-oMq5n3wk8-FLed3ag3JcMu1oynvoGKemnbNmmpUTeD0fi4iUBRF4EkgpldJzGSVuiuCezdlFENlfzP9RtUzoKgCKD9fN2N9mMdA/s320/IMG_8635.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgTtPS9h2TiZyrNDAo0VWlvgoYyl7b0hzYE-TCB9LkiceCDZooe0_X4bneCiAtLPmnwde8o8OsZZYt6hCT6RJ-ciWQu1hgsSCXXXMCiA1BPPrNeMb8d77bhG-i9LSXslDXg7MBkDP6hPZptW23vxCWsbDibEb9N8tW_77yXe4xY-AEzECib1oKIogCQ/s2816/IMG_8637.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They are made from Lexan and the pusher's contact area is highly polished to ensure no chance of marring anything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjwzJZaqAaAHLAt_sSCjB9GWY3e9aKFn5-m57jyTWxZQKjmwnhiozczppjvxMcRuHM-KZr6JH33l4Jv24hz4S9-8FvDRlYDksOJO7FGowbnVq1kJxr9fbUFWUJxrrcZS5bNQkDvIe9SdrH72ix-Apl8rgmAHXwCdTtE1gqB3AY4rDgqHyrYUMGzlD3w/s2816/IMG_8639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjwzJZaqAaAHLAt_sSCjB9GWY3e9aKFn5-m57jyTWxZQKjmwnhiozczppjvxMcRuHM-KZr6JH33l4Jv24hz4S9-8FvDRlYDksOJO7FGowbnVq1kJxr9fbUFWUJxrrcZS5bNQkDvIe9SdrH72ix-Apl8rgmAHXwCdTtE1gqB3AY4rDgqHyrYUMGzlD3w/s320/IMG_8639.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The movement is reinstalled into the case. All that's left is to install the rear spacer and back cover (with a new gasket).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9vXRVhMZ2YMtsmWCfqVLN1jp_sGA2dcC7-ydcLxXfpIhSxMZbW5KoVpgqowRE0m13_1f71pFAvW6zqnD2dHed1vUC2XrEW9wvLqQ8XYdmyiEt_-kw7QRdpau0bxdofGFhfRe6v4bQHAUE4-qAfzZqbb4Md8euCjgbj4_2dRuRxEfzVe3B_z39Ge8kQ/s2816/IMG_8638.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9vXRVhMZ2YMtsmWCfqVLN1jp_sGA2dcC7-ydcLxXfpIhSxMZbW5KoVpgqowRE0m13_1f71pFAvW6zqnD2dHed1vUC2XrEW9wvLqQ8XYdmyiEt_-kw7QRdpau0bxdofGFhfRe6v4bQHAUE4-qAfzZqbb4Md8euCjgbj4_2dRuRxEfzVe3B_z39Ge8kQ/s320/IMG_8638.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's finished. Compare this to the photos at the beginning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6H7Ft-MXlYaXwbbthMnDoZHHTt3YL0ejN8pAXPUzKxWNMHsmLDOmGQlTe5KHyCS-073u46Yv2N4USsQ7tfKa3YV2qD1g7fbjxzKKabTEKbqiAhevO7ZH8tKk298o1e9kG6DSnNQ1GoAHoHsA-y4KfKJH-NNAS8AgdMHnB6PW1-fnGJW2eKY8ssPxmg/s2071/IMG_8690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2071" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6H7Ft-MXlYaXwbbthMnDoZHHTt3YL0ejN8pAXPUzKxWNMHsmLDOmGQlTe5KHyCS-073u46Yv2N4USsQ7tfKa3YV2qD1g7fbjxzKKabTEKbqiAhevO7ZH8tKk298o1e9kG6DSnNQ1GoAHoHsA-y4KfKJH-NNAS8AgdMHnB6PW1-fnGJW2eKY8ssPxmg/s320/IMG_8690.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn1xx06lonDwJ1qQeePaeLFhPdQVNvLA5UIajz79r0rihWjgKHa_dZ1CVF2Pe3cJ5j9yNaF8btsAJqs4FFH10XFqQ3reT1YW-_F4N9efJv0tqt2INbgOp4T7ysm-oMKvJIFMXJALC9YmnBuXWkJd7Ot2m15oQ-Q9DoB7Xlhdc_weTtwgJVHOY1JfliA/s2816/IMG_8697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn1xx06lonDwJ1qQeePaeLFhPdQVNvLA5UIajz79r0rihWjgKHa_dZ1CVF2Pe3cJ5j9yNaF8btsAJqs4FFH10XFqQ3reT1YW-_F4N9efJv0tqt2INbgOp4T7ysm-oMKvJIFMXJALC9YmnBuXWkJd7Ot2m15oQ-Q9DoB7Xlhdc_weTtwgJVHOY1JfliA/s320/IMG_8697.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjhCPkYNSAGowIHIjDPxmfcapTeU8JiX5WECsEoHkultur92NqHmbrA-7-7G3FBAMOZ4mGC2V0FtMzw1PVIuhSc1zRqvYom2XzWwmBSjwC7DcacZwrYnfLG60bUSJsOdrdl_HLLJTBUMA6uHxXnPXOs5wPT1UOexTh8WW57nx-JpTcDk6pfH6p9uVLg/s2816/IMG_8708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjhCPkYNSAGowIHIjDPxmfcapTeU8JiX5WECsEoHkultur92NqHmbrA-7-7G3FBAMOZ4mGC2V0FtMzw1PVIuhSc1zRqvYom2XzWwmBSjwC7DcacZwrYnfLG60bUSJsOdrdl_HLLJTBUMA6uHxXnPXOs5wPT1UOexTh8WW57nx-JpTcDk6pfH6p9uVLg/s320/IMG_8708.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzDHaaLibcb6hyGlihGuXq5tj_zVQZL7udA8yGjQeW5te0WLaKF_5RCYRvvE1WNpigBoOr_RiuBVA91DXrZAOYrxMVh3STvqxOpxP19FDiWEU8R0Ea7IkkKNLXaX7QgJQB2-8gW5Tn2-O1xyYF_q6NQ0dyMUnkwRASpZ-wiz-3aaTK45EstTfKlR1ew/s2816/IMG_8707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzDHaaLibcb6hyGlihGuXq5tj_zVQZL7udA8yGjQeW5te0WLaKF_5RCYRvvE1WNpigBoOr_RiuBVA91DXrZAOYrxMVh3STvqxOpxP19FDiWEU8R0Ea7IkkKNLXaX7QgJQB2-8gW5Tn2-O1xyYF_q6NQ0dyMUnkwRASpZ-wiz-3aaTK45EstTfKlR1ew/s320/IMG_8707.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y1kR1YdIQc7uP6k6kxbWfzesXCtylqN2VXjxwsZtuzslcd8C0sxT6nwtoWf1c9zVH_4sxO5Rqc3FAhf4-EoUD6Qie09OHJcu_q8UQ-pcCyu4cxAJH5pd8g8mxHZXmczMspl4uTahuJDgVNk6HDAFk2jPJYl64wBw2WK7Cf-6XK1CfhZ8D_obkF4CdA/s2816/IMG_8702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y1kR1YdIQc7uP6k6kxbWfzesXCtylqN2VXjxwsZtuzslcd8C0sxT6nwtoWf1c9zVH_4sxO5Rqc3FAhf4-EoUD6Qie09OHJcu_q8UQ-pcCyu4cxAJH5pd8g8mxHZXmczMspl4uTahuJDgVNk6HDAFk2jPJYl64wBw2WK7Cf-6XK1CfhZ8D_obkF4CdA/s320/IMG_8702.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7MyqkkIpCLnIB92Rx1ckLyOxc75a5385c9yPDg4bdEAwoQlLqbLcTeYedkTbJwAwNu95BUz6QbL7YL2tiwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p> Now that that mental health break is over, it's back to the salt mines.</p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">For more watch related work, see:</span> <a href="http://vicknairwatchrestoration.blogspot.com">vicknairwatchrestoration.blogspot.com</a><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-56991252131393115742023-02-19T09:03:00.003-08:002023-04-13T19:33:19.481-07:00Yet More Parallels<p> All of this directly applies to gunmaking (or it should). Maybe I should forget about guns and become a full-time watchmaker...</p><p><a href="https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/09/editorial-movement-finishing-instagram-age.html" target="_blank">https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/09/editorial-movement-finishing-instagram-age.html</a><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-69562939386713431292023-02-15T14:49:00.015-08:002023-05-07T07:10:01.336-07:00Even Manufacturers Can't be Trusted (or, Why the Zoli Pernice Isn't a Boss)<p> As the title says, even manufacturers are now just pulling stuff out of their ass in order to sell product. Is it just marketing (the business term for lying), or do they actually not know their ass from a hole in the ground?</p><p>Case in point: The Zoli Pernice over/under shotgun, which Zoli literally touts on their website as a "true Boss action". The problem is that other than being a shotgun, it's got nothing in common with a Boss. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzs8nlCX9ePc5rkQuiz2G3NnkePhF7RMpPcS_qrrjW8SgAd4xuU24FNpfs3vV4Toliodgij53ZQiGhlhabn_YvD8DvvpzNSE13l-N9hkiLgIv07ninnR9PO00vG3PLI5RJRNbgQrfpt8vSqiES8c_gee7kzunLtUQV88ULCarUN2oF67J3h0k_WEdVg/s658/Zoli%20Pernice.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="658" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzs8nlCX9ePc5rkQuiz2G3NnkePhF7RMpPcS_qrrjW8SgAd4xuU24FNpfs3vV4Toliodgij53ZQiGhlhabn_YvD8DvvpzNSE13l-N9hkiLgIv07ninnR9PO00vG3PLI5RJRNbgQrfpt8vSqiES8c_gee7kzunLtUQV88ULCarUN2oF67J3h0k_WEdVg/s320/Zoli%20Pernice.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcD3fwCWiB_g5tU1X9kd-R_jGM2_QkyOMtlCriKYSzpQxUHQYB6r9AWsh722M-N_DecEzw7AH-hJiYZhvdn-kph25rB13fV_1J16Meq5TBcPDSPEvxbc_g4uj3npI1Fep3qsomoZO6pj1DEUKKVFsaIteb_ZvlXMip9OAaGFh2dh1Cy3yA8-10gopl5w/s866/Zoli%20BS2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="866" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcD3fwCWiB_g5tU1X9kd-R_jGM2_QkyOMtlCriKYSzpQxUHQYB6r9AWsh722M-N_DecEzw7AH-hJiYZhvdn-kph25rB13fV_1J16Meq5TBcPDSPEvxbc_g4uj3npI1Fep3qsomoZO6pj1DEUKKVFsaIteb_ZvlXMip9OAaGFh2dh1Cy3yA8-10gopl5w/s320/Zoli%20BS2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLUNQT3Aw-F2zpQazrrmTmL-lcyH1v8AECazudAKZqrLUS6Tf8Nyrdjpyg0Yyrtljh5_uAPzUf-JbC6bhJKfMlYzhkrbtp7qaYvIztbGO1xZJtr6LPO1zDzQRbA38XxaaBmTspNdfHvkBMr8uXYmaJABjzbiAh_wNXYTSoRxMdLQ4d3RKtEXlRbPtPg/s1142/Zoli%20BS1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="1142" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLUNQT3Aw-F2zpQazrrmTmL-lcyH1v8AECazudAKZqrLUS6Tf8Nyrdjpyg0Yyrtljh5_uAPzUf-JbC6bhJKfMlYzhkrbtp7qaYvIztbGO1xZJtr6LPO1zDzQRbA38XxaaBmTspNdfHvkBMr8uXYmaJABjzbiAh_wNXYTSoRxMdLQ4d3RKtEXlRbPtPg/s320/Zoli%20BS1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Let's take a look at the lockup of a Boss, specifically, the split (or bifurcated) lumps that mate with their counterparts in the frame, and are the design's defining characteristic. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEfpxUezjeSvq_765Vs2CR0Dqa4dxXy1dia4wMAoHxayDtYzHhbcU2tmxVhvQHv6aOmqdGSBv9U8cSkect7IkOGCj0uVHnzM0kjb-_3CwZsOsylGFXr1HnR5Xv3HFFs71sFYXalBPi8WgWTxb7-89gqWOnGhu7ZUWpsINY-pdq--hPpA_kQpZCmAatg/s952/Trunions_On_Boss.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="952" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEfpxUezjeSvq_765Vs2CR0Dqa4dxXy1dia4wMAoHxayDtYzHhbcU2tmxVhvQHv6aOmqdGSBv9U8cSkect7IkOGCj0uVHnzM0kjb-_3CwZsOsylGFXr1HnR5Xv3HFFs71sFYXalBPi8WgWTxb7-89gqWOnGhu7ZUWpsINY-pdq--hPpA_kQpZCmAatg/s320/Trunions_On_Boss.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>This photo shows a Perazzi barrel, which employs a true Boss lockup.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttqVVFJaqTDW9ijQ2bZO_Qv1hW-yaAWw2MYhWhuEKm9BfeXWsz0GyH6eod4fLV_OXFHkKortRKE7MWtCgO7rptGDTxWq-4XAJSo5tjEXBtxGvfgJErFpN36vB_31SDP-xJsKV7e5_MOH9CrJzie795dh0NSncHn6_mkr2LlYqWnP2iiUT6UlqnG15GA/s3000/Perazzi-MX8-Mirage-Barrels_101039059_103875_CC4A70D879BFC0D11-4016331481.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="3000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttqVVFJaqTDW9ijQ2bZO_Qv1hW-yaAWw2MYhWhuEKm9BfeXWsz0GyH6eod4fLV_OXFHkKortRKE7MWtCgO7rptGDTxWq-4XAJSo5tjEXBtxGvfgJErFpN36vB_31SDP-xJsKV7e5_MOH9CrJzie795dh0NSncHn6_mkr2LlYqWnP2iiUT6UlqnG15GA/s320/Perazzi-MX8-Mirage-Barrels_101039059_103875_CC4A70D879BFC0D11-4016331481.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Now, let's take a look at the Pernice barrels, shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila5gjhuVMJL_-wb-Nc8U0_VMWr6nADD3PRqrUrkkKKFgU1Nxb8_X9ezER1MNceD5Ysj4DFywPKlAH_xh7zXM76nOaEzljNYsHbHxHhhIalSXupv9Msghnmep-0MFGJFjr0MFB1_7mbCcAB6Xfma0YhzWdzS-CSQv-13Pn5z-rGQfBpzegFFI86LCmKw/s2500/Zoli-Pernice-Round-Body-28-Gauge_101333027_121281_6B2D6770AC536FC4-3734852232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="2500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila5gjhuVMJL_-wb-Nc8U0_VMWr6nADD3PRqrUrkkKKFgU1Nxb8_X9ezER1MNceD5Ysj4DFywPKlAH_xh7zXM76nOaEzljNYsHbHxHhhIalSXupv9Msghnmep-0MFGJFjr0MFB1_7mbCcAB6Xfma0YhzWdzS-CSQv-13Pn5z-rGQfBpzegFFI86LCmKw/s320/Zoli-Pernice-Round-Body-28-Gauge_101333027_121281_6B2D6770AC536FC4-3734852232.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Do you see any Boss-style lumps? I don't. </p><p>Let's list the possibilities for this "faux pas".</p><p>1 - Zoli doesn't know what the hell a Boss actually looks like, or how it works. (not likely)</p><p>2 - Zoli's marketing department doesn't know what the hell a Boss actually looks like, or how it works. (possibly)</p><p>3 - Zoli's marketing department doesn't know what a Boss looks like, or how it works and, they think you don't either. (more likely)</p><p>4 - Zoli and their marketing department both do know what a Boss looks like, and how it works, but they think you're stupid. (most probable)</p><p>If that wasn't enough to peg the bullshit-o-meter, it also has "self-lubricating" mainsprings. Imagine what you can do with the time normally spent lubing your mainsprings. The mind boggles with the possibilities.</p><p>I normally don't concern myself with production guns in this price range but, for many people the cost of this gun would be a major expenditure of funds, and to mislead the buyer with a flat out lie in advertising is simply wrong.<br /></p><p> </p><p>Truly, honesty is as rare as competence in this business. It is, however, a bit unfair to lay the entire blame on the manufacturer in this case (and many others) because, if the average consumer actually knew what they were looking at, dishonest dealers, manufacturers who make ridiculous claims, and incompetent gunsmiths would not be able to proliferate.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-28689783822050469742023-02-14T19:24:00.004-08:002023-04-13T19:36:16.696-07:00Interesting Parallels<p> I found this a while ago and couldn't help but be struck by the similarities between the worlds of watch collecting and gun collecting, as well as watchmaking and gunmaking (<i><b>real</b></i> gunmaking, not the half-assery that's most commonly seen), for that matter. In fact, one could almost simply replace the words "watchmaker" with "gunmaker" and it would be just as valid, except for the final paragraph. </p><p>The big difference of course is that, in the watch world, independent makers have little trouble either finding buyers or actually getting paid for their time. This is unsurprising but I won't get into any theories on that situation.</p><p>Anyway, here's the link:</p><p><a href="https://watchesbysjx.com/2017/01/editorial-the-myth-and-importance-of-hand-made-watches.html" target="_blank">https://watchesbysjx.com/2017/01/editorial-the-myth-and-importance-of-hand-made-watches.html</a><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-53166928208513124362023-01-20T16:16:00.001-08:002023-02-07T19:43:18.602-08:00Another Dakota Model 10 Gets a Leather Pad<p> This rifle also got a few other alterations. The stock was peppered with dents (mostly from the rear sling swivel, and on the edge of the cheekpiece) and the forend was made by Dakota in what was supposed to be the style of a Frazier rifle. Unfortunately, their interpretation of a Frazier forend looked more like the business end of the male genitalia. The solution to that problem, it was decided, would be a spurred, ebony forend tip. At the other end, the "factory custom" steel buttplate would be replaced with a leather-covered recoil pad, also spurred, and covered in black leather, to "bookend" the forend tip. The base for the pad is a Silver's #3, with modifications. Given the rifle's relatively diminutive proportions, a full-thickness Silver's pad would just look too "heavy", so the pad's thickness was reduced by separating the rubber from the rigid base, reducing the thickness of the rubber portion and then reattaching it to the base. This method, and the reason it must be done this way, has been covered elsewhere on this blog. Also, the #3 pad has a flat base with no spur, so the spur had to be created as well. </p><p>Other features that the owner didn't care for were, the cross-section of the forend and the stock panels where the wood meets the frame. The forend was a bit "chunky" and was basically a simple "U" in cross-section. That cross-section, combined with the barrel's contour, yielded a large and unsightly shelf of wood on either side of the barrel. He also didn't like the look of the stock panels and the absence of any matching paneling on the forend (the forend sides simply mated directly to the frame). He wanted something that better "framed" the frame.</p><p>Here's a photo of the rifle, as delivered. Note: this will be a "before and after", not a "step by step" because all of this has been covered elsewhere on this blog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcua2HUBLfb6Sw64Ea9jT0mUMG73CAMYeDFE-zFfdh-IXNekoFIOIJtUf_jkeL2nG2UX4Nb4G_Z9srjRE9mzEWnEt0URFRoNqdQkUYz1QRcYQJ3SRzMLGfGxt8POQw22d981BClueWNFyf044E0jWHyMg0HUmR_DGlyqLd5agv6klTzTEvBP5fxoSyw/s2816/IMG_4131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcua2HUBLfb6Sw64Ea9jT0mUMG73CAMYeDFE-zFfdh-IXNekoFIOIJtUf_jkeL2nG2UX4Nb4G_Z9srjRE9mzEWnEt0URFRoNqdQkUYz1QRcYQJ3SRzMLGfGxt8POQw22d981BClueWNFyf044E0jWHyMg0HUmR_DGlyqLd5agv6klTzTEvBP5fxoSyw/s320/IMG_4131.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b-aGItlCMH8i9zc8rJcwJyB39PWfhBb9Lj28Nr-Q0E0-yDH_glnoqqxYrw2D1fsf9ld4aN0hoyZl2A8TeGMZU13gv9NYeAalgZ-ElS1bLL7iHHXW0RZd3BeFiDmP-Tj-7DDG6FB9A7zdPFWjUXFY3Mj3-rlzDzq2kzd62nC1kSLSA7YWggG9gwcRzQ/s2816/IMG_4131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b-aGItlCMH8i9zc8rJcwJyB39PWfhBb9Lj28Nr-Q0E0-yDH_glnoqqxYrw2D1fsf9ld4aN0hoyZl2A8TeGMZU13gv9NYeAalgZ-ElS1bLL7iHHXW0RZd3BeFiDmP-Tj-7DDG6FB9A7zdPFWjUXFY3Mj3-rlzDzq2kzd62nC1kSLSA7YWggG9gwcRzQ/s320/IMG_4131.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is the finished rifle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaSkECV0n5hGT6kFaXe5NfoE_0AwgbvkztTWBgLt00VNAGlToVjFtut8Buu3GT-LARdQe6luoJ15BtT7uPyTQPlkGY01LcMPH46af52X4QVl_uJzIK13EPnbBb_CoqyP9z0P3qVNgzDOJwm_dzzaLVbEfc220BWhKheBTm74bCRhOldGrWvjKPN4XOw/s2816/IMG_8399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaSkECV0n5hGT6kFaXe5NfoE_0AwgbvkztTWBgLt00VNAGlToVjFtut8Buu3GT-LARdQe6luoJ15BtT7uPyTQPlkGY01LcMPH46af52X4QVl_uJzIK13EPnbBb_CoqyP9z0P3qVNgzDOJwm_dzzaLVbEfc220BWhKheBTm74bCRhOldGrWvjKPN4XOw/s320/IMG_8399.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The new forend tip, note the socket head screw. This is Dakota factory "custom". No need to worry about slot alignment. The details of making and fitting the ebony tip are covered elsewhere in the Model 70 posts.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPCNOlJN9tps7zzWaCNmD71RDedh0FG2O6Ic4akerYUfBDM3QAln21BfHuxU0ZHRPajCD4opFS28Ai_P16oJipdY6zbDi-QO6vXwA4k-Btip2QbUyAzSdpoVKmlrsqK1Z3cphLxRkByRVSkvqb8Hx0V716MiIaBc3XHWGl22FZIxQ7-vVU7PQ0YniwQ/s2816/IMG_8406.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPCNOlJN9tps7zzWaCNmD71RDedh0FG2O6Ic4akerYUfBDM3QAln21BfHuxU0ZHRPajCD4opFS28Ai_P16oJipdY6zbDi-QO6vXwA4k-Btip2QbUyAzSdpoVKmlrsqK1Z3cphLxRkByRVSkvqb8Hx0V716MiIaBc3XHWGl22FZIxQ7-vVU7PQ0YniwQ/s320/IMG_8406.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzRS92A7Uf3y6j2nmTfDFC8lu1LLmFko2phugqV-UhpoBlRy1Fcn31925fjlahr11eTB-q7rp7lDbogxuMsahBNpCI57GPLc5NfkwHR1PJDAxuYmbOsl2i5Cj9K_0GdbFiOrG7Vjjm6QPXForzkXeHIb3Q7A-XhE9Do9jsSKvpe5ESGnXV6HdI0InsQ/s2816/IMG_8408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Boss-inspired bits are the bifurcated lumps and the external styling but that's where the similarities end. This will be a lever-cocked, triggerplate action with the firing pins inline, rather than being set at the over/under's typical (and mechanically dis-advantageous) oblique angles. Before you sneer at the idea of a lever-cocker, keep in mind that the world's most expensive rimfire rifle (Hofer's Hummingbird, 500K+) uses lever-cocking and, function trumps fashion. Other departures from Boss orthodoxy are the use of fixed barrel trunnions, rather than the "live" trunnions used in the British gun and, being a rifle, extractors rather than ejectors.</p><p>As always, the entire gun is hand-made, with no computer intervention, from raw materials and at my bench.</p><p>Here is the bar stock (1018), from which the frame and forend iron will come, along with the rifled barrel blanks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qMA6X_bk-QtkylXXHuDSjLJM48Qe0EGo3MZcrJAS70AyTo7FjEO311UFjS9OKwCN5vFb987V1kxkjlOgVx3I4vMkChdf_agGJ8qRc_CtfNQ54cpX2td2iqg8EPyYJD9Jy27cyQDfY6uW0lO0SLYlhAPGIC0psDCtmd3ECHazhHWKMgU2LC5F0UuNLQ/s2816/IMG_7220.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qMA6X_bk-QtkylXXHuDSjLJM48Qe0EGo3MZcrJAS70AyTo7FjEO311UFjS9OKwCN5vFb987V1kxkjlOgVx3I4vMkChdf_agGJ8qRc_CtfNQ54cpX2td2iqg8EPyYJD9Jy27cyQDfY6uW0lO0SLYlhAPGIC0psDCtmd3ECHazhHWKMgU2LC5F0UuNLQ/s320/IMG_7220.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The beginning of the frame:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTtCcQKJnxNCuCZzM_AgBe9dE4z7QfzXgCXoBAIl0ckxPP7hJbBHRvh1CISRZymr5nmo806V_b1A6peN7TgjfGlNT6PwXZztLXLoszu1earOZWY2JahgcQxrxCRD-7ysupFP99gTAYZyFogeAhYvmP4cOtCdq_2DFh8SJkfVPZsCbIxX8mF2tqvQi8Q/s2816/IMG_7221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTtCcQKJnxNCuCZzM_AgBe9dE4z7QfzXgCXoBAIl0ckxPP7hJbBHRvh1CISRZymr5nmo806V_b1A6peN7TgjfGlNT6PwXZztLXLoszu1earOZWY2JahgcQxrxCRD-7ysupFP99gTAYZyFogeAhYvmP4cOtCdq_2DFh8SJkfVPZsCbIxX8mF2tqvQi8Q/s320/IMG_7221.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The barrel pivot locations are machined and recesses (draws) for the lumps are cut. The draws were "pocketed" in using an end mill, and were finished by hand filing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lnE2UPkyr1SsESmaYiAWVFWhOJdreH6eyRIOLigeFsfNdYhCVSNZE1mtwIp1y7hb1rE2b85uD2gnIbPRwRHesQO6-M4BHHWucucuaCOVri0X7sde6GtjkQPI_i53kKAOjpAiMFBPxTkdBMUNBFutVAY7_tpMCFkyxMZ-ejl4A4kkAtmx3kQiOevVew/s2816/IMG_7222.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lnE2UPkyr1SsESmaYiAWVFWhOJdreH6eyRIOLigeFsfNdYhCVSNZE1mtwIp1y7hb1rE2b85uD2gnIbPRwRHesQO6-M4BHHWucucuaCOVri0X7sde6GtjkQPI_i53kKAOjpAiMFBPxTkdBMUNBFutVAY7_tpMCFkyxMZ-ejl4A4kkAtmx3kQiOevVew/s320/IMG_7222.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtteNnja-sPGZIzXlUcGXo_7GeTtYYho8z4bwUPDH4X5Hy7cQcDSx-3_8X8Pvg831_gTo1RQaOh0EItj-JAlKtGPYFT9W_Pc0lruIJo7szl0uHc0Wqjbz0Y6slbXHKrU8sP_FKDpi3UlpTILrMW5VF8y3MKkYaBtPcNAjxTzzH6LqPkbnk5dfjDFemEQ/s2816/IMG_7223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtteNnja-sPGZIzXlUcGXo_7GeTtYYho8z4bwUPDH4X5Hy7cQcDSx-3_8X8Pvg831_gTo1RQaOh0EItj-JAlKtGPYFT9W_Pc0lruIJo7szl0uHc0Wqjbz0Y6slbXHKrU8sP_FKDpi3UlpTILrMW5VF8y3MKkYaBtPcNAjxTzzH6LqPkbnk5dfjDFemEQ/s320/IMG_7223.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ_uIjqWoJj81RrsPqDDr5n5oNvoT9ywKzco2It66EjKtqoU2sPh_3jMjvLTIk1UoyfWneXut_WlaDbwQbL0R_CthCU99skR2zSf2Pt0V7R0Z-9yApnvFZBvOpD-a-QfauVs0UKF26dvctsEb9UfLMFbhvtCGmofU4wOeob0TAfQVV9l5FtmdNfdksA/s2816/IMG_7225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ_uIjqWoJj81RrsPqDDr5n5oNvoT9ywKzco2It66EjKtqoU2sPh_3jMjvLTIk1UoyfWneXut_WlaDbwQbL0R_CthCU99skR2zSf2Pt0V7R0Z-9yApnvFZBvOpD-a-QfauVs0UKF26dvctsEb9UfLMFbhvtCGmofU4wOeob0TAfQVV9l5FtmdNfdksA/s320/IMG_7225.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Next, the "knuckle" of the frame was filed, using hardened buttons as a file guide.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JTXNNxbiDumQ7VPqBQ61ztJ3uGuBKOxX1S-Bg_ZVg2Sll5yk4w1hOZcWYK6Xy-mjIuCb1wdZKBuZiKYlMRBcWJQOyOTLPyokiTE-PSu9Ga_3voQtqiemkOMBLCSAWQh0lUW8qM1OYbWtSwn7fwkyrmAVcOv6ouFZ3d0QqMpkTMLCr6nYi2J_YKJ1Hw/s2816/IMG_7227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JTXNNxbiDumQ7VPqBQ61ztJ3uGuBKOxX1S-Bg_ZVg2Sll5yk4w1hOZcWYK6Xy-mjIuCb1wdZKBuZiKYlMRBcWJQOyOTLPyokiTE-PSu9Ga_3voQtqiemkOMBLCSAWQh0lUW8qM1OYbWtSwn7fwkyrmAVcOv6ouFZ3d0QqMpkTMLCr6nYi2J_YKJ1Hw/s320/IMG_7227.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmclxtXEgaS8_UXradZ4aBi5kgtMKpFrpa80Lz_Whl6x84qg9RDNO3yfezWDgxiLviT83q-YjC0iR3--ptwRV7IAi3M5Th77x6HTAWs1mj6lwbsDdC9ZnwvX5LvHlFrpLz-CFxm1QEyLN8-nEDUEpI-haDFJ6aCB1LnaieYDy6mISZPyr__RuomrAHrA/s2816/IMG_7230.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmclxtXEgaS8_UXradZ4aBi5kgtMKpFrpa80Lz_Whl6x84qg9RDNO3yfezWDgxiLviT83q-YjC0iR3--ptwRV7IAi3M5Th77x6HTAWs1mj6lwbsDdC9ZnwvX5LvHlFrpLz-CFxm1QEyLN8-nEDUEpI-haDFJ6aCB1LnaieYDy6mISZPyr__RuomrAHrA/s320/IMG_7230.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The next piece is the barrel hook/lump/semi-monobloc. I say "semi-monobloc" because only the lower barrel is inserted in that manner. The upper barrel is attached in shoe-lump fashion. The lumps were rough machined and the draw faces were shaped by hand using chisels, files and scrapers. Yes, they make full contact for their entire length.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1ELub22Tx0Vs3D_gnnSFXXFQkSzxrkddPD4YXZl7kW5agUNZLiVS_x5JkpZdtuBIBTMqppFcGC8rhS1waUeLjEFeiZoAkFPnF3NRN4VD5jRlsIqgm-oY89a0XgPPsM_om8BeZON5s_4AXGZ_9RJZm_Zw3T6LCyN2Xt4l2kJFI0gxQCebSBrGnEc_TQ/s2816/IMG_7256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1ELub22Tx0Vs3D_gnnSFXXFQkSzxrkddPD4YXZl7kW5agUNZLiVS_x5JkpZdtuBIBTMqppFcGC8rhS1waUeLjEFeiZoAkFPnF3NRN4VD5jRlsIqgm-oY89a0XgPPsM_om8BeZON5s_4AXGZ_9RJZm_Zw3T6LCyN2Xt4l2kJFI0gxQCebSBrGnEc_TQ/s320/IMG_7256.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z5FG4TSbwn_GQyfPHvchSVo6MSmG5Qk-obkJ9y2_3fwZGQ54F3D05BsEN9RgiGpHlSEc-gLIwnbVw44N5mVYG60QuPdnzHm6fF5CCz0RoXipjM8IjeFGGSOtRgmLINzE4QuD5d8tigJOo0CN8W7mh5rtlBvMV08l8m_q0EGSr7PcaimJi8KI7e1Ngg/s2816/IMG_7260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z5FG4TSbwn_GQyfPHvchSVo6MSmG5Qk-obkJ9y2_3fwZGQ54F3D05BsEN9RgiGpHlSEc-gLIwnbVw44N5mVYG60QuPdnzHm6fF5CCz0RoXipjM8IjeFGGSOtRgmLINzE4QuD5d8tigJOo0CN8W7mh5rtlBvMV08l8m_q0EGSr7PcaimJi8KI7e1Ngg/s320/IMG_7260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzYjy53EKX7Ij_uGQT1Z07s4x68yhyAsYmKMdpzEdbUkgzDpIt5Y0hgD9me2id5hRL88a8zECRSIOY7OHtepNVEl3oYsCq-shd-eBJyPSR270BgQz6wDHfGGx_Jf0cdVj5wA0tPSkrMei0djcP1BxbSPqv90hTWTLk7W0BDTCDLtpePi2Yr1BfTf7qA/s2816/IMG_7266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzYjy53EKX7Ij_uGQT1Z07s4x68yhyAsYmKMdpzEdbUkgzDpIt5Y0hgD9me2id5hRL88a8zECRSIOY7OHtepNVEl3oYsCq-shd-eBJyPSR270BgQz6wDHfGGx_Jf0cdVj5wA0tPSkrMei0djcP1BxbSPqv90hTWTLk7W0BDTCDLtpePi2Yr1BfTf7qA/s320/IMG_7266.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then, I machined the hooks and their recesses in the frame, as well as the barrel stop shoulders and the clearance in the frame floor for the lower barrel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5jjKp2hI9PPGZIB6tjN0BWOB4cqkfsM6oWQLYq5-O1g2S-46i-0ZHh1BwJiCwIvonyAD_fsy29c9gZ30EsQXdETg138ZkTOfngCMJ7pzc7ABOSSLBm8eEk8t4lLiySaAYYffsoxU_nGphL4akqTUhRUo53nMRfQozr6tsN_0LGcX0ro0BiwIVZ3MxA/s2816/IMG_7303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5jjKp2hI9PPGZIB6tjN0BWOB4cqkfsM6oWQLYq5-O1g2S-46i-0ZHh1BwJiCwIvonyAD_fsy29c9gZ30EsQXdETg138ZkTOfngCMJ7pzc7ABOSSLBm8eEk8t4lLiySaAYYffsoxU_nGphL4akqTUhRUo53nMRfQozr6tsN_0LGcX0ro0BiwIVZ3MxA/s320/IMG_7303.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is a video of the fit. The barrels are temporarily attached to the lumps.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3g2GRZUJKrS4GAmvmlesy7Fqcg0vNMvPA3yDy5tZPUtHLpmjo2997xyznGlM95rSlZoPFWSvqOl6ozdcGdQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>The frame is machined for the underbolt, the "monobloc" shoulders are machined for the extractor shafts and some more external shaping cuts have been made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvaZdqcFcHNi1mP-ZhOZk9Ce2G6eUH6hz57w199RWOL6rc2y1KBxewwBwA6QjwTifwhXbj_kh9y4BjDlny-IxLYIHapFaG68sqqMEKCkPL-DDi8sk-Is3dAMvfAB5RcbHJcWO_xj_SRUoHs4gj-JVH62nQdw_d7OsAr5TZfuAA9ah7QT1m2ghBksa6g/s2816/IMG_7316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvaZdqcFcHNi1mP-ZhOZk9Ce2G6eUH6hz57w199RWOL6rc2y1KBxewwBwA6QjwTifwhXbj_kh9y4BjDlny-IxLYIHapFaG68sqqMEKCkPL-DDi8sk-Is3dAMvfAB5RcbHJcWO_xj_SRUoHs4gj-JVH62nQdw_d7OsAr5TZfuAA9ah7QT1m2ghBksa6g/s320/IMG_7316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0g96Bt4SX7ThpeljTHv9QmTITkH9X9yBGNOvkm5DxjTwgn9NCwAbrlX3LyB5EIu7sZo-HVdAaQVUfoNqr1EjoQfHrKcfYyaAO_ODd8OZaSQkJHCcX5zlqeFBPn0Q7MmM-GuT2xHDv9DXybK02pIAeUYN9ZV5NBweNkQ5_DyJ1ZUGdFmAy9u5O0U2JQ/s2816/IMG_7317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0g96Bt4SX7ThpeljTHv9QmTITkH9X9yBGNOvkm5DxjTwgn9NCwAbrlX3LyB5EIu7sZo-HVdAaQVUfoNqr1EjoQfHrKcfYyaAO_ODd8OZaSQkJHCcX5zlqeFBPn0Q7MmM-GuT2xHDv9DXybK02pIAeUYN9ZV5NBweNkQ5_DyJ1ZUGdFmAy9u5O0U2JQ/s320/IMG_7317.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>At this point, I was a bit apprehensive about shaping the fences in the Boss style. So, I figured I'd just "rough-in" one side. Confident that I was able to create the needed shapes, construction continued. This included machining the firing pin bores, machining the vertical bolt bore and pocket for the rib extension, and making the vertical and horizontal bolts. The bolts in this design do not use a "translating link". The bolts are themselves physically linked together, via a cam and slot arrangement and positively drive each other. That meaning, movement of either bolt, in either direction, will operate the other bolt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5LfyIkzzGPaiGc2BPS35uoD3EbrszHWpJz2Vmp3tHpDnCn_Eh6EaYrOe5ENyJcm45iD-iRJ535Xxx2UhyGfdgl5gxnRQAWgyYeVBtMDDy2eKeE7NdY6slCS6iVJHqYL3UlLNEoEqzk2eREFKHGWBcIT0E_i78gBeAOzvejWGGSyR1IXhvONt1vxEoQ/s2816/IMG_7345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5LfyIkzzGPaiGc2BPS35uoD3EbrszHWpJz2Vmp3tHpDnCn_Eh6EaYrOe5ENyJcm45iD-iRJ535Xxx2UhyGfdgl5gxnRQAWgyYeVBtMDDy2eKeE7NdY6slCS6iVJHqYL3UlLNEoEqzk2eREFKHGWBcIT0E_i78gBeAOzvejWGGSyR1IXhvONt1vxEoQ/s320/IMG_7345.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TzvJUDnp6fHdahIXxu30I_UuB3HohuBLqdsnDglCifVxJbEw1SosxzHSPozcvl7-R4oXTrK-nAcQFyS0EVQ6cm0f4MyS1dMUrsjk1vknjbqPiJ9epFZ-3S4pdwDE1SYOF7Wq_y8D0WncOME2z3y2FCBq8JzPfoLltHwUG8EPSQaKEFaswvn9p52dsQ/s2816/IMG_7352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TzvJUDnp6fHdahIXxu30I_UuB3HohuBLqdsnDglCifVxJbEw1SosxzHSPozcvl7-R4oXTrK-nAcQFyS0EVQ6cm0f4MyS1dMUrsjk1vknjbqPiJ9epFZ-3S4pdwDE1SYOF7Wq_y8D0WncOME2z3y2FCBq8JzPfoLltHwUG8EPSQaKEFaswvn9p52dsQ/s320/IMG_7352.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcx6TCW_cj-KQknvheMKPpUtWWnOqv89kSSkt_c9zH_qiVWvLAo5dZboj67Q_O0oejcww9GsN5MXnLBpMjnBIXiQfzDRkWF6SX2qPmq_CcjzuFxVwUZIYMz37aBEdZx-Lci6OJ-JUQL5Irry7x_z-XrwuJmh8GbawvvwWAfIvAOw85F4QKaMx_Ifd6w/s2816/IMG_7356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcx6TCW_cj-KQknvheMKPpUtWWnOqv89kSSkt_c9zH_qiVWvLAo5dZboj67Q_O0oejcww9GsN5MXnLBpMjnBIXiQfzDRkWF6SX2qPmq_CcjzuFxVwUZIYMz37aBEdZx-Lci6OJ-JUQL5Irry7x_z-XrwuJmh8GbawvvwWAfIvAOw85F4QKaMx_Ifd6w/s320/IMG_7356.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKlKv5woOpXnki6z3H6Jrg5o1A9uCUvp3gsiUwaPkPBV6PPiqAUXk49ls5x5_DRRu5FcuLcbOnhkumBhBH9_9yU0olAXPDQu4glMviBC0RHVIYPJ1dVM7BKnvRZBq53WnXHmrkezhXi3_f44Qk9RStLEkj8VtaIcJRCPLAqlQ9EOnAqKDbflPzU3Jhg/s2816/IMG_7357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKlKv5woOpXnki6z3H6Jrg5o1A9uCUvp3gsiUwaPkPBV6PPiqAUXk49ls5x5_DRRu5FcuLcbOnhkumBhBH9_9yU0olAXPDQu4glMviBC0RHVIYPJ1dVM7BKnvRZBq53WnXHmrkezhXi3_f44Qk9RStLEkj8VtaIcJRCPLAqlQ9EOnAqKDbflPzU3Jhg/s320/IMG_7357.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is a video showing the operation of the bolts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwaGVSEcYW4vjTRnfNVyexU-yS2Dr0aufzEBqQGYKE5qyS-WQ7-wYtD5GAs85FHR_W1ZR6WcdsBpsgtb0X41w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>It was now time to permanently mate the barrels. The breeches are brazed in the usual manner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNY5zgLlKCopT9IP3RC4_k0LjxPFgwmSxvsr6RgfvUvtDHU07KXhRjgM7dXkdsfWeNA3rrgorV4eNRcaJHc5MTYU_7vBgiNIZuGvm_R5sADbvGBotFDIeY7Jdxp9aT-DgFWMEzTrPpGUk-mGkZKvL9Vm3TOfDzy-yn1HkXY7SUPoXWQE5CV_9BfYYswA/s2816/IMG_7476.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNY5zgLlKCopT9IP3RC4_k0LjxPFgwmSxvsr6RgfvUvtDHU07KXhRjgM7dXkdsfWeNA3rrgorV4eNRcaJHc5MTYU_7vBgiNIZuGvm_R5sADbvGBotFDIeY7Jdxp9aT-DgFWMEzTrPpGUk-mGkZKvL9Vm3TOfDzy-yn1HkXY7SUPoXWQE5CV_9BfYYswA/s320/IMG_7476.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NpcKZYDFGzP5vVQpI7bb3HIps1l-MqDwR9xcHyVqaye8jmvdzmXZr5hmgkXOj1ohM44RAulo46MvGz9BqOvuwQ1ZEKeAxzHwAGi9C7HhvYpwLFk5nQj4yDgZe_yajkB8Zf-pixXIIMrK1EqWLHrZLgUeiL_uT441v62o2UjvyJ4JHgncc6xfVjVkvg/s2816/IMG_7477.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NpcKZYDFGzP5vVQpI7bb3HIps1l-MqDwR9xcHyVqaye8jmvdzmXZr5hmgkXOj1ohM44RAulo46MvGz9BqOvuwQ1ZEKeAxzHwAGi9C7HhvYpwLFk5nQj4yDgZe_yajkB8Zf-pixXIIMrK1EqWLHrZLgUeiL_uT441v62o2UjvyJ4JHgncc6xfVjVkvg/s320/IMG_7477.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The frame was counterbored to accept the barrel pivots, then the barrels assembly was blacked down. The triggerplate was roughed out and fit to the frame, the top strap is welded in place and shaped, the sidelever "stub" was made and fit to the underbolt, the sidelever itself was made and welded to the stub and the rib extension is fitted. We now have a jointed action. Is a rising bite really necessary on a .22? Or on a Boss action, at all? No, not at all but I can, so I did.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf8tH-mhHMTPDLNQociV0OKsZJegaGa01KcUN3wExROxb-wSLPnYUFZTOqMvL_qN7Bgqf6JYasg9HC8riGhiF1-CGU7PJDEgHSe61-SxOlMK7XrucjY9vxb9E5fH8WcSNz6k2V3R8_FFDP9Z7kdy-ZnwlSxKqwZfIkZe0giC_bU02TTfGFEtZPTbXOg/s2816/IMG_7613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf8tH-mhHMTPDLNQociV0OKsZJegaGa01KcUN3wExROxb-wSLPnYUFZTOqMvL_qN7Bgqf6JYasg9HC8riGhiF1-CGU7PJDEgHSe61-SxOlMK7XrucjY9vxb9E5fH8WcSNz6k2V3R8_FFDP9Z7kdy-ZnwlSxKqwZfIkZe0giC_bU02TTfGFEtZPTbXOg/s320/IMG_7613.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgCSjK3in0MtcfoUI7skVjymfX_tsPiGLKkJETCF5HiPnUEBvoQ6DhxWglF0oSZvpxFrUW63T9veo1EnwZWJsGy9lRDnG-P-2pxD4w4gCT_XC8NHwEBnKqdQeuVnHeW_KOWWjFXPcrUXvXdrHaK_KXw5xEJpDUvbit4ExNIGZs4zNpXKZ4_bA6w1Xcg/s2816/IMG_7616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgCSjK3in0MtcfoUI7skVjymfX_tsPiGLKkJETCF5HiPnUEBvoQ6DhxWglF0oSZvpxFrUW63T9veo1EnwZWJsGy9lRDnG-P-2pxD4w4gCT_XC8NHwEBnKqdQeuVnHeW_KOWWjFXPcrUXvXdrHaK_KXw5xEJpDUvbit4ExNIGZs4zNpXKZ4_bA6w1Xcg/s320/IMG_7616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaei8aqyKEzcc1k6fx0Q_fHgGS92sUOtfz2kBwYuuS2wDGycXvqbpIHJ5N81fz4-WtejZLd9lZ8CBoF9FvTj4KfRPTnRQlkz8ewILAg8u5JRd-fR0SA23APNaXtNcLHUMSKvdtBq0Ych-f_awERyW45F0kvZ8mXHr0FY2tEuuaQPcNwnKbL99voSBvLw/s2816/IMG_7617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaei8aqyKEzcc1k6fx0Q_fHgGS92sUOtfz2kBwYuuS2wDGycXvqbpIHJ5N81fz4-WtejZLd9lZ8CBoF9FvTj4KfRPTnRQlkz8ewILAg8u5JRd-fR0SA23APNaXtNcLHUMSKvdtBq0Ych-f_awERyW45F0kvZ8mXHr0FY2tEuuaQPcNwnKbL99voSBvLw/s320/IMG_7617.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RP1bGFeqinb4n4v28thIuVM9cp3auRtJInJsSJgUDrLQ2fpGKlcnAs6rmV_0mx4c1-wrbmpkQp9USHCGUjyTxaJJjhL_aACP5VFRoQBn0SJps9PGTl-8Nto2Wnu5Lfbqfb1ESxFXVjUGqaE1v7X5z0ZgleVW6mDKT2f4Azq478OdIPdFrl7IR1cRZQ/s2816/IMG_7618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RP1bGFeqinb4n4v28thIuVM9cp3auRtJInJsSJgUDrLQ2fpGKlcnAs6rmV_0mx4c1-wrbmpkQp9USHCGUjyTxaJJjhL_aACP5VFRoQBn0SJps9PGTl-8Nto2Wnu5Lfbqfb1ESxFXVjUGqaE1v7X5z0ZgleVW6mDKT2f4Azq478OdIPdFrl7IR1cRZQ/s320/IMG_7618.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dym_Q9aNO9_bbGVtzoCXWlTpFU064bw6DcLdWJb8LH7Ogu00H9KerfRVwkYzCUDzbQRxOL-FIVKAd8xwvwLeQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>Now was as good a time as any to shape the right side of the "fences". The majority of material was removed with chisels, then files and scrapers. Yeah, it took some time. Also visible are the barrel "webs" that allow the inside edges of the forend iron to be straight lines.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNyBSUuZCtk2l56qBalIqykKku2rrDTUWHlELgMvsJP5gOrMiK3dEj1bJtvfVEX4UkYE0Ti00N0OpSMoYHUaUKs8HM5-UVbs8D2CcwxhvoPPGi4XbVp-u0DpvRWoFEWNnXBDfwKMGdb7HPdLMRnJUhAc1QHCnzh7Kxc4-UkgkGXynkRLlB3YNUUJPEQ/s2816/IMG_8174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNyBSUuZCtk2l56qBalIqykKku2rrDTUWHlELgMvsJP5gOrMiK3dEj1bJtvfVEX4UkYE0Ti00N0OpSMoYHUaUKs8HM5-UVbs8D2CcwxhvoPPGi4XbVp-u0DpvRWoFEWNnXBDfwKMGdb7HPdLMRnJUhAc1QHCnzh7Kxc4-UkgkGXynkRLlB3YNUUJPEQ/s320/IMG_8174.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3zz_DUW3Dy2QdPcmCCTnR2-qLdU8TJyewFjwx4ZXJ8hdlr6NSWFG1twXCbMwQ_nVryAsWDJD2dEJnyw7mZqof8Hveel9ySFsxwYPb1tT40YnHXYQJ-2KTw_nmIzHDi-DZkNvi_wZ_Yfe50vE3YImcUEg5IvNlWJFP1K72xL5dX4Y3sbux4ag1CISvQ/s2816/IMG_8175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3zz_DUW3Dy2QdPcmCCTnR2-qLdU8TJyewFjwx4ZXJ8hdlr6NSWFG1twXCbMwQ_nVryAsWDJD2dEJnyw7mZqof8Hveel9ySFsxwYPb1tT40YnHXYQJ-2KTw_nmIzHDi-DZkNvi_wZ_Yfe50vE3YImcUEg5IvNlWJFP1K72xL5dX4Y3sbux4ag1CISvQ/s320/IMG_8175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWrCG98p2b1ksYi8VoqjkvAfo9TjAwscLTHLGVjyZdU5qWJwyQrFN7r7Z6xEa9fYhRz4PKq2UEDci5ViWw6EWJehVdN05qU6d2VrcW_Sendkecd7wTPkok8y1NloOzqmhttjayuXoS8Cf2UFswvb12S6mmCbTI7hs3ELfVvKRrBWQCBxagEKnTiKCog/s2816/IMG_8199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWrCG98p2b1ksYi8VoqjkvAfo9TjAwscLTHLGVjyZdU5qWJwyQrFN7r7Z6xEa9fYhRz4PKq2UEDci5ViWw6EWJehVdN05qU6d2VrcW_Sendkecd7wTPkok8y1NloOzqmhttjayuXoS8Cf2UFswvb12S6mmCbTI7hs3ELfVvKRrBWQCBxagEKnTiKCog/s320/IMG_8199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnD67A4gZYEj9TQeX6GUGmgzq-UtKN5i-xnbwXAr6hGAUkJ1AJLIg5PXfgvF9SsQLZ1KapRZjEiCM4mYVjhgASjTCoVLX7OL2VCmEbrspoifOmbJvq6h_OGR1S_IeabSSSLEFmKD1zFlMfNk3Z4a7hmJJjPe4W3KMF17Zed5NZgpRaekzt-IwCUqmUw/s2816/IMG_8203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnD67A4gZYEj9TQeX6GUGmgzq-UtKN5i-xnbwXAr6hGAUkJ1AJLIg5PXfgvF9SsQLZ1KapRZjEiCM4mYVjhgASjTCoVLX7OL2VCmEbrspoifOmbJvq6h_OGR1S_IeabSSSLEFmKD1zFlMfNk3Z4a7hmJJjPe4W3KMF17Zed5NZgpRaekzt-IwCUqmUw/s320/IMG_8203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The forend iron was machined from a single piece of bar stock. This includes the "hoop" on the underside. It's all one piece and was probably the single most challenging part of the project so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-ZmKmgU8s9QK3lHcOFcDuJOSXk9rUwTWUCNRyrfm_CpeCmXdK6CXicgAFdH06ybtlzSpzHSxiZA5EWqk_lgD5e4Vsj9-gWGey_OKMa2vnxxm_4WfgtBEiA166nMzU3XMwShorKev6AqfVX7OqBs20UPXFobfYP1gu59Px7aacNvmoOfQGxX3rO50mg/s2816/IMG_8214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-ZmKmgU8s9QK3lHcOFcDuJOSXk9rUwTWUCNRyrfm_CpeCmXdK6CXicgAFdH06ybtlzSpzHSxiZA5EWqk_lgD5e4Vsj9-gWGey_OKMa2vnxxm_4WfgtBEiA166nMzU3XMwShorKev6AqfVX7OqBs20UPXFobfYP1gu59Px7aacNvmoOfQGxX3rO50mg/s320/IMG_8214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02F52zSfPk69T-kZvXh6znXM7pwYcYBeWjZiaOFYJ29199BbkE_J567Xa4pOwd-gv4goVwOKLBrhkgnSzcIbN-DKr7vfNkL1Nv0jbOvUjsT7ja3pCMuhsVVM8mYgu-xu2tBu7INgwihm0N9n4GGjvWX0Z1xRM_nBE4SKt_9SqCEnSNdqkThovKiCpJw/s2816/IMG_8245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02F52zSfPk69T-kZvXh6znXM7pwYcYBeWjZiaOFYJ29199BbkE_J567Xa4pOwd-gv4goVwOKLBrhkgnSzcIbN-DKr7vfNkL1Nv0jbOvUjsT7ja3pCMuhsVVM8mYgu-xu2tBu7INgwihm0N9n4GGjvWX0Z1xRM_nBE4SKt_9SqCEnSNdqkThovKiCpJw/s320/IMG_8245.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I did mention that it's in .22 long rifle, right? Here are some photos showing the scale of the action.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oHs9k1sBMCJI4zXCf6tknzOW1-IsoRQvt3G2YiQ-QqzjxNPWCZ2k2O5sqBD0KCSJWt1cPcqdGA4qVsxMCnXhxEWFv_KFSFv9tBuCHGXjSBQKrXcDnyceMZLtre0BT0-HZPinfo4e1HMPTnVINMU7T0YVsJAJxk9o-j1QLmPmOIcfO2s0gvG9BTKycw/s2816/IMG_8241.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oHs9k1sBMCJI4zXCf6tknzOW1-IsoRQvt3G2YiQ-QqzjxNPWCZ2k2O5sqBD0KCSJWt1cPcqdGA4qVsxMCnXhxEWFv_KFSFv9tBuCHGXjSBQKrXcDnyceMZLtre0BT0-HZPinfo4e1HMPTnVINMU7T0YVsJAJxk9o-j1QLmPmOIcfO2s0gvG9BTKycw/s320/IMG_8241.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjom_KCTSZk93mydbfxOZ4uan_70Y4xtqrFope5mLiM-34xLrqKiKvSzi0ptRZ8wiWOgoYBB4bvJW4-Jcd1SPqQz0j5ZQVOJ9yJG6kltV6q58jI8ohrcFWhFr9ov2k75MyoNdMI_--rEBtMeL7t8ouzTaSdD74uK4_J58YJtE49qJ9mvGGhP20Cns0Kog/s2816/IMG_8244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjom_KCTSZk93mydbfxOZ4uan_70Y4xtqrFope5mLiM-34xLrqKiKvSzi0ptRZ8wiWOgoYBB4bvJW4-Jcd1SPqQz0j5ZQVOJ9yJG6kltV6q58jI8ohrcFWhFr9ov2k75MyoNdMI_--rEBtMeL7t8ouzTaSdD74uK4_J58YJtE49qJ9mvGGhP20Cns0Kog/s320/IMG_8244.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuDU45i8SKzmwemo1Ab19HjC__qL-PEKDXbTn9IMApoHFLVnFlhAIR0IPuE3YK6MpFMdGZRJB-e8s3RvOEHA2abypsmqfkBko67li9JAbBrxTdzZbtazEd6x_v0kwWWL5QKaqQovFHCKesf533kNhJ4G1QnfPIcDJhJCY8BQe7R3c4V81qXXFRbKJGQ/s2816/IMG_8307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuDU45i8SKzmwemo1Ab19HjC__qL-PEKDXbTn9IMApoHFLVnFlhAIR0IPuE3YK6MpFMdGZRJB-e8s3RvOEHA2abypsmqfkBko67li9JAbBrxTdzZbtazEd6x_v0kwWWL5QKaqQovFHCKesf533kNhJ4G1QnfPIcDJhJCY8BQe7R3c4V81qXXFRbKJGQ/s320/IMG_8307.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>On to the lockwork. As I said, it's lever-cocked but, thanks to the wonders of geometry, that doesn't mean it has to be high-effort. Also contributing to smooth function are the rollers that bear against the hammers during cocking, and bow-type mainsprings that are actually pivoted at their ends, the way they should be. One might be tempted to think that I copied the idea from Dickson or DMB but the reality is that the concept of the bow predates their work by a little bit, and, neither of them use a pivot at the anchor end of the spring. Please keep in mind that these photos show the lockwork in a rough stage of manufacture. The finished product will have all pivots jeweled (as in bearings, not the misnamed decoration) and it will be finished to my usual standards. Yes, it will be a single trigger, of my own design. As always, the working parts are O1 and the springs are 1095.</p><p>Filing up the overhead sear carrier:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqog670qJ75Tx7_1yo5XS5DGv2up65mkqi-pnivjwDzIl1a0SOX34NU5uPJV_yyFqhl94oj5Y3PgSgsJpEWBLjPtpqUHPt6J0aXLlptXA0pX8aEpS3n4b0AzHgh8cDU38OM-zJMSR65FlwY5XCMeEuU4D5R0jJBsKU9RHK3M_dKIoqziSfS2H94DJ9w/s2816/IMG_8427.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqog670qJ75Tx7_1yo5XS5DGv2up65mkqi-pnivjwDzIl1a0SOX34NU5uPJV_yyFqhl94oj5Y3PgSgsJpEWBLjPtpqUHPt6J0aXLlptXA0pX8aEpS3n4b0AzHgh8cDU38OM-zJMSR65FlwY5XCMeEuU4D5R0jJBsKU9RHK3M_dKIoqziSfS2H94DJ9w/s320/IMG_8427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The right side sear:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyw_f21PK01qKvMon6TnrlElYq4L6auz85yOlWp6dAdrCY9PXjNM1ypbT89y0DfIdogt68g1dLi4LdTzc9ZzYfmXGQsDbtsxkXq_10Wby3EzFnf0i_dU6tsT5W2tLQZgsppCMjvBsQWxg4-Xy_ZCwjdNVLvm6ATuTkZr-UV1OXQ-aVf4Cu68eDHexoA/s2816/IMG_8426.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This situation in a shotgun isn't as potentially dangerous as it is in a rifle thanks to the shotgun's much lower operating pressure. It will, however, cause problems such as misfires because the shell's excess depth in the chamber effectively shortens the firing pins. Another potential problem is, if the shell were to fire, the primers could partially back out (by the amount of the excess headspace) with gas leakage between the primer cup and the primer pocket. In a shotgun, this gas leakage around the primer isn't really a danger but it's not going to do the face of the standing breech any favors. Look at many older doubles and you will, at some point, notice a ring of pitting around the firing pin holes, that just happens to correspond to the diameter of the primer. This is caused by just such gas leakage.</p><p>Here I will detail the method for correcting this situation.</p><p>The chambers, as the gun came in, with the rims cut approximately .040" too deep:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmqgQxzuE82B0qPRq3MzPTL8GQh-_UX7TLi9nhAJ0LsSMsDsjh8ceN2TcLkWm57bBNzJOI897pg6ccYrGWUzyY7gm3DteFFj_9_GVSN0RmRZ79lxGtK-fcdXONnrHgZKv-F_5D0OraSnBVSPN9etB-sodwFSCeO7Vr3-umFgdJnQpWjun9y6uzxORTA/s2816/IMG_8169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmqgQxzuE82B0qPRq3MzPTL8GQh-_UX7TLi9nhAJ0LsSMsDsjh8ceN2TcLkWm57bBNzJOI897pg6ccYrGWUzyY7gm3DteFFj_9_GVSN0RmRZ79lxGtK-fcdXONnrHgZKv-F_5D0OraSnBVSPN9etB-sodwFSCeO7Vr3-umFgdJnQpWjun9y6uzxORTA/s320/IMG_8169.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The first operation is to cut the rims even deeper. The reason for this will become apparent as we go on.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFfAkwclrv6eukQD95Fc8neOA0h3dZsm0Qlm-TnIM6v_-j7Wm0AazmtsIiHffIKaRbWFghGtsp7AXeArwZ1drd7oHE5YjmVlxOHqLcVhmqZiJA1wU_W7rEF_Q7DJABiSmhbCFQ_puNcu4F_wyTD3Bi6KX4fSG7nsS9WurVlqFf-c-v7du0TX78-8EpQ/s2816/IMG_8264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFfAkwclrv6eukQD95Fc8neOA0h3dZsm0Qlm-TnIM6v_-j7Wm0AazmtsIiHffIKaRbWFghGtsp7AXeArwZ1drd7oHE5YjmVlxOHqLcVhmqZiJA1wU_W7rEF_Q7DJABiSmhbCFQ_puNcu4F_wyTD3Bi6KX4fSG7nsS9WurVlqFf-c-v7du0TX78-8EpQ/s320/IMG_8264.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> </p><p>With the rim cuts deepened, the next step is to turn rings to fit snugly into the rim bores.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXUIHUOASuHcCMJ9LPEnmqQ68HRt74vSPIMPkrMKY6FTj0J5tBaWfI1tORf1QQSNuvR3MJACmEHOqZ5dZ3sWRZ9ERtUfpSKoH_y7wHpUAK7UqLjySSf5BQ24ym4QrK9Jqdu7x6fofmrnMcoqupsU8tLRBUFuUWanAMLw2VM1sD4KUGd0ZdDZxzmxA-Q/s2816/IMG_8268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXUIHUOASuHcCMJ9LPEnmqQ68HRt74vSPIMPkrMKY6FTj0J5tBaWfI1tORf1QQSNuvR3MJACmEHOqZ5dZ3sWRZ9ERtUfpSKoH_y7wHpUAK7UqLjySSf5BQ24ym4QrK9Jqdu7x6fofmrnMcoqupsU8tLRBUFuUWanAMLw2VM1sD4KUGd0ZdDZxzmxA-Q/s320/IMG_8268.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>You'll notice the bevels on each of the rings. They correspond to the 55 degree angle of the rim cut for 100 percent contact.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVFKIM_LnXU_Y9fLV0zTWqaIVIWb_D7Bh0sKaCgrZXgPnA9DCRdK6OECw3gqzbDIxuxZ4JltGWDTLP36Jv4m0gKBF8ymdWLcwgH2r0sQsUYlSOGptI9z1x878NuAmOHGQAsxlKEel_X0K172DKMR5etYbCD1Ajtd8mWhdcLViY7c57Kd1y2uD1uzseg/s2816/IMG_8270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVFKIM_LnXU_Y9fLV0zTWqaIVIWb_D7Bh0sKaCgrZXgPnA9DCRdK6OECw3gqzbDIxuxZ4JltGWDTLP36Jv4m0gKBF8ymdWLcwgH2r0sQsUYlSOGptI9z1x878NuAmOHGQAsxlKEel_X0K172DKMR5etYbCD1Ajtd8mWhdcLViY7c57Kd1y2uD1uzseg/s320/IMG_8270.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWcTQpeyQL9OTZVy-J2zFdoW6Q_rnSSbiiVNmkAxY2p_3FncgMZwQH_EwB68CteL18AkW0v3HAyvlfWPMhyzRmBF9QKVsMermecpEQXGBBFlrx3B4kkjdJMrOl0EbJtoOtOcsrYbkhON6oncZBtRWEvJB0XaAoQei_8fdXAHAbtrXDV_Xl532NJ-8Bw/s2816/IMG_8271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWcTQpeyQL9OTZVy-J2zFdoW6Q_rnSSbiiVNmkAxY2p_3FncgMZwQH_EwB68CteL18AkW0v3HAyvlfWPMhyzRmBF9QKVsMermecpEQXGBBFlrx3B4kkjdJMrOl0EbJtoOtOcsrYbkhON6oncZBtRWEvJB0XaAoQei_8fdXAHAbtrXDV_Xl532NJ-8Bw/s320/IMG_8271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The rim bores and the outside of the rings are then tinned and all traces of acidic flux are neutralized and washed away. The mating surfaces are then painted with rosin before final soldering in place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXaDUegWZ_-hmAms1XnJYiryuzIUmiUMWCOq9TDMg7SU9AhCLGHmZlcCgQkMweDuhvWop0VfAemsJfeW-pub3u4Bv8be8O0GzWtQETeHBIVWvDe3etFKY3XBlMpSKmdrUQyHb1ewxKeHmiB02K-TYYBmmyw2JWiBTEmIFKAAmPQSch7bk82onzFRDLA/s2816/IMG_8272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXaDUegWZ_-hmAms1XnJYiryuzIUmiUMWCOq9TDMg7SU9AhCLGHmZlcCgQkMweDuhvWop0VfAemsJfeW-pub3u4Bv8be8O0GzWtQETeHBIVWvDe3etFKY3XBlMpSKmdrUQyHb1ewxKeHmiB02K-TYYBmmyw2JWiBTEmIFKAAmPQSch7bk82onzFRDLA/s320/IMG_8272.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8-GL-ljPPnL9-AgkUj9rJyqF1OvNFsthXVePivLNzkq-gtKQGCDzvGfPK_loH5NrFiSRMSCIh2k1iTELfyv7V2r3qqVvRFa9ttVWVU1SNU19wH-UiVrlNZl9edVw6ZfEOzy_-PcsNgpC_tv9XEcy7QgoI5TnfmO7JLUs0eXR3jk2mJ0o68KxZryMOQ/s2816/IMG_8273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8-GL-ljPPnL9-AgkUj9rJyqF1OvNFsthXVePivLNzkq-gtKQGCDzvGfPK_loH5NrFiSRMSCIh2k1iTELfyv7V2r3qqVvRFa9ttVWVU1SNU19wH-UiVrlNZl9edVw6ZfEOzy_-PcsNgpC_tv9XEcy7QgoI5TnfmO7JLUs0eXR3jk2mJ0o68KxZryMOQ/s320/IMG_8273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I turned a third ring (which was cut in half) to correct the extractor. These are silver brazed in place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VbNNJsfIYO420zJBXt3mHHTAU76P4ygIRJaWxNCUGZzSxjaZVWSGbUGpKCk_SGkIjf2_f2aBo0ZYOj6IHD9dRc6gJ1K7ah9_eYggcg2kl7goQ6Blb8wf1mVOz-BADlycur7b3ehDDZQZeiOKIU3wAwmw8HILAbOcW4B9v3OGukMoq4i0-t5NM5EM4A/s2816/IMG_8274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VbNNJsfIYO420zJBXt3mHHTAU76P4ygIRJaWxNCUGZzSxjaZVWSGbUGpKCk_SGkIjf2_f2aBo0ZYOj6IHD9dRc6gJ1K7ah9_eYggcg2kl7goQ6Blb8wf1mVOz-BADlycur7b3ehDDZQZeiOKIU3wAwmw8HILAbOcW4B9v3OGukMoq4i0-t5NM5EM4A/s320/IMG_8274.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The new material is carefully filed to the original surfaces before cutting the new rim recesses. Here, the right chamber is done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVDrVmuD7zb8L40lYSgWXfHZWq-pY7ZCB5WYzu69uMAyRfuXlE4gQLkxb-lXYzwK8gWTypmTukQwoLEsnhXDRmTk0AzGFedbuu6cKQEawql-VIfcSvFECOMIasSDjeEQUd8rRhIePHGZITAThqWj09JMBoZSAt5KBO8T5v7l8TQV5gnFLleKU1dI_ug/s2816/IMG_8275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVDrVmuD7zb8L40lYSgWXfHZWq-pY7ZCB5WYzu69uMAyRfuXlE4gQLkxb-lXYzwK8gWTypmTukQwoLEsnhXDRmTk0AzGFedbuu6cKQEawql-VIfcSvFECOMIasSDjeEQUd8rRhIePHGZITAThqWj09JMBoZSAt5KBO8T5v7l8TQV5gnFLleKU1dI_ug/s320/IMG_8275.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is the finished job.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlix7AXJurPzl3vy-lNhmVWBk4J4vdHINgs4CpVm2pLirag_xxnM3QkHXDp2Hx6TBIwMM9z41VinznrxI1kUwnHAUL6NaaEMey134bg7J0UY55KjnOuWJZx3ePtw9AAP8cDL9_66idcgTm6_rZBfuEoAr4hxXTP4etyVU8hGBoL1R9iTCWktuf-PgwWA/s2816/IMG_8286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlix7AXJurPzl3vy-lNhmVWBk4J4vdHINgs4CpVm2pLirag_xxnM3QkHXDp2Hx6TBIwMM9z41VinznrxI1kUwnHAUL6NaaEMey134bg7J0UY55KjnOuWJZx3ePtw9AAP8cDL9_66idcgTm6_rZBfuEoAr4hxXTP4etyVU8hGBoL1R9iTCWktuf-PgwWA/s320/IMG_8286.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0aWJS3WgdVfxEhH9L_GhmCVI56IQcKmLNhGjiZbRwizrWrD4Q-d6KZ6JeB8cIHKO-HNPdy6PJwW2J93u4AAaZJPHxnZWysdgHIVzZf4cg_tQWRXNCVd359hzFRBquuT5WEzjQFULFdfcA3bWsPnL86pPxjyArc2HmO19sAso19P3IF8Yryi4QX_PPw/s2816/IMG_8287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0aWJS3WgdVfxEhH9L_GhmCVI56IQcKmLNhGjiZbRwizrWrD4Q-d6KZ6JeB8cIHKO-HNPdy6PJwW2J93u4AAaZJPHxnZWysdgHIVzZf4cg_tQWRXNCVd359hzFRBquuT5WEzjQFULFdfcA3bWsPnL86pPxjyArc2HmO19sAso19P3IF8Yryi4QX_PPw/s320/IMG_8287.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-21861627358773185542022-11-08T19:39:00.000-08:002022-11-29T19:48:37.834-08:00Update: The Bugatti Inspired Fox is Finally Finished<p> The entire story is here: <a href="https://vicknairgunsmithing.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-bugatti-inspired-fox.html" target="_blank">https://vicknairgunsmithing.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-bugatti-inspired-fox.html</a></p><p>Coming up next: The Duesenberg Fox! (and some other cool stuff)<br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-40083136187466848052022-09-13T20:59:00.000-07:002022-09-13T20:59:40.536-07:00Another Elephant Video<p> My friend Pete sent me this. It made my day, maybe it'll do the same for you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwUPpj16Jqxy5O9885W_F6ZBa3ftfLv8MJKGcfBBhATTvD_GgqhbGzn-o4SZrfK_6d4TH5aIo1mwPJHyqybfg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Deweyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924288339530598494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226808901346190879.post-26407832469959483812022-09-08T19:57:00.003-07:002022-09-10T20:02:15.048-07:00Un-****ing a Fox XE 20 (those four letters aren't the ones you think)<p> There is always a story and this Fox XE 20 is no different, so let's start at the beginning. <br /><br />The gun letters as a Philly-made XE, 20 gauge with 26 inch barrels and full choke in both tubes, and that's just what it is, except the barrels it currently wears didn't come from Philadelphia, but from a certain shotgun manufacturing company. I can only surmise that the original barrels were lost or damaged and the above referenced shotgun manufacturing company made a new set for the gun.<br /><br />They are in fact 26 inches in length and both barrels are full choked, but it appeared that they did not start as 26 inch barrels, or at least the top rib started life as a longer part. The lightening slot on the underside of the top rib was plainly visible (as it always is when barrels are cut), the left and right tubes weren't even in the same zip code, the triangular filler pieces were absent and the whole muzzle was simply chopped off square. The barrel "addresses" were hand-engraved (not well) and the floral "wedges" at the breech end were clearly done with modern, powered equipment as all of the cuts are far too smooth and bright. Also missing were most of the shading lines in these wedges and the "lining" on the bright polished surfaces. This is entirely incorrect for an XE and the correction of these issues is the subject at hand.<br /><br />The first step was to disassemble the ribs and forend lug and "adjust" (via file) the spacer blocks between the barrels to correct the muzzle convergence. Next was to adjust the top and bottom ribs (again, by smoking and filing) to properly fit the newly acquainted barrels, followed by "shutting off" the slot in the top rib and making the missing filler pieces. Then the whole works was tinned and reassembled.<br /><br />After removing all of the burnt rosin and stray solder, the barrels were polished and I went about making the muzzles look like those of an XE.</p><p>Next was to chase the engraving, using a hammer and appropriate gravers, to more closely duplicate the "ratchet-ty" look of the engraving cuts that would have been done at the factory. I then cut the shading lines in the background, which is every bit as tedious as you'd think.</p><p> Removal of the hand engraved barrel addresses, and preparation for recutting them in the correct style, was the next item on the to-do list. The addresses were originally (Philly and Utica, that is) roll stamped and the quality of the finished marking varied widely. I cut them on my pantograph using patterns that were made to duplicate the original font. After some minor touch-up to the shading lines that I'd previously cut, they were finally ready for rust bluing.</p><p>Following bluing, I detail polished all of the surfaces that would be appropriate for an XE. These are: the breechfaces, rib extension, raised portion of the barrel flats, the lump and the muzzle bevels and face. Reassembly and installation of two NOS Lyman beads completed the job. The photos are below.<br /></p><p>The muzzles, as received</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PqMyEGYElrW5SaoEUIhABIndhjQYS3JU7PzgQ0G8oyaoEdVCAXhd-aWbEedchtvMCluZHK_gyWG4Iz7LHX_YCVfXVuGxjzZ53NzR_JWqhaUdATEQhUz1MKVLzzmHxKHqgEHWD0c_3Q_4GJOJVRLwk3sllgU8usY-wOYy6qc_JfVogE6VZzHJ_HmktQ/s2816/IMG_6800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PqMyEGYElrW5SaoEUIhABIndhjQYS3JU7PzgQ0G8oyaoEdVCAXhd-aWbEedchtvMCluZHK_gyWG4Iz7LHX_YCVfXVuGxjzZ53NzR_JWqhaUdATEQhUz1MKVLzzmHxKHqgEHWD0c_3Q_4GJOJVRLwk3sllgU8usY-wOYy6qc_JfVogE6VZzHJ_HmktQ/s320/IMG_6800.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJkZmvsEkOF9UiGihs2BCyaVygcfKrYVg0x4BDxy_M3ioP50Kebk7PImWlCyy0GgGMBC-mXgNBz8P0C5u8dqeXWWQ6OABbEi0aAUVD21oKOS4YvqkMUJAZ4TA2tTXUoTe-YCUHLnzJGiFY53aRqHlkYJaUF7oU1d6bsLAi7FdrwAf5ub_HQlulO4kxQ/s2816/IMG_6803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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