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July 19, 2013
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“Take to gunsmith to check on safety to fire”
When the topic phrase is seen on many gun descriptions, and leaving the legal disclaimer issues out of it, what exactly is a gunsmith going to check out ?
( other than hold it as far away from your body and let ‘er rip )
In my case, a 1892/92 Trapper, 44-40 , 14″, manufactured in 1929. I’m going to leave out my ideas and let you pros answer.
Bill
January 24, 2013
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I’ve seen all sorts of things happen to these old guns either naturally (dirt corrosion etc) or just bad/dumb gunsmithing.
Firing pins that were rusted in the forward position which could cause a slam fire when the bolt is closed, loose locking lugs, busted sears allowing the hammer to follow the bolt. Bulges in the barrel, holes drilled all the way thru the barrel, bad chambers and even rifles that were rebored/rechambered to a different chamber without remarking ie.. 44-40 to 45 LC
Bottom line is that a competent gunsmith should check all the above, then do a test fire to check for headspace and other issues.
