New member/New (to me) Parker needs a few basics
1. Is it safe to breakdown my gun with tension relieved on the hammer springs by pulling the triggers on snap caps and then, without cocking the gun again, removing the forend and then opening and separating the gun?
2. Does anyone know the metallurgical details of the variously named steels (Acme, Vulcan, Peerless, Titanic…) used for barrels other than the very basic info found in the various books on the gun? As a metallurgist myself this is naturally very interesting to me.
3. My top lever has a small amount of rotational play in it and is sitting a few degrees to the right. Am I correct in thinking that as the locking bolt wears in and seats itself further forward, that this play will be taken up? Beyond that then the lever will start to settle further and further to the left once this small amount of play just mentioned is removed through wear at the contact area with the barrel lug?
4. When Small Game is over down here I would like to consider sending the gun off for a complete strip, clean, inspect, oil and reassemble. Who is around that folks here know how to properly work on these guns, including possibly opening up my chokes?
Thanks fokls,
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