A friend asked me to look at his beloved 22 handgun. It is a cute I. J. Champion, break top 22 Target S.A. handgun. 9 shot, 6 inch barrel (Iver Johnson). I don't get thrilled doing these type of favors but he insists I look at it! Any foreboding warnings or advice before I dive into this thing?
Look twice, shoot once.
Sounds like it’s either worn out or Bubba has been playing with it. In either case, I think a professional gunsmith is called for. If the original sear was case hardened, it may need to be re hardened to work properly.
"Experience is a series of non-fatal mistakes"
Disarming is a mistake free people only get to make once...
I have repaired a couple of these in the past. The case hardening on them is fairly thin and once worn thru will wear fast to the point the part may be too worn to reharden and work correctly. I bought new or used parts from Numrich and replaced them. james
+1 for numrich they carry a lot of parts for the old break tops most are pretty simple inside.
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