As the title says, I recently acquired a 10 ga. side by W&C Scott and Son shotgun of 1880's vintage.
It must have been a beautiful shotgun at one time but has been abused and neglected.
The stock has been broken and badly repaired, the left hammer has been replaced... with a poorly fitting hammer.
And back to the subject, line the barrels are loose on the hinge pin.
I doubt this will ever be a collector's piece but I may return it to shootable condition for BP loads if I can tighten it up.
Can anyone tell me how difficult this is? Does the frame have to be reamed and new pin installed? can this be done without ruining the engraving?
If I can tighten it up and get the stock repaired it should be shootable and not bad looking. If I can find a better hammer and fix the left lock it will be even better.
Thanks for any advice.
Longbow