first.day here, and my new (ish) 51

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:31 am
I had stretched the old one back to 15.25. After one week in the gun, then 2 rounds of skeet, then 3 weeks in the gun, it was an inch shorter than I had stretched it, one month previous.

TIME TO SWAP IT OUT!

Here is the 1/32 that I was talking about.
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30 years of sitting, Makes Jack a 32nd shorter.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:33 am
Notice that the shrinky one is not the main buffer, but the bolt buffer.

Here is the original main buffer, almost the same size, but possibly more fragile...
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:39 am
Here is the crud on the bolt carrier part of the slide, courtesy of the last owner. It no longer looks like this, 'cause I took it APART.
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crud that is no longer on the carrier sled.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:44 am
yes, that was the first q-tip I used to strip off oiled-on layers of residue, and after the second cleaning, it is really starting to shine (for me) as a 'skeeter! Sunday the 28th shall be LOUD.

I wish you a Merry Christmas; and to me, a Haaaapy new skeeeeeter Day!

Happy Holidays, All.

S.K.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:31 am
the biggest problem with the old buffers is the fact they become brittle with age.
a from the factory OEM original parts would be just as brittle as used ones.

being a former head gunsmith at Ithaca , les knows this and addressed it with his buffers.
another problem according to les was from the factory the action springs were just a tad to short .
something else he fixed with his parts

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 8:50 am
Agreed! (And I can't wait to go test the results next weekend.)

So, here's a little something that has distracted me lately.
It's a prototype stock for my 1st 870, I guess you would call it a trap style - sort of.

But I can carve it down n sand it till it fits, so for me it is more of a ONE WAY try-fit stock. :)
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