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Yes, your barrels were hot blued.
A perfect example of the situation where if someone else (who does not know what they re doing) works on a gun... ALL bets are off as to what a given issue can be. At least you solved the problem on the shell extraction.
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I appreciate it, but I likely would not have been much help. I stopped working on smiths a while ago. I cannot stand them. I sold off my parts stash too. Of course I have acquired more since then. It happens.
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Thank you for sharing. I have an LC Smith with the same issue ( not opening far enough) . I’m betting I will find the same condition on mine.
When I researched this issue on line I found many people stating this condition is normal on LCS guns to a host of other Fixes that flat did not make any sense. |
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I restored an abused LCSmith 12ga for a friend a few years ago. Removed about 30 dents from the barrels, refinished the stock, had new firing pins made by our own firing pin wizard. What a PITA to work on. Getting the spring loaded lever post lined up with the hole in the floorplate was the worst. Regardless of what suggested "trick" I tried it was still a hassle.
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08-21-2019, 11:39 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Another reason for inadequate opening may be that the "Joint Check", used until about 1898, is bound
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08-21-2019, 11:51 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Throw the Philips head screws away and install straight slot screws which are flush or below the surface of the cocking rod cutouts in the forend iron.
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