Hello Robert Hollenbeck, Please post your location, your phone number and you email address and someone close by to your location can help you. What is the serial number of your L C Smith shotgun ??? Is your shotgun a hammerless or an external hammer shotgun ??? Can you post several pictures of your L C Smith shotgun ??? All of this will enable us to help you. There are picture trails on this website that will help you better understand your L C Smith shotgun. Jent ---- jentpmitchell@msn.com