NEW IDEA

[mjbgalt]

I posted this in the other HR forum.

I bought a .410 barrel from someone on this site and it did not fit tight with my receiver. It had a bit of play in it but not enough to cause it to come open while closed.

I sat and thought about what I might be able to do to it to make it fit and still be able to use the 20 gauge barrel that originally came on my Pardner as well.

I knew I couldn't modidy the receiver because then I would not be able to fit the 20. MSP mentioned brass shim might work. I have none of that, and so I thought about maybe a thin piece of brass or metal ring might slip over the hinge pin and be able to be removed. No dice on that.

I finally decided to try a wacky idea that popped into my head right then. Whats the most easily accessible, malleable, versatile metal in your house??

TINFOIL.

i cut a piece the same width of the lug on the barrel and folded it about 4 times until it was thick enough, i thought, to make it fit.

It didnt fit. So i tore off layers until it fit and what do you know....my Parder "locks up tight as a bank vault door" again, lol.

I thought i would let everyone know, so that the barrels we trade and sell can be used a little more easily and cheaply. I hope it can help other HR fans.  :grin:

I only want a quarter every time someone does this. Royalties ya know. lol  :-D

[quickdtoo]

Too late! I did it 40yrs ago with an old H&R 12ga single. Used aluminum foil first then got hold of some brass shim stock after the foil wore out....It won't last long if you shoot it much, so better start looking for some shim stock the right thickness, or get used to replacing it....

Guess I shoulda patented the idea. :grin:

[mjbgalt]

DAMN!



.....so does this mean i dont get my quarter??

 :-D  :-D  :-D

[mjbgalt]

how about epoxying a tiny piece of a tapemeasure tape to the lug? its already culred and is the right thickness.....

[quickdtoo]

Clean it good and put a little blue loctite on it with the shim in place, and close the breech and see what happens after it cures. Using epoxy like JB Weld would be a last resort as it would be rather permanent and if you used too much, you might not be able to remove the barrel or open the action. The loctite might make the shim stay in place well but still allow it to be removed. A better option would be to silver solder the shim to the barrel.

[quickdtoo]

Have you tried an aluminum drink can? They make good shim stock if it doesn't wear too fast. If you know the correct thickness in thousanths of an inch, you can buy brass shim stock at hobby stores.

[mjbgalt]

those are both great ideas, thanks

[jbtazgrabber]

almost all automotive parts stores sells brass shim stock very in size and cheap   rough up area with fine sandpaper and glue with super glue after the size has been determaned    caution the thin layers wears out and falls out faster than a thicker piece   this was a old old gun traders trick

[handirifle]

If you guys "glue" these shims to the hinge pin than what happens when you want to put an original barrel back on.  I think it is better to put the shim on the hinge part of the barrel.

[Leftoverdj]

An old gunsmith's trick is to turn the barrel upside down on a sandbag and smack the lug over the hinge point with a brass hammer. This closes up the radius and sets the barrel back. It'll eventually wear, but it has gotten many a gun through a few more hunting seasons.

[quickdtoo]

Glad the pop can worked!

[lostsniper308]

sooooo all this is about fitting a barrel to a reciever right?? Call me dumb but i sometimes lose track of what's being talked about and i think pics of these shimmed barrels would help a lot considering when/if i find a varminting style calibered barrel on Ebay for my Ultra.