So i have a Victor Special 12 gauge. Its insanely hard to backdate these but based on the serial number it should be 1929. is the bead on the barrel the same size as like a modern day one?
Did you just add a small weld to the face of the ejector? I have a used single shot with the ejector not working. It’s not ejecting when the gun is broken open but it is extracting. When I take the barrel off I can push the ejector in with my thumb until there is a click and it stays pushed in. It pops back out positively when I push on the release tab part. The ejector spring feels strong and the barrel is tight but I think that as the gun is closed the extractor isn’t being depressed enough for it to catch. Maybe I can glue a shim to the face of the extractor ?
Thank you, sir. Just picked up the 16ga version, was my grandfather’s, about in the same shape as yours. Gonna stain mine dark gray and 3D print me a new butt stock cap🤙
Restoration and ejector fix
I’ve come to find out that this was probably made in 1937 making it only 80 years old, not 100.
Made in Norwich, CT.
Thank You!!! I needed help on how to disassemble this thing.
Bakelite
So i have a Victor Special 12 gauge. Its insanely hard to backdate these but based on the serial number it should be 1929. is the bead on the barrel the same size as like a modern day one?
Bakelite, they made radio housings and just about everything out if it, but it’s NOT recyclable.
The longer it takes to harden the less likely it will crack
0000 steel wool and motor oil over the barrel will not touch the bluing but will remove rust and smooth it
Did you just add a small weld to the face of the ejector? I have a used single shot with the ejector not working. It’s not ejecting when the gun is broken open but it is extracting. When I take the barrel off I can push the ejector in with my thumb until there is a click and it stays pushed in. It pops back out positively when I push on the release tab part. The ejector spring feels strong and the barrel is tight but I think that as the gun is closed the extractor isn’t being depressed enough for it to catch. Maybe I can glue a shim to the face of the extractor ?
Thank you, sir. Just picked up the 16ga version, was my grandfather’s, about in the same shape as yours. Gonna stain mine dark gray and 3D print me a new butt stock cap🤙