jimrbto
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The widow of a friend of mine that passed away two years ago just sent me a kit he had but never built. It is a "Kentucky" type made by "Markwell Arms Co." and stamped Spain. The lock parts look as though they were taken from a rough grinder without any further work and case hardened (?), the tumbler has a full cock notch deeper than the half cock. No amount of trigger pull is going to fire this thing.
The barrel looks as if it were drilled with a bad drill and then was NOT reamed to smooth it out, when a not too smooth button was pulled through the bore it left a large bur on the edges of the lands.
I can clean up the lock and make it function but don't know what to do with the barrel to make it at least shoot well enough to hit the ground.
There are no instructions or parts list so don't know for sure if any parts are missing, there are no barrel pins and it seems the barrel is held to the stock by a screw (missing) through the muzzle cap and another through the tang/trigger guard
I can make any missing parts including adding a barrel pin or wedge but need help on what to do about the barrel, - - -ream it? fresh it? or lap it?
I will finish this kit because......
Any and all help will be most appreciated.
Thanks
Jim
The barrel looks as if it were drilled with a bad drill and then was NOT reamed to smooth it out, when a not too smooth button was pulled through the bore it left a large bur on the edges of the lands.
I can clean up the lock and make it function but don't know what to do with the barrel to make it at least shoot well enough to hit the ground.
There are no instructions or parts list so don't know for sure if any parts are missing, there are no barrel pins and it seems the barrel is held to the stock by a screw (missing) through the muzzle cap and another through the tang/trigger guard
I can make any missing parts including adding a barrel pin or wedge but need help on what to do about the barrel, - - -ream it? fresh it? or lap it?
I will finish this kit because......
Any and all help will be most appreciated.
Thanks
Jim