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OK, i need a shorter barrel for my 870 this deer season. i have an older fixed choke barrel that i plan to use but the dang thing's just too long for the brush i'm going to be hunting. i know most people will say "take it to a gunsmith!" and i should, i know i should... but i have a few questions to ask first (i'm sure they've been asked and answered somewhere in the vast ...

Im looking everywhere for a forend support for my 1100 LT-20. Does anyone have one they would sell or can tel me where to get one. Brownells and the like has 12 ga only......... If you have one please shoot me a pm. Thanks PP

Recoil pads come in different thicknesses. However, they are not made of a uniform thickness. Trap pads, for example, are concave, but have only one thickness specified by the manufacturer. Where is that thickness measured? At the center of the pad? _________________ Remember, you can post here because they died over there.

Ok, So I have a Bereatt Pintail that I absolutly love. Originaly I had a problem with the gun not wanting to pick up the 3rd shell from the carrier. This was fixed with a simple replacement of the carrier latch spring. This week I started having a problem with the gun while hunting. The gun will fire the first shell, you go to shoot the 2nd shell and I get nothing. No boom, no ...

I have an old Remington 11-48 that I have been shooting for about 10 years now. Recently, on the skeet field, the gun began failing to cycle. I thought this was odd as it had been cleaned immediately before taking it to the range. I took the gun home and cleaned it again. I have now cleaned the gun 3 separate times and it continues to fail to cycle. I have not taken apart the receiver as I ...

is there any way to tighten up the forend?It has some wiggle side to side and makes a click sound when it slides and it bugs me. I have taken the forend off and took the set screw out of the push rod. I can take up some slack by turning the push rod a full turn. The problem is I cannot reset the set screw as the push rod threaded area does not match up and I cannot start the set screw. thanks ...

I have a short chambered 16ga Auto 5 that has a problem. When I load three shells into the gun it will fire the first one and load the second one like it's supposed to, but it then throws the third shell onto the ground. I imagine that it's a carrier latch issue of some sort, but I'm not sure how to fix it or if I should even attempt to fix it myself. If anyone could give me some information I...

Anyone ever heard of filling in the ports on a ported gun? _________________ Remember, you can post here because they died over there.

I bought a 12 ga. Fox model B with 28" barrels about a month ago. Nice gun, tight not beat up at all. Now here's my problem an hope someone can help. I put it on a pattern board because I couldn't hit anything with it. At 21 yrds the right barrel will put all the shot on the left side of the bullseye an the left barrel puts all its shot to the right side. Its like the barrel ...

It all depends on whether or not the BBL's are silver soldered or soft soldered together. Like ronryder said you can not hot blue BBL's soft solder together, they must be rust blued. _________________ Dan Printz/Gunsmithing The Firing Pin www.danthegunman.com dan@danthegunman.com Semper Fi Dan John 14:6 <((>< That which does not kill us makes us stronger!

Anyone ever heard of filling in the ports on a ported gun? _________________ Remember, you can post here because they died over there.

I'm going to get a new pad for my BT-99. I know that an experienced smith will do a better job than I will. I want the experience and to be able to say I did it myself. How do you grind them down? Do you use regular sand paper and a belt sander or is there a special sanding material? _________________ Remember, you can post here because they died over there.

I bought a 12 ga. Fox model B with 28" barrels about a month ago. Nice gun, tight not beat up at all. Now here's my problem an hope someone can help. I put it on a pattern board because I couldn't hit anything with it. At 21 yrds the right barrel will put all the shot on the left side of the bullseye an the left barrel puts all its shot to the right side. Its like the barrel ...

Has anyone ever had a stock bent/recast from a lefty to a right handed stock and how much and who does it near FL? I have a caesar Guerini 28 ga woodlander that I need to make a right hand gun.

OK, I feel like a 'tard here! Just got a new Mossy 930, tore it down for initial inspection and cleaning. Well, a small spring about 2" long, painted yellow on one side, with a small steel pin in it and a small black aluminum "cap" just fell out of the gun from somewhere. Happened right after I removed the bolt. Looks like it should have something to do with the spring loaded "thing" that ...

Other than the obvious recoil pad solution, which I'm taking care of already, what are some effective ways to reduce recoil in an 870? I see the mercury reducers, one that fits inside the tube. Are these worth the price? _________________ John A. Monroe 10-32 311 Addict

I just bought an Ithaca Minier at an auction, basically as a hanger. The triggers do not engage and the stock has a coat of laquer or shellac that looks fairly nasty. I ran a patch down the barrels and they look good and the action seems tight, so I thought about restoring the piece. I have no pretensions of being a gunsmith and I am more comfortable with rifles than shotguns. I figured that I ...

I have an old Remington 11-48 that I have been shooting for about 10 years now. Recently, on the skeet field, the gun began failing to cycle. I thought this was odd as it had been cleaned immediately before taking it to the range. I took the gun home and cleaned it again. I have now cleaned the gun 3 separate times and it continues to fail to cycle. I have not taken apart the receiver as I ...

Hey all, I have also posted this in the Miroku section. My wife just bought me a Model 10 Grade 1 30in in 12ga for my 30th! Beautiful gun, EVEN BETTER WIFE! Now she's no longer listening, so here goes. I just got it home tonight and am unable to fire the second barrel with the second trigger pull. I have read the manual which doesn't really help. It states that...

Just got a nice Remington model 17 and want to remove slide and slide handle. I assume you loosen the small screw on left side at very front of receiver and pull out or unscrew the magazine tube??? Any help will be appreciated. Bobby