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gee Stan, with regard to old Ed, you are quite literally beating a dead horse...you claim here to be a Christian man...sometimes you don't sound very Christian nor manly...
as for my gun return policy, it is quite flexible and adaptable, depending on how the other person represents himself...as for you personally, I try very hard to avoid doing bidness wid weirdos...
which owl are you referring too? Henry or watts his name?
An den ders myh pet weasel Stan...
Last edited by ed good; 04/20/26 08:43 AM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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an as for repairin dim packers or any udder double gon havin a loose or disconnected breech block...
1. pack the barrels with Brownells heat sink paste, to protect whatever is holding the barrels together...
2. tin the barrels and breech block with lead/tin solder...
3. clamp it...
4. heat with propane torch? and solder it awl back together...
5. if this works, re blue barrels to make it look good...
6. if this don't work, try the opposite...
space age epoxy, that only works when frozen...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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I have several people on ignore and no longer read their posts. So I can't always read what a lot of people on here say anymore. But, I talked to my buddy last night about the Repos lugs coming loose from the barrels that people thought were impossible to repair. He said, "What do you think I did for 30 years?" He said he knew exactly what I was talking about. He reminded me that there are eight of our businesses around the US and Canada and every one would have guys who could do that kind of work. He teaches at a technical school now. He said in June he will have about eight kids graduating who should be able to do that kind of work- having the proper equipment. I already named three companies who do the job after people on here said there were none. Sounds to me like people just like to make a job sound more difficult just so they can charge more money or maybe don't want to spend the time. Whatever.
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Bought a Repo new in 1987. In a year the stock split at the wrist. Had it repaired well. Short time later, the single trigger malfunctioned. Had it converted to DT. That bcured everything. Sold it...No Mas! Two other folks locally had Repros that also split at the wrist. There are quite a few original Parker guns that are pinned or doweled through the stock cheeks, or have been restocked due to splitting. The wedge shape of the tang, along with recoil contributes to this. It happened to my VH grade Parker. So when you make a near exact reproduction of a gun with a design that is prone to a certain problem, why would it be surprising to see the same problem occasionally in the repro? Some L.C. Smith stocks are known to often crack behind the sidelock plates. Some Lefever stocks are prone to cracks or breaks above or below the sideplates just behind the frame. Some Ithaca Flues stocks have a piece split out on either side of the top tang. Not always... but often enough to be noticeable and keep stock repair guys busy. Design deficiencies or errors are a common thing that sometimes gets corrected, but often doesn't show up until many years after an item was sold. Most of our vintage doubles are pre-WWII and older, and are still going strong. There are very few consumer products that old that are more trouble free than our old guns. Our vehicles fail and get scrapped en masse all the time. Our guns get scrapped en masse only in countries where anti-gun politicians get elected.
Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug
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I have several people on ignore and no longer read their posts. So I can't always read what a lot of people on here say anymore. But, I talked to my buddy last night about the Repos lugs coming loose from the barrels that people thought were impossible to repair. He said, "What do you think I did for 30 years?" He said he knew exactly what I was talking about. He reminded me that there are eight of our businesses around the US and Canada and every one would have guys who could do that kind of work. He teaches at a technical school now. He said in June he will have about eight kids graduating who should be able to do that kind of work- having the proper equipment. I already named three companies who do the job after people on here said there were none. Sounds to me like people just like to make a job sound more difficult just so they can charge more money or maybe don't want to spend the time. Whatever. Jimmy, tell us what their going rate is for repairing a ''Broken'' Repro ? Art's told Me around $1000 + or - ! Dirty Harry
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Art's told Me around $1000 + or - !
Dirty Harry Hell of a deal! I wouldn't think of touching that job for twice the price.
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Filthy rumors - nothing more. The Parker Reproductions are as dependable as any other well-made gun in their price range.
I say Operator Error... (if these claims ever actually happened). Do you still think their ''Filthy Rumors'', barrels falling off, stocks cracking, triggers malfunctions and so on ! Dirty Harry
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I have several people on ignore and no longer read their posts. So I can't always read what a lot of people on here say anymore. But, I talked to my buddy last night about the Repos lugs coming loose from the barrels that people thought were impossible to repair. He said, "What do you think I did for 30 years?" He said he knew exactly what I was talking about. He reminded me that there are eight of our businesses around the US and Canada and every one would have guys who could do that kind of work. He teaches at a technical school now. He said in June he will have about eight kids graduating who should be able to do that kind of work- having the proper equipment. I already named three companies who do the job after people on here said there were none. Sounds to me like people just like to make a job sound more difficult just so they can charge more money or maybe don't want to spend the time. Whatever. Jimmy, tell us what their going rate is for repairing a ''Broken'' Repro ? Art's told Me around $1000 + or - ! Dirty Harry They don't do it for a living. The guys I knew were welders who worked at the same place I worked. But they had to do the same type of repairs on the same type of steel- brazing, welding and soldering. I spent 6 years on a job soldering large equipment, too, but not brazing. But I wouldn't fool with it. There were three gunsmiths on the other thread you started that did the job, though.
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I spent 6 years on a job soldering large equipment, too, but not brazing. But I wouldn't fool with it. DimmyW, let me guess...you spent 6 years breathing lots of lead solder fumes with no ventilation... That would explain some things.
Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug
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Hey Harry,
You really need to get away from your computer for awhile. Have you been to the Southern lately, there will be plenty to see!!
Stay well and hope to see you at Hausmans.
Stan Hoover
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