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Yes there is such thing as an "off-face" Lefever. When moving the socket ball and the barrels do not line up with the breech and the ejectors don't work, it is not work for the amateur gunsmith or the faint at heart. It took someone far better than me to take care of a "socket ball not properly adjusted." I can tell by the amount of machinist/layout dye left on the barrels and rib extension that it was not a simple task. The gun had been shot extensively while loose and with the ejectors never properly working.
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Still no.
A man-made "thing" abused beyond it's operating tolerances isn't evidence of design failure. To get to the point that a rib extension has been stressed means not just lots of firing, but firing WAY out of spec loads. A well cared for Parker, Lefever or other well made make will operate indefinitely shooting WHATEVER number of [proper] shells, if accompanied by good maintainence/inspection/adjustment and replacement of key springs. Abusing one says nothing about it's 'normal function.' Amended quote: "With proper use, where the gun is not fired with 'pipe bomb' loads, and is inspected and adjusted for normal wear...Lefever's will not go off face." NDG Last edited by Nick de Guerre; 04-01-2021 at 04:39 AM.. |
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Nick de Guerre - I didn’t see that anyone had suggested there was a “desing failure” nor would I expect anyone who knows anything about one of the best designed, probably THE best-designed of any American made gun of the era, to have a flaw in design.
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Please don't stop Jerry. We know what you meant, besides we'd miss Mosby most of all.
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Please stay Jerry!
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"Are you from another planet who does not understand English?"
And "People like you..." Careful Jerry, those who live in glass houses... NDG |
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Jerry , really like your gun .
When the barrels are loose , even Buck Hamlin says they off face . He also told me (as you already know ) there is alot more to tightening them up than just tightening the ball joint . |
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