Dean has that one right. I paid top dollar for a 32" hammer gun that was described as "this gun shows little sign of having been used".... whew. Outside it was stunning. Gorgeous refinished twist bbls, very nice stock refinish-tru oil I think. When I pulled the locks and firing pins it was a corroded mess that had not been touched. The locks were unsafe with mangled sears and every screw was loose. I had to have the sears welded and redone by Al Edge. The firing pins/springs...at least the one I was able to get out since someone had peened the other in that had likely stripped...was a mass of rust. I can only assume the other pin is the same but I'd have to file the breech ball down to get the screw out or drill it out. I can't imagine someone taking a gun completely apart for such a nice cosmetic refinish and leaving that mess internally. What kind of a moron does that?? I was not happy and did not get a sympathetic or acceptable response from the seller. What I was told was, "Well, IF what you say is true....", this from someone half my age at best... I'm sure you can imagine what I was thinking at the time....
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