My late father had a German 16 gauge side by with double un derlocking lugs and Greener crossbolt. A nice gu, but it had shot loose over the years. He took it to a gunsmith in Fresno. This fool proceeded to lock the barrels in a padded vise and peened the underlocking lugs and the crossbolt extension with a center punch. This was his idea of tightening up the action. I was 16 at the time and while I was able to shoot it, I had my concerns. In Christmas of 1975 I got the gun for a Christmas present. I turned around and took it to a gunsmith in Sacramento. He helli arced the peens and filed them down to where they were flush with the lugs and crossbolt extension. Never had any problems after that.


Colin L. Kendall