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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Sat May 16th, 2009 10:28 pm |
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Give me your tired, your rusted,
Your dented messes yearning to hunt free,
The wretched refuse of the backroom store,
Send these, the hapless, dinged and trunk-tost to me,
I'll get them to the field once more!
Poor old 108603. She was destined to drop her barrels for a hopeful transplant recipient. Sadly, it was not a compatible match without some further harm to the old girl. She has been sorely abused and long neglected.
I'm a sucker for rescue dogs and after looking over 108603, I felt a surge of compassion and thought, what the hell, I'll give it a go.
Some of you have seen some of her innards and tattered extremeties in the soldered sling swivel thread. I thought I would start a new thread dedicated to a second chance. It won't happen overnight, but I will continue to post before and after images.
There are no after images yet
Here's a before. Others will follow but I've learned you can only do a single attachment per reply if taking from the computer, so I'll upload to another photo site so I can give several images in a post.
Cheers,
Jack
My butt hurts!!
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Sun May 17th, 2009 04:30 am |
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Buttstock wood
 
 
 
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Posted: Sun May 17th, 2009 04:39 am |
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Forend Wood and Iron
 
 
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Sun May 17th, 2009 04:47 am |
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Stock Head "Pinned" with a simple #8 wood screw
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Sun May 17th, 2009 04:52 am |
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Buttstock with sling swivel removed
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 01:17 am |
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Barrels
 
 
 
 
 
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 02:24 am |
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Action
 
 
 
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 02:31 am |
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Floor Plate and triggers
 
 
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 02:36 am |
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Trigger Guard with an added screw hole obliterating SN
 
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 02:40 am |
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Sears, pin and home built sear spring (good sear spring rust-welded in action still)
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 02:48 am |
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 02:58 am |
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When I look at a gun like that all I can think of is how many times must it have been fired and how much game it must have shot. If they could only talk.....
Bet a gun like that could tell a hell of a lot more interesting stories than an A-1 Special.
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Brian Dillard
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 03:26 am |
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| Who knew there were so many parts in an old gun... You're a better man than I, that would be off to the gunsmith in a flash.
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Richard Flanders
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 06:16 am |
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Hell Jack, that isn't so bad. It'll clean up fine. Just keep at it. You'll see....
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 01:13 pm |
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Brian Dillard wrote: Who knew there were so many parts in an old gun... You're a better man than I, that would be off to the gunsmith in a flash.
As for parts, wait for all the small ones, screws, pins and springs. Once they are all out and cleaned up, I hope to duplicate the technical page parts list image with real parts and add all those not shown on the page.
I have used the services of a gunsmith here and there for some machining or welding that I can't do but for a "simple" dismantle, clean and reassembly, I've learned I can do those things and enjoy the tinkering. The most important tools for the job is lots of penetrating oil and that full set of magna tip bits, including the thin set. Even with that, there are smaller screws than the smallest bit. I checked with Brownells if there are any smaller magna bits available and learned there are not. I lucked out with grinding a small "turn screw" to remove the top lever set screw but my experience has been when doing that, the blade usually breaks or bends before enough torque is applied to start the screw. Even after a long soak in good penetrating oil, some gentle tapping or judicious heat application, it still takes a fair bit of torque to break some of the very small rust welded screws free. Jeweller's screw drivers fit some of these, but they do not have the strength to do the job.
Destry: Thoughts of the hunts and the stories that could be told do wander through my mind as well. I think that is part of why I thought I would give it a go. It is also why I enjoy photographing long abandoned desolate prairie farm buildings I encounter when chasing roosters.
Richard: I'll keep at it. This is one of those projects where forgetting it for a week or two or a month as things soak is reasonable - a perk of being retired with no particular deadlines for anything. Interestingly, after a week or so of keeping the barrels wet with penetrating oil and a bit of a wipe down with nothing more that an old dish rag, there is a lot of blue replacing the "rustina".
Dean: A quote that I have used over the years. Young people usually respond with a bewildered look about them  , thinking the old guy must have lost it for sure. A generational thing I guess. Required reading lists change over the decades I guess.
If anyone has a source for tiny, strong screw driver bits, I would appreciate the information.
Cheers,
Jack
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 08:15 pm |
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Surprised that they did not melt the lead solder on the bottom rib when they brazed on the sling swivel. Would take a braver man than I to take a torch to the rib of a double. And, they seem to have done it! I think once you clean it up, that alone qualifies it for the guiness book of world records, or maybe at least for the Darwin Awards.
Thanks for the pics, I have not had a Parker apart, and it was interesting to see the internals, even if it is hard to see them in this shape.
Good luck with the rescue.
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Jack Cronkhite
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Posted: Tue May 19th, 2009 09:46 pm |
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Greg: I think had it been brazed on the rib would have separated. This is on with lead solder and it is fairly soft. I will get it off eventually.
Today's small victory
The unhooking pin did not move well. There is a small spring that allows movement within a short distance and then returns pin to its fully extended position. After a long soak, the pin was freed and the rust and grunge were worked out slowly. But the true victory was finally being able to remove the unhooking pin screw. You can see the head of that screw at top-left of this image. The slot was completely filled but after the grunge was removed, a jewellers screwdriver did break it free. The 3 pieces are now soaking separately for final clean up. Sometimes the fates allow.
Cheers,
Jack
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Posted: Wed May 20th, 2009 11:34 pm |
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Next little victory
The cocking crank pin stop screws are removed. The cocking crank pin has been punched out (had to buy a set of long pin punches to get at it). With that done, the cocking crank is out. All are soaking for a while yet before clean up.
All that remains in the action now is the joint roll, joint pin and joint pin screw. (The large screw head at the front of the action. The slot is good so I don't want to mangle it) Still soaking. I stop applying torque at a certain feel. If it doesn't break loose there, back into the penetrating oil it goes.
Cheers,
Jack
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Lon E. Morris
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 12:43 am |
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Jack,
Congratulations! I'll bet she will clean up fine and you will be hunting with her this fall. I especially like the Vulcan barrels. The really neat part is you got the gun in it's purest form, and know exactly what you have. I would much rather have you gun than some "faked" Parker. I agree with Destry! Lon
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Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 12:46 am |
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| Jack,You are truly an admirable gentleman...bringing this old girl back. Keep up the progress pictures.I like works -in-progress.
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