How many of you would sell a gun with a shim on it? Why not have it fixed correctly and be done with it?
Because the repair might be worth more than the gun?
The article in DGJ, on the subject of Ithaca doubles, noted the gent had purchased the Nitro Special for $25, for express use as a waterfowl gun. As you can imagine, said gun was a ways off "pristine" condition, which, didn't matter to the buyer, for his use. Waterfowling is usually hard use for a gun.
The shim was put in place, and left there for a period of perhaps a decade, using typical hot waterfowl loads of the 1960s. The gun was sold to the next owner, with the shim in place, and next owner had full knowledge of the "repair" and how long it had been used, and how.
It was still being used like that when the article was written. There were a lot of years gone by since the brass shim had been fitted to the hook.
Not every gun needs to have a state of the art repair to it's pin. Many will function just fine for many years with a shim repair, and if the next owner is content to use it the same way, and has knowledge of the shim, what is the hurt?
Best,
Ted
