New hammer 12 ga

[oskar]

Thanks guys. I have a set of the Brownells thin bits. Been in the shop starting the cleanup process.

Got the locks off and they're soaking in mineral spirits overnight. They don't look especially cruddy but there is some rust on the lock parts. We'll see how they look in the AM.

Top lever spring is evidently broken or gunked up as it does not return to center when released unless I manually move the lever left.

Might take the stock off tomorrow for a better look. I'm familiar with working on Foxes but this is unexplored country for me. Any words of caution on this?

Mike

[Roundsworth]

Like Jack said, take your time. Do you have a mainspring vise? They are handy for easy disassembly of the locks. Vise Grips can be used, but refrain from compressing the spring more than you need to. Knock on wood....I have never broken a 'V' type spring on any of my antiques! CSMC has a few replacement springs for toplevers if you end up needing one.