Mike,
I bought an Iver Johnson 16 ga. Hercules with 28" barrels mod/full with ejectors. I paid $62.50 for it Forend didn't fit tight because loop was loose. Barrels were good but no color. Ejectors weren't working so I took gun all apart and re-solderd loop and rust blued barrels, refinished stock and still have a problem with the ejectors, know what it is, just have to figure on how to fix it.
More and more of these guns are surfacing now and the prices are high on some.
before picture:
rust blued
after
ejectors
Had the original grip cap, had a recoil pad which I replaced with an owl head butt plate.
Ejector problem is with the plate that is in-between the ejector trips. This plate has a notch on the bottom that seats onto a block and from what I can figure is that at the end of the receiver there are two dimples that catch onto that piece and when gun is broken it resets that retangular piece on to the block. Either the dimples are worn or the piece in the forend is.
I'll experiment further one day.
Gun weighs 7 lbs. 2 oz. and in checking chokes are .013 right and .031 left, not mod/full. The bore is .662 and is 2 9/16" chambers.
