Gunsmith to work on Liege double shotgun?

[JohnL]

I’ve acquired a Liege double shotgun, and was looking for recommendations for a gunsmith to check it out and possibly do some work on it. I’m in coastal SE Georgia. Thank you.

 

[Sam squanch]

Are you wanting to shoot it? If so , find a muzzleloading gunsmith. You may find that the $ you spend on it could buy you a nice modern reproduction to shoot.

 

[Feltwad]

I’ve acquired a Liege double shotgun, and was looking for recommendations for a gunsmith to check it out and possibly do some work on it. I’m in coastal SE Georgia. Thank you.

Why not do it yourself it looks a straight forward job . It is surprizing what one can do and you get more satisfaction for doing it yourself
Feltwad

 

[JohnL]

Are you wanting to shoot it? If so , find a muzzleloading gunsmith. You may find that the $ you spend on it could buy you a nice modern reproduction to shoot.

I thought that I did. I started cleaning it up and was surprised at the amount of rust and pitting in the barrel. I wanted a gunsmith to look at it and make sure it is safe. I also have a modern Pedersoli Classic .12 gauge sxs.

 

[JohnL]

Why not do it yourself it looks a straight forward job . It is surprizing what one can do and you get more satisfaction for doing it yourself
Feltwad

I started, and got everything cleaned up as best I could. Worried about safety if I shoot it.

 

[Sam squanch]

If the bores are severely pitted, you could get them relined. It depends on how much money you want to put into it. If it was a high class expensive in its day shotgun, it might be worth it, but with a plain common one , I wouldn’t bother.

 

[JohnL]

If the bores are severely pitted, you could get them relined. It depends on how much money you want to put into it. If it was a high class expensive in its day shotgun, it might be worth it, but with a plain common one , I wouldn’t bother.

Thank you!

 

[nhmoose]

By the sxs Aficionados it is called a JABC, just another Belgium clunker.

First hang the barrels by a string alone and rap them with a screwdriver handle unless the ring like Church bells forget about it. When they buzz fixing them is big bucks even if the bores are perfect.

If they ring well, how are the bores? Will clean up fine or are they dented? Every dent is minimum 35-40 dollars to fix. Some will say buldges but they won't pass the the wrap test.

Now no dents, good how much rust? Can they clean up and have pits? Pits can be removed with a Sunnen hone but how much barrel left in Thousands of an inch? Under .0015 I will pass on shooting thank you.

Add all the costs up, the small dollar purchase adds up to the same or more for a perfect gun.

Ability to do all the work yourself also includes the cost of the proper equipment to do so.

 

[toot]

save the $ and do it your self.

 

[JohnL]

By the sxs Aficionados it is called a JABC, just another Belgium clunker.

First hang the barrels by a string alone and rap them with a screwdriver handle unless the ring like Church bells forget about it. When they buzz fixing them is big bucks even if the bores are perfect.

If they ring well, how are the bores? Will clean up fine or are they dented? Every dent is minimum 35-40 dollars to fix. Some will say buldges but they won't pass the the wrap test.

Now no dents, good how much rust? Can they clean up and have pits? Pits can be removed with a Sunnen hone but how much barrel left in Thousands of an inch? Under .0015 I will pass on shooting thank you.

Add all the costs up, the small dollar purchase adds up to the same or more for a perfect gun.

Ability to do all the work yourself also includes the cost of the proper equipment to do so.

They ring like church bells; beautiful sounds! No dents. I’ve scrubbed the bore quite a bit, and there’s a good bit of pitting.

 

[nhmoose]

Ribs are good great! Now depends on the depth of the pit's and how thick the tubes are. When I had my shop I would then use the Sunnen hone to smooth them out a bit and them measure with my dial fork for thickness of the walls. If you have a big pit the same tool may tell you how deep.

I believe the English will not proof barrel with a wall under .010 thick I would not even try .020. if Damascus all bets are of with pitting, as the pitting gets to the welds badly and creates stress points there so it has to be a personal decision to shoot or try a 25% over normal type proof fired remotely.

I also would need to see the breech threads of both to be sure they are not rusted out.

As I said it can cost dollars to restore to shooting up to and possibly more than a better piece that is shootable.

Not having my shop anymore and no equipment needed. I would not attempt it with home owner tooling. I know my limitations

 

[FishDFly]

Send an e-mail or call The Log Cabin Shop and ask them to see if they will do it.