Re: Picked up a project gun at the Southern Side by Side Archived Message
Posted by mark on June 10, 2016, 10:47 am, in reply to "Re: Picked up a project gun at the Southern Side by Side"
I have a similar vintage OO with bushings. The Numrich pins work fine for it but need to be shortened (at the front). Earlier (pre-1900) pins have narrower front sections and smaller bushing holes. I used a grinder and just took it a bit at a time so it didn't get too hot. I was able to file them by hand so they weren't real hard in the first place. I recorded the pin dimensions that worked for me and I just make them all the same now. In my pre 1900 I just enlarged the bushing holes to use the same pins. A larger pin diameter at the breech actually helps it open/cock more smoothly.
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