When the top lever sits to the left

[TARNATION !!!]

I'm working on a new to me Trojan at the moment. I have stripped it down, cleaned up everything and have been trying to figure out why the top lever sits left of center. It was that way when before I began. I have always believed that something would be visibly worn for the lever to sit to the left. All the internals look great. The bolt fits snugly but slides effortlessly. The spring engages the top lever as it should (this one has the duck bill spring) but when all is at rest, that lever sits to the left.

Could it be that is just how it is or.....???? Any hints appreciated.

Cheers,
Jack

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite

I'm working on a new to me Trojan at the moment. I have stripped it down, cleaned up everything and have been trying to figure out why the top lever sits left of center. It was that way when before I began. I have always believed that something would be visibly worn for the lever to sit to the left. All the internals look great. The bolt fits snugly but slides effortlessly. The spring engages the top lever as it should (this one has the duck bill spring) but when all is at rest, that lever sits to the left.

Could it be that is just how it is or.....???? Any hints appreciated.

Cheers,
Jack

Could be for any of a number of reasons. A replacement bolt might cure it.

As long as the gun is tight on-face and there is no wiggle between the barrels and the frame, it doesn't really matter that the lever is a bit to the left.





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[TARNATION !!!]

Thanks Dean. I'll try a different bolt in it and we'll see.

[B. Dudley]

With Parkers, the lever location means little. The lever was set at the factory and where it sits is where it sits. And levers on parkers cannot move very far before the lever stops out and the breech is just plain loose.
The concave dish in the rib carried over the frame and into the lever. So, that dish will line up with the rib and frame regardless of lever position.

If the gun is tight, dont worry about it.

[Phil Yearout]

This is probably really dumb, but could it have been set up for a lefty?

[TARNATION !!!]

Thanks Brian. Had a look at several and the top levers are slightly left or slightly right or bang on center. All are tight and on-face good shooters. This Trojan is a bit more left than the others but it is still all tight so I will live with it as is.

No dumb questions ever Phil. I admit I have not seen a double set up for a leftie but this Trojan pushes to the right to open so it was not set up for a leftie.

Were top levers set up to open to the left for left handed shooters or did they have to adapt to the right opening? There's my question posed from lack of knowledge.

Cheers,
Jack

[B. Dudley]

Levers all opened one way. To the right.

[edgarspencer]

Look at the center picture on page 200 of TPS. Now that's what I call 'Way To The Left'. Obviously a negative reversed, but amusing.

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Good call Edgar. That really is way to the left. If negative was not reversed, it could be the leftie prototype. Cheers, Jack

[Daniel G Rainey]

Saw the double set up for lefthanders once at Steve Barnett's shop. It was a 16 Purdey and priced below what most Purdey's cost, but still out of my range.