|
03-24-2017, 09:10 AM | #3 | ||||||
|
Mark - while you look- why not install a set of fluid steel and get it back shooting as a 20? - I have seen some Flues 20 field grades at some responsible prices -
__________________
"If there is a heaven it must have thinning aspen gold, and flighting woodcock, and a bird dog" GBE |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Rick Losey For Your Post: |
03-24-2017, 11:12 AM | #4 | ||||||
|
I'm with Dean on contacting Brad. I think he will be at the Southern so if your going bring the gun. A face to face conversation is always better. I have used Briley sub gauge tubes in a skeet gun and would think you could have a set of 28's made for it.
__________________
There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter...Earnest Hemingway |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Rich Anderson For Your Post: |
03-24-2017, 12:34 PM | #5 | ||||||
|
Mr. Kircher:
That appears to be a serious split. In a bad place. Bachelder is indeed a good choice. But so is Kirk Merrrington - a certified barrel maker from the UK. Either fellow can assess your options. Kirk's website is: http://www.merringtongun.com |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to John Campbell For Your Post: |
03-24-2017, 04:16 PM | #6 | ||||||
|
Just wondering what load / shell you were shooting when this happened ? Beautiful gun by the way !!!!
|
||||||
03-24-2017, 05:26 PM | #7 | ||||||
|
Mark: thank you for posting that frightening illustration of the result of misguided and inexpert chamber work. Was the chamber extended also? What is the current chamber length? Researcher has established that at least until 1926 (after introduction of the NID) 20g Ithaca chambers were 2 1/2"
I took the liberty of sharing the story and one image about 1/3 down here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...vwLYc-kGA/edit I do not believe Brad or Kirk would attempt to repair the chamber, but anxiously await the rest of the story. It might be possible to sleeve the chamber and barrels past the thin area, but as a 20g it would probably need to be to .410. Fitting a donor 20g fluid steel Flues barrel would likely be much cheaper. I would also not suggest full length tube inserts in light of the cracked chamber wall.
__________________
http://sites.google.com/a/damascuskn...e.com/www/home |
||||||
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Drew Hause For Your Post: |
03-25-2017, 05:30 AM | #8 | ||||||
|
Men
Thank you all for the thoughts and responses. I have recieved a pm with a potential matched set. Pictures forthcoming. I also exchanged pm with Brad. He has agreed to look at the barrels. Drew - Thank you for linking your paper. I read it last night. Very well done. Steve I cannot sure of loads as it was many years back. I expect I would have used RST to test but cannot be sure. I am not sure either what Jason used. I am just forever thankful he was not injured. Fingers crossed on the potential match. I will of course follow up here if we managed to save the old girl.
__________________
“I never wrote a poem in my life. But if I ever do, it will be about ducks.” – Gordon MacQuarrie, The Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters, 1985 |
||||||
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to MARK KIRCHER For Your Post: |
03-25-2017, 06:36 AM | #9 | ||||||
|
Good thing Jason was not hurt. He is a wonderful guy and an excellent gunsmith - if we're thinking of the same Jason.
.
__________________
"I'm a Setter man. Not because I think they're better than the other breeds, but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture." George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic. |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Dean Romig For Your Post: |
03-27-2017, 07:46 AM | #10 | ||||||
|
My best chance for a donor set - of 26" damascus ejector barrels - will not most likely be the answer. The barrels were salvageable I believe, but guns were 40,000 (Minier) apart and lug and for-end attachment were completely different.
My Serial number is 186XXX - 1909. So for now....It looks like the hunt continues.
__________________
“I never wrote a poem in my life. But if I ever do, it will be about ducks.” – Gordon MacQuarrie, The Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters, 1985 |
||||||
|
|