Whynot Gunsmith Shop

Sweet Sixteen, 1962 Browning A5, family gun that needed some attention. Disassembled, took some heat on the Mainspring Screw to come loose. It’s not the correct screw, looks like someone ground down a screw to fit. The end of the Magazine Tube was badly deformed, used the 20 gauge Dent Removal tool to repair that. The Breech Block around where the cut out for the the Locking Block to ride in was cracked and broken. Disassembled the old Breech Block, placed the parts in the new block. Sonic cleaned. Reassembled with a new Breech Bolt, Mag Tube Plug, Action Spring & Guide, Recoil Spring, Mag Tube Spring and Mainspring Screw from inventory. Function checked and test fired.
Vance Moore
Whynot Gunsmith Shop, Meridian, Mississippi
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Wi******er 63, .22LR. Serial number places this one about 1951. Customer said it hasn’t been shot in decades. Recently he tried to, said it wasn’t feeding well into the Chamber. I noticed the Magazine Plug was extending beyond the end of the Stock, when I pulled it out and looked at the whole internal Magazine Tube, I thought “That ain’t right, looks like it’s from a Re*****on.” This is an earlier version rifle with two Forearm Tip Screws, the left one was damaged and took some heat to get removed. Repaired the slot with the Screw Slot Fixture. The interior and Bolt were so thick and sticky with residue that the Bolt Assembly didn’t want to come out. Had to pry it loose from the Receiver with a screwdriver, the Extractor looked well worn. I added extra degreaser to the sonic cleaner when I put it in. Disassembled the entire Bolt Assembly to replace the Extractor, it took a while because it was so packed with gunk. Reassembled, the left side at one time was badly drilled and tapped (I assume for a side mount scope mount.) All the threads were damaged, chased those out with an 8-40 Tapp and put in Filler Screws. Reassembled with the new Magazine Tube and Extractor, both which I had to order. Test fired, I’ve often wondered if thoroughly cleaning a gun every other decade or so would have a positive effect on the operation of the gun…
Vance Moore
Whynot Gunsmith Shop
Meridian, Mississippi
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Browning A5, 1964 DOM, Standard Weight 12 gauge. Customer advised it hasn’t been shot in 15-20 years, inherited from his father. Wanted any necessary parts changed out and cleaned. Disassembled, it was set up correctly for heavy loads. Pencil being used as a Mag Tube Plug, the threaded end of the Mag Tube was slightly bent over, wouldn’t allow the follower out. Used the 12 gauge Magazine Dent Removal Tool to fix that. Both left & right Carrier Screws and Lock Screws had to be heated to come loose. The Action Spring Tube was packed with dry residue and debris, so much so that the Followell had to be driven out with a long punch. Sonic cleaned. Reassembled with a Rebuild Kit, Magazine Plug and Action Spring Plug. Function checked and test fired.
Vance Moore
Whynot Gunsmith Shop
Meridian, Mississippi
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New Browning A5 12 gauge. Customer asked for a Burris Fastfire 3 to be permanently drilled and tapped to the shotgun, no other services requested. He provided the Base and Sight. Disassembled to start. Marked the placement for the front base hole, drilled with a number 28 Drill Bit, tapped to 8-40. Repeat for rear Base Screw. Torqued the Base Screws to 20” lbs and the sight screws to 12” lbs. Reassembled, laser bore sighted, function checked.
Vance Moore
Whynot Gunsmith Shop
Meridian, Mississippi
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