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Finished up the Ugartechea I was working on. When I got it the poor old girl had been left to rust, and then painted with GunKote to hide the damage. To add insult to injury some mechanical genius had dropped what looked like an orphaned top lever spring in to replace a broken hammer spring.

I got all the problems sorted out, and got it functioning again, then did my best to repair the damage from neglect. Luckily the bores and internals were nice and shiny, no rust. I had to file the entire bottom plate smooth as the pits were as deep as the engraving. I also reshaped the safety as it kind of looked like someone had taken a rabbit turd and shaped it to resemble a golf ball and stuck it where the safety should be.

As I have yet to get tooled up to color case harden, and polishing the action was out due to the corrosion, I decided to brown the action. I like the contrast with the nitre blued bottom plate, and the rust blued barrels. I also did a leather covered pad for the first time ever. Covering the pad with leather went well, getting the pad cut down so that adding the leather would bring it flush with the stock was more difficult.









CHAZ

Great recovery! Always nice to see a good old girl put right...

Looks really nice Chaz. Have you taken it out and shot it yet?
Steve

Yes, I shot it and it works fine (now). First time out the safety wanted to move under recoil (so I had to adjust the spring) and it would occasionally "stick" on opening. I think the firing pins weren't retracting, a little cleaning and oil in the bushings and that took care of it. It seems to kick like a mule, I am used to a pistol grip, so maybe that is the difference?

Thanks to all for the encouragement.

CHAZ

It kicks like a mule because it has a bunch of pitch. If you set it butt down, on the floor, as close to a wall as you can get it and measure from the muzzle to the wall, I'll bet you see something like 5 inches.
1 1/2 or 2 would be better.

Best,
Ted

Interesting bit of information Ted, when I shot that little .410 I fixed up earlier this year I was surprized at the recoil I felt. It was nothing to speak of, but still noticeable nonetheless. I measured the pitch per your instructions and sure enough, I measured 4". Thanks again for the information.
Steve

I have been able, in the past, to change the pitch by putting a brick under the muzzle and backing my Dodge diesel over them. The ones that dont come out just right I sell to Amarillo Mike..

I just measured about six guns using your method Ted and found a range from zero, both my Utica SW 16 and my Tolley single barrel 12, 2 1/2" for both my Philly A grade 12's, and a 3 1/4" and a 4" for two Piepers, 16 and 12 respectively.

The Piepers kick like stink and I can't feel the SW 16 and the Tolley. Don't know if that is what's supposed to happen when you get under your recommended 1 1/2 or 2 inches.

4 1/2". Good call, I never realized that made a difference in felt recoil. I would imagine the "gunsmith" who did all the previous work probably cut the stock "by eye."
CHAZ

Back to life, a Phoenix!!
Well done
Thanks for sharing
Mike