Solution:With the "new" parts from Numrich, the problem was worse! So once I had the gun apart again, I studied all the parts I had to see how they were different. So I ordered a new plunger, main spring, and a bunch of other internal parts from Numrich and played with the lot. Things were better ignition 60% of the time, but still unacceptable. I also ordered and installed a new firing pin from Numrich. I completely disassembled the gun, cleaned the firing pin channel. The primers showed signs of light strikes. But the gun would NEVER fire if pointed up at anything more than a 30 degree angle. I'm guessing that the gun fired 30% of the time using Remington #8 Game Loads.
The 20 gauge, however, only fired sporadically. 22 mag shot fine: reliable and very accurate. 22 mag/20 gauge combo that I bought used. The Problem: I have a very nice Savage 24 E-DL. Thought I'd post the solution I discovered for fixing light strikes on the shotgun barrel of my 24E-DL. It will give me something to fiddle with on hot summer days.
After cleaning I took a look from the muzzle end and it looks like it was reamed with a dull carbide masonry bit, or the equivalent. 020" constriction in the choke, the bore measuring.
It patterns #3 buck very loosely at 25 yards and that surprised me as well. No visible lead particles or other mischief.Īnyway, when I get the 8-10# trigger pull sorted out and quit shooting offhand it might show promise. The bore was spotless after 20 rounds from all appearances, though the patches found powder fouling afterwards of course. The smaller group, sure, but the displacement surprised me a bit. 5 grain of powder would cause something like that. Load 2 printed two groups of about 2", centered at the 4:30 and 4" from POA. Load 1 printed two groups (5 ea) of about 3" at 50 yards to POA. 309 and tumble lubed twice, a gas checked 311041 that weighed about 175 gr. Today's load used a harder alloy of about 9# Pb/WW each and 4# of linotype and 8 oz of tin (air cooled). It shot well up to about 1800 fps then went a little sideways. I've run a small variety of loads thru it with a few different powders using 50/50 Pb/WW + a touch of tin. Vast collection of grunge accumulated in the inner workings that prevented the extractor from working, but with a little TLC it is up and running. Manufactured in '51, it languished in a pawn shop a long time before I picked it up. Was at the range today and found a curiosity or two about the old cannon.
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