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The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd Mckissick on March 16, 2025, 10:56 am

Where is DOGE when you need them? I had a couple of guns show up here on Friday from my gunsmith and one of them, sadly, showed signs of serious abuse while in transit. The original buttplate on this 1901 D-grade hammer had been shattered by an impact on one edge. To be fair, the packing wasn't exactly the way I would have done it (we always wrapped the ends of each doublegun stock with additional padding to prevent just such an event from occurring).

In this case, random packing material had been wedged around the guns and the hammergun had somehow shaken(?) its way towards the bottom of the cardboard box it was shiped in (to save on weight...of course) and accordingly, an insurance claim here would probably be dicey at best.

This gun is a little short for me so I do tend to shoot it with a slip-on pad. A thicker aftermarket pad would likely be helpful here with all that but....I'm also a fan of keeping things mostly "original" where I can. Does anyone re-pop these 1901 hammergun buttplates by any chance?

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by David Williamson on March 16, 2025, 12:08 pm, in reply to "The USPS strikes again."

There are a few out there that could repair this. Since you already posted here I would try the Doublegun BBS also.
The early Fulton hammer guns used the same butt plate that Syracuse used on their guns, a setter on point with his right foot on a rock, the later ones used the butt plate with the lines in them.

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd Mckissick on March 16, 2025, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

Thanks David, I'll try there too.

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd McKissick on March 16, 2025, 7:05 pm, in reply to "The USPS strikes again."

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Tom Garver on March 16, 2025, 8:07 pm, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

Lloyd, you can buy this butt plate at ncordnance.com. $20.00 ?

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd Mckissick on March 16, 2025, 8:35 pm, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

Thankyou Mr. Garver!

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd McKissick on March 22, 2025, 11:19 am, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

Mr. Garver:

Ordered the "thicker" (just how-much is uncertain) version from NC Ordnance for like $30 shipped. It should be here this week.

Thank you again.

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by David Williamson on March 22, 2025, 12:45 pm, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

Lloyd, I guess you checked the size, 4 7/8" to me seems too small.

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd McKissick on March 25, 2025, 1:16 pm, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

David: That "thicker" NC Ordinance buttplate fits this hammergun like it was made for it. Like you, when I fist saw it I assumed that it would be too small (& it would be on a hammerless gun) but the screw holes line up perfectly and it "fits" surprisingly well. It also happens to fit me better now too.

A true "gunsmith" could make it look perhaps a little better(?) and the screws do need a some love now (even with a "proper" set of drivers, they got beat-up a bit during extraction). Maybe after Whittington (late April now) I'll find a local guy to help me?

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd McKissick on March 29, 2025, 3:10 pm, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

Big difference in drop and frame-width between these two guns (1890 hammerless, 1901 hammer, both 12s).

I'll still need to get this butt-plate better fitted and the screws re-done (new slots cut and then properly indexed) but it's useable for now (usually covered by a slip-on pad anyway).

Re: The USPS strikes again.

Posted by Lloyd McKissick on March 29, 2025, 4:21 pm, in reply to "Re: The USPS strikes again."

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