My apologies for leading any of you astray when I stated that the subject Holland hammergun was out of proof as its action was not reproofed after re-case hardening.

I have since learned from one of my gunmaker friends in Birmingham, UK that re-proofing is not required by UK proof houses on re-case hardened actions.

This fact is counter intuitive to reasonable thought to my mind as a re-case hardened action is brought up to a temperature of nearly 1500F degrees and then stressed severely by being submersed in cold water.

I stand corrected and gobsmacked.

Last edited by bushveld; 11/19/18 06:58 PM.