off face
 

Who would be a good smith for correcting this off face problem. I have tried to shim it back but that still isn't enough to bring it tight. Thanks for your imputs. Dave

Brad Bachelder has put many doubles back on face for me.

Kirk Merrington in Kerrville, Tx. Is also very good.

I was hoping for a fairly quick turnaround time. I think the restorers are very busy.

David, I think that you will find that all of the best gunsmiths are backed up as the work they preform is in high demand. Make some phone calls and check the times that they are running behind.
Kirk's contact info has been in the Parker Pages in the past, in the add section.

Kirk Merrington has a new website:

www.merringtongun.com

His phone number is there, too.

We're not in Kansas any more.

Gunter Pfrommer. 540-484-5555. Many of these guys are getting ready to go to the Southern.

Further inspection of the barrels leads me to believe the breech end of the barrels have gotten rusty and actually lost that little bit, from the barrels. I snapped another set of barrels on and they fit tight. on face. So my conclusion is the barrels are the weak link on this one. I wondered why I could't shim it back into position, now I know. Thanks to all who provided info. Dave

Dave, don't dispair. This too can be fixed. Get the gun to a good smith.