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Gunter Pfrommer, Rocky Mount, VA. I use him and he is excellent Thank you for the recommendation. I have also used Gunter Frommer a couple of times, the last time being about 10 years ago. I have been unable to contact him by phone or email and had begun to wonder if he was still in business. After I saw your post, I tried calling him again, and he answered the phone. I will have him check it out.
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I'm curious what you mean specifically by "fail to fire"? Do the hammers drop or are you getting light primer strikes, etc, what exactly do you mean by "fail to fire"? I am always curious when something stops working as it should. Thank you. Light primer hits.
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The ammo you were using wouldn't happen to be B & P Comp Ones, would it? Remington Gun Club shells.
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Glad you were able to reach Pfrommer. Would you please do a follow up after the issue is sorted out and let us know what he found? It is most interesting to me in regards to it being a hammer gun, and having light hits. I have experienced a similar problem in the past with CompOne shells and determined the rim on them causes them to sit deeper in the rim cut of my doubles. I have a very high incidence of misfires with them in these guns ........ Perazzi MX8, Browning B-SS, AH Fox BE, LC Smith 3E, AH Fox HE ........heck, basically every one of my 12 gauge hammerless doubles I tried them in. Then, I had the idea to try them in hammerguns, thinking that they might have a bit more firing pin protrusion. Evidently they did because the shells work perfectly in my San Georgio hammergun made by Bernardelli in 1973, in my Remington 1889, and in my Iver Johnson Special Trap (external hammer). So, you can see why I find it interesting that the Bernardelli of yours is experiencing a problem like this, and am keenly curious as to what the issue is.
OBTW, I had determined it by careful measurements, but further proof came my way that the CompOnes were sitting deeper in the chambers of my guns when I was given a tip on here, by private messaging, to buy a package of the tiny rubber bands that women use for their hair and slip one over the head of a shell, under the rim, and try it. Worked perfectly, 100%. These rubber bands are very tiny when stretched over a 12 ga. shell head, but cause the shell to sit a few thousandths higher in the chamber and ignition is 100% with them. Doubt I'll be buying any more of the CompOnes because I can reload to the same pressures without the head spacing issues, but the little rubber bands will let me use them up in other guns besides the hammerguns.
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Being frugal, can you re-use the little rubber bands?
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Being frugal, can you re-use the little rubber bands? Gun guys don't refer to stuff like that as being frugal. It's called "reloading".
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Haven't even considered trying to save them, though I believe you probably could. They cost something like $1.00 for a bag of about 400 at the Dollar General, as best I remember. They were in the ladies' hair stuff section.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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stan, clever fix...simple and safe...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Pfrommer Gunworks: Gunter E. Pfrommer 2954 Hopkins Rd., Rocky Mount, VA 24151. Phone 540-484-5555 email: pfrommergunworks@hotmail.com
Got a 12 gauge Walter Bates hammergun back from him two weeks ago, VA.
Regards, Tim
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