J-Bar
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Ideas for curing a sticky side by side?? Photos added
I will appreciate your thoughts on a problem with a new to me but rather old side by side double trigger shotgun.
I recently acquired an A. H. Fox Sterlingworth 12 gauge which was made in Philly in 1926. I will be using it in Cowboy Action Shooting matches.
This gun is in great shape but is frequently difficult to open after firing. No problems opening it after dry firing it, so I don't think the hangup is in the cocking arms. The firing pin indentations in the primers are quite deep, and I'm thinking that the firing pins are hanging up in the primers.
If this is the problem, what, if anything, can a non-gunsmith tinkerer do at home to fix it?
What else could be going on to cause the problem?
Thanks for your thoughts.
I will appreciate your thoughts on a problem with a new to me but rather old side by side double trigger shotgun.
I recently acquired an A. H. Fox Sterlingworth 12 gauge which was made in Philly in 1926. I will be using it in Cowboy Action Shooting matches.
This gun is in great shape but is frequently difficult to open after firing. No problems opening it after dry firing it, so I don't think the hangup is in the cocking arms. The firing pin indentations in the primers are quite deep, and I'm thinking that the firing pins are hanging up in the primers.
If this is the problem, what, if anything, can a non-gunsmith tinkerer do at home to fix it?
What else could be going on to cause the problem?
Thanks for your thoughts.
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