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Richards Underlever #427914 11/28/15 08:51 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 Dave Myrick OP Sidelock
OP Dave Myrick Sidelock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31	Any suggestions on how to tighten one of these? The barrels are slightly off face and there is no hinge pin to replace, its more of a lug built into the mechanism, Dave

Re: Richards Underlever Dave Myrick #427939 11/29/15 09:25 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,308 Likes: 614 Colorado SKB Sidelock
SKB Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,308 Likes: 614 Colorado	Can you share a picture or two? If it is the action I am thinking of the underlug acts as a large wedge. Firearms imports, consignments

Re: Richards Underlever SKB #427957 11/29/15 12:04 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 Dave Myrick OP Sidelock
OP Dave Myrick Sidelock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31	I cant seem to figure out how to add a photo. Dave

Re: Richards Underlever Dave Myrick #427958 11/29/15 12:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,308 Likes: 614 Colorado SKB Sidelock
SKB Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,308 Likes: 614 Colorado	photos need to be hosted on another sight such as photobucket or flickr. If you can not figure it out you can send it directly to me. Steve Firearms imports, consignments

Re: Richards Underlever SKB #427960 11/29/15 12:33 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 Dave Myrick OP Sidelock
OP Dave Myrick Sidelock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31	[url=[URL=http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/david_myrick1/media/IMG_0895_zpsaqzejrdy.jpg.html][/url]]photobucket[/url]

Re: Richards Underlever Dave Myrick #427961 11/29/15 12:34 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 Dave Myrick OP Sidelock
OP Dave Myrick Sidelock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31	[url=[URL=http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/david_myrick1/media/IMG_0896_zpscnvtk9ey.jpg.html][/url]]photobucket[/url]

Re: Richards Underlever Dave Myrick #427969 11/29/15 02:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,308 Likes: 614 Colorado SKB Sidelock
SKB Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,308 Likes: 614 Colorado	Boy that is a new design on me. Looks like what would be the hinge pin rotates with the barrels. I would start with some slips of paper on the hook and see what that does. A very poor design..... Firearms imports, consignments

Re: Richards Underlever Dave Myrick #427994 11/29/15 06:30 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 321 Likes: 5 Minnesota WBLDon Sidelock
WBLDon Sidelock Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 321 Likes: 5 Minnesota	I believe they refer to it as a Lefaucheux action shotgun developed about 1830 by a Frenchman named Casmir Lefaucheux. I have a few Husqvarna shotguns with this action. Unfortunately I haven't needed to tighten up one of these actions before so I can't help in that area. I will do some searching and see what I can find... WBLDon Last edited by WBLDon; 11/29/15 06:36 PM.

Re: Richards Underlever Dave Myrick #428073 11/30/15 08:53 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 Dave Myrick OP Sidelock
OP Dave Myrick Sidelock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31	A slip of .010 card stock seems to have tightened up things quite nicely. I think I'll get a metal shim a few thousands thicker and the refit the barrels to the face. Dave

Re: Richards Underlever Dave Myrick #428310 12/03/15 03:46 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,543 Likes: 102 England gunman Sidelock
gunman Sidelock Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,543 Likes: 102 England	That's an old gun . I Have some concern as to the soundness of the lump unless its just the angle of the photo . Was it a pin fire originally?

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