Keeping wedges in the GPR

[Greenjoytj]

How are the cross pins removed what do you grab onto to get pins out? I can’t visualize this cross pin fix.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I don’t know why but all my old 1840 guns all have capture pins so wedges don’t fall out . It’s nothing new but I guess time forgotten about , most just have a tiny nail driven through the wood via the wedge slot

You can still make them snug and pinned

It looks like something time forgot , most of my old guns 1830 and later have captive pins This one is around 1885. The nail or pin went in at a bit of an angle but still goes through the slot

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I don’t know why but all my old 1840 guns all have capture pins so wedges don’t fall out . It’s nothing new but I guess time forgotten about , most just have a tiny nail driven through the wood via the wedge slot

It looks like something time forgot , most of my old guns 1830 and later have captive pins This one is around 1885. The nail or pin went in at a bit of an angle but still goes through the slot

This second wedge is from an1830 577 quality hunting rifle made in Scotland Of course if you have barrel pins you need a few spares and a hammer in your pocket. Ha ha

 

[WalnutRed]

I must have done the adjustment incorrectly on my GPR. I gave the barrel loops a light tap with a brass hammer and that has kept them wedges in place. .

 

[kelvinator]

I must have done the adjustment incorrectly on my GPR. I gave the barrel loops a light tap with a brass hammer and that has kept them wedges in place. .

Tapping the barrel loops in is also quite acceptable, provided they will bend slightly, I have seen some loops that are machined steel and quite robust that may not bend very easily.

 

[FiremanBrad]

I must have done the adjustment incorrectly on my GPR. I gave the barrel loops a light tap with a brass hammer and that has kept them wedges in place. .

This is the easy answer on the Lyman GPR!!

 

[nkbj]

I use an ancient railroad spike to put a tiny bending into the wedges.
If you put the kink in exactly the right place it will push against the loop and push past it with a little bit of resistance so that it will then be on the far side of the opening. That way the wedge won't fall back out unless you want it to.

 

[longcruise]

If you look closely at the GPR keys you will see that the front one is slightly shorter. Lightly tapping the keys until they fit and stay is a 10 minute or less project. Mark front or back and upside to make it easy to put back.

Tapping the barrel loops in is also quite acceptable, provided they will bend slightly, I have seen some loops that are machined steel and quite robust that may not bend very easily.

This is doable however, I did it on one lug of a GPR and the lug fell off. They are fastened to the barrel with what appears to be a spot weld.

 

[45man]

Mine are pinned and also need tapped out with a dowel. They never got loose after 50 years of use.

 

[Mad Professor]

I wack them with a hammer. Brass ones bend easier. Mark it for orientation.

I lost the single wedge in a TC one time hunting. I was lucky I carry some duct tape wrapped around a small powder flask. The duct tape around the barrel worked until I finished hunting.

 

[deerstalkert]

easy fix to not losing the wedge is this wedge and a small pin under the escutcheon.
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/964/1/key-36-i
take a nail that will fit the slot, cut it to fit the inlet of the escutcheon. make a slot in the wood and bury the pin perpendicular through the wedge slot.
best to put a slight bend in the wedge to tighten it up, then with the capture above you can forget about losing the buggers.