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Opening cans of worms without knowing if they are little or huge does concern me. Does anyone know if the "locking lug", ie the rib extension, is part of the rib?
Hammergun,Cary And Romac,I appreciate your comments,and I'll slow down a bit hoping
someone might know how this 102 year old gun was put together.
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the flues barrels i relayed were one piece the rib extension was part of the rib.mc
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On my two Flues guns, there is clearly a joint between the top rib and the barrel extension.
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Thanks mc and Hammergun. mc, did the rib extension come off with the rib when you relaid it?
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"rib extension" being the lug that locks the barrels?
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Be careful, I tried to do a quick repair on a flues years ago and the forend iron fell off on the floor as I got it heated up and without even thinking, I reached down to pick the metal piece up. It was pretty dam hot still. Live and learn. Yup- old blacksmith and welder's trick before you pick up any piece of metal, unless you have tongs- always spit on it first- if it sizzles, it's hot- Old joke about that- Old Bill, the blacksmith, kept an "open shop" and lots of guys dropped by to watch him work his magic at the forge and anvil-- One day, he had just set down to cool some horseshoes and Zeek, the village idiot happened by-- Zeek picked up one of the still quite warm horseshoes, yelled "Yow" and dropped it on the dirt floor- "What's the matter there, Zeke?"- a little too hot for you maybe?" was the question- "Nope, not at all, just don't take me much time to look at a horseshow is what!" was Zeek's reply, as he put his hand into the water quenching barrel.
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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the rib and extension were one piece.i looked at two other Flues barrels in my shop and they are one piece(they look like one piece!)i dont see line on either that shows a separate rib and extension.good luck mc
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Thanks mc.I figured someone would have experience with one of these old guns.And I'll wear heavy gloves when picking up horseshoes.
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Opening cans of worms without knowing if they are little or huge does concern me. Does anyone know if the "locking lug", ie the rib extension, is part of the rib?
Hammergun,Cary And Romac,I appreciate your comments,and I'll slow down a bit hoping
someone might know how this 102 year old gun was put together.
Jim On both of my Flues and a Nitro Special, the locking lug bearing rib extension is part of the rib itself. Just checked them with a magnifying glass. Looking at the breech, the seperation lines are clearly visable on all three.
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Thank all of you that responded. I'll proceed and hopefully won't mess up.
Jim
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