Hello All,
Thank you all for your contributions.
One follow up question regarding the number of pins, for clarification: 4 vs 5?
The pictures shown clearly circle 4 pins, but there is a pin toward the front of the plate- that I am guessing is connected to the bend in the hammer/striker spring?
Does this not count as a pin? I seriously have no clue- that I why I am asking. From the outside of the plate, it looks the same.
I really appreciated the images of the Armas Parkemay side plate, from BOTH inside and out. It looks about identical to what I am getting.
Yet, I am confused as to what rises to the level of being called a 'pin' on Parkemay and what doesn't.
I have added the following picture of the outside of the Parkemay, with red circling the pins you identified on my shotgun.
After studying both inside/outside pictures of the sideplates, and then using my zoom as well as I could, it seems that there are three other points that might constitute a 'pin' coming through the sideplate- but it would take me using a magnifying glass with my magnifying visor to verify.
I have identified these points below, as I am all about consistency, and trying to understand why one thing is called a 'pin' when something similar isn't referenced.
The yellow/gold are other ones I see coming through, with the orange one being what I think is a 'floating' pivot pin for the hammer, that may be part of the hammer, and stick into holes in the plate and bridle, if I am understanding what I see accurately.
Here it is:
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https://imgur.com/FMa6eiO[/img]
Other viewpoint
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https://imgur.com/6vpEtjh[/img]
Can you help me understand why the yellow/gold 'pin' closest to the breech end of the sideplate doesn't get counted? This one is the MOST like the other 4 red circled ones, but doesn't get counted.
I may be leaping at shadows, but I am pretty sure I see what might be a faint circular line inside the other 2 gold circles on the outside- and they correspond to the locations of what appears to be two 'other' pins from the inside [one has a screw head and the other does not].
And, the picture of my Pardo/IRU shotgun has what appears to be the same faint lines, in the same places.
See here:
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https://imgur.com/oNqTvUm[/img]
I won't be able to get my hands on this shotgun until the middle of next month, as I am going on a trip, and then there is a 10 day wait here for taking it home.
Once I have hands on it and can inspect, I will do so and report back.
BTW, the main reason I want to pop the stock off is because of desire to do something to bring out the wood.
I have a large bottle of Tru-Oil I can use- for example.
thanks again!
