Have a chance to buy a leonard day swivel breech 50 cal rifle. Have always wanted one but the owner says it is loose and may need new pins. Have read here that there is a way to tighten them up. Can anyone give me any particulars? Want to know what I'm getting into before buying. Thanks!
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Take out the tang and cross bolt removing the lock and removing the but from the barrel / breech assembly.
You will find 2 nuts and a brass spring washer on the breech bolt connecting the two breech sections. Sometimes that washer wears down, sometimes the nuts just need snugging. bottom nut tightens the action top nut locks in bottom nut.
My twistlock Jaeger is made from a Day action and I need to do this every 5-7 years with it to snug everything back up.
Bryan Brown www.gunsmithy.com www.jaegerkorp.org
You will find 2 nuts and a brass spring washer on the breech bolt connecting the two breech sections. Sometimes that washer wears down, sometimes the nuts just need snugging. bottom nut tightens the action top nut locks in bottom nut.
My twistlock Jaeger is made from a Day action and I need to do this every 5-7 years with it to snug everything back up.
Bryan Brown www.gunsmithy.com www.jaegerkorp.org
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