Receiver repairable?

[Woodcock survey]

OP in post number 7 says the primer pierced one time. Is that amount of erosion consistent with that? Along with the firing pin hole being badly eroded also along the rim edge and whole face.I have had pierced primers that did no damage like that. It seems to me the damage is too severe for a one time thing with no other damage.

[edgarspencer]

Exactly, Dan. Old, corrosive primer residue, not cleaned, is like cancer to steel.

[Tobias morton]

This gun sat for a very long time, I received from an old friend who passed away about 15 years ago from old age. It sat under his stairs for many years. And It hasn’t been shot for about 8 years but I want to get it looked at and assessed by someone who knows, so thanks for everything you fellas are adding.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Daniel Carter

OP in post number 7 says the primer pierced one time. Is that amount of erosion consistent with that? Along with the firing pin hole being badly eroded also along the rim edge and whole face.I have had pierced primers that did no damage like that. It seems to me the damage is too severe for a one time thing with no other damage.

It sure looks like it happened a lot more than once.




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[Tobias morton]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

It sure looks like it happened a lot more than once.




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Your probably right about it happening more than once but most of that I would agree is from corrosion sitting with a shell in place for a very long time.