Remington 12C

[Rick]

Tomorrow I guess. (sigh)

[Winnie]

Ooops, I didn't explain myself too well. Over here you can either buy a ready to go stock or a blank that you finish yourself. What I meant to say was are you getting a blank and what finish will you put on the wood? Most stocks I've seen on a new gun here seems to be covered in some bog-awful varnish, that's been applied from a distance with a blocked spraygun! and I can't quite see you putting one like that on it. Last guns I owned had oiled stocks. I'm rambling again. Just interested to know.

[Rick]

That's pretty funny. I'll try to shy away from bog-awful.

I'll get a blank and finish it by hand rubbing it with Tru-Oil. Birchwood Casey makes a Walnut stain for use with Tru-Oil.

[Winnie]

Oh good! I'll look forward to pics of the finished old timer!

[randyt]

nice looking old gun, reminds me of my winchester pump. there is a finish available that replicates the reddish tone finish that was common on the older stocks. if my memory serves i think it goes by the name of plinkington finish. available from dixie gun works and brownells. i have a bottle but the name is rubbed off.

[Rick]

Dropped the 12 C off at the gunsmith's today. He laughed when he saw it. Not because of its appearance but because the barrel was no problem. He said most rim fires will eventually pinch the barrel if you dry fire them. About 10 minutes and he would have it fixed. The extractor was of more concern to him. He could fix it but it might take a couple of days to get parts if he needed them. So all in all, not nearly as big of a problem as I had anticipated, which is really good news. he said the bore was in really good shape.

[Pal334]

Rick, I am not following what you mean when you say the "barrel is pinched". I looked at your pics, but still just can't get it. Can you type real slow and describe it for me? Thanks

[Rick]

When you attempt to load a round into the barrel, the barrel scrapes one side of the round shaving a slight flat spot in the bullet. As the case reaches the barrel the round jams and won't slide inside. It's millimeters out of round but enough to prevent the round from loading.

[Justin Case]

2 min with a file ?

[Rick]

Apparently he has some tool that reshapes the barrel so a .22 fits. By the time I got done with a file you could probably load a .45 in it.

[Justin Case]

Apparently he has some tool that reshapes the barrel so a .22 fits. By the time I got done with a file you could probably load a .45 in it.

LOL,,,,,

[Pal334]

When you attempt to load a round into the barrel, the barrel scrapes one side of the round shaving a slight flat spot in the bullet. As the case reaches the barrel the round jams and won't slide inside. It's millimeters out of round but enough to prevent the round from loading.

OK, this is the chamber that gets out of round, causing the shaving of the the round to be chambered?

If so , it must have taken quite sometime and a bunch of rounds to do that damage?

[randyt]

the firing pin on a rim fire distorts the edge of the chamber with lots of dry firing. there is a chamber swedge with a t handle that re forms the chamber in order to correct the problem.

[Rick]

Thank you Randy. That's how the gunsmith explained it. You did much better than me. He called a few minutes ago and the barrel is done. He has to order some parts for the extractor.

According to the barrel, this thing was made in October, 1924 so it's probably had LOTS of dry fires.

[randyt]

you're welcome. sometimes a chamber is so bad a chamber liner needs to be made and the old chamber is bored out and the liner is installed. similar to a barrel liner except just the chamber.

[Rick]

I don't mess with the parts that go boom. I'll leave that to the professionals and gladly pay them to do so.

[Pal334]

OK,, now I got it. Thanks for the patience

[Rick]

Just a follow up on this little guy. I spoke with the smithy today and he said he's replacing the firing pin as well. He's waiting on it to come in.

[kyratshooter]

LOL, I bought a new place in Oct last year and have spent the winter remodeling. Same as this gun, a rebuild shack brought back to life with more in it than a new one would have cost.

That wasn't the point I intended though. The point is that before I have even finished what was there I am adding a workshop to the back so I will have a place for all the projects! I really do need to get the woodworking gear out of the living room! And I gotta' have room to rework the salvaged guns.

[Winnie]

Any news?? or even better, pics?