Iver johnson top break 22 firing pin free#

Our Free Booklet, вЂњShots,вЂќ tells more in detail why the Iver Johnson has outstripped competitors in public favor. The best all-around revolver on the market. Nothing doing until you pull the trigger. You can drop it, kick it downstairs, throw it against a wall, with no fear. 3 When the trigger is pulled, the hammer is released, striking the lever, which in turn hits the firing-pin. the hammer moves back and the patent safety lever moves up and in line with the firing pin, so that-ДЇIG. Note the firing-pin and hammer do not touch, but-ДЇIG. 1 Shows position of hammer, patent safety lever and firing-pin when not in use. This explains why accidental discharge is impossible with the IVER JOHNSON SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVERДЇIG. It sold for $150, and IвЂ™ve seen the same H&Rs in online sales go for $200.Vintage Iver Johnson safety revolvers: Why they are safe Even worse, the hinge pin appeared to be plastic or some sort of polymer. The forearm wood was fatter on the right side, and the plastic hinge plate on the forearm consequently was offset from the receiver. Felt like painted barrel, and definitely a painted receiver rather than case hardened. But I really love this Champion i bought, and think it exhibits way more style than my Savage 94s and 220AД«y comparison, I saw a вЂњnewвЂќ H&R Pardner 12 gauge, new in the box, at the auction, one of the last examples made in their New England plant. I donвЂ™t know a whole lot about Iver Johnsons, as I previously favored Savage single barrels. Iver Johnson did make Excels that sold at Montgomery Ward, but also made the same model engraved as Western Field for Montgomery Ward. The barrel on mine is marked вЂњchoke boreвЂќ in the old way they usually designated вЂњfullвЂќ choke. 70 caliber in the muzzle, actually looked about 6.8 to 6.9, which is really tight, like a turkey choke. The battery is dead in my digital caliper, so I have not yet verified this, but I manually got under. Take the barrel loose before using solvents to avoid damage to the wood finish. But after a good scrubbing with a brass brush, especially in the chamber and forcing cone, i swabbed out a lot of dark brown residue, and the bore looked like a mirror. The bore of the Champion model i bought at auction this month looked nice and shiny after only a swabbing with a brake cleaner. If really 2.5 inches, I suppose I would refer to a hand loading manual, or search Google for reliable info. I would have a competent gunsmith verify the capacity of your chamber whether 2.5 or 2.75-inch, and if 2.75, use only light field loads.

Iver johnson top break 22 firing pin serial#

Is it possible to have a post-1909 вЂњIвЂќ serial # smokeless model 3, with both a free-spinning cylinder and single latch top-break? Thanks for any insight you might have!ДЎ920 вЂ“ 1929: Arabic numerals plus a single alphabetic letter suffixedДЎ930 вЂ“ 1939: Arabic numerals plus two alphabetic letters suffixedДЎ940 вЂ“ 1957: all alphabetic characters only using вЂњFitchburgвЂќ and вЂќ XвЂќ corresponding to 1 through zero. Wikipedia says version 3 post-1909 smokeless have double-latch top breaks вЂ“ Mine is single latch.ДЄnother вЂњExpertвЂќ says versions 1 & 2 (black powder) have вЂњPatent Pending datesвЂќ stamped on top of the barrel rib underneath the вЂњIver Johnsons Arms & Cycle Works.вЂќ вЂ“ Mine says вЂњIver Johnsons Arms & Cycle Works on top, and вЂњFitchburgh Mass, USAвЂќ under it, but no вЂњPatent PendingвЂќ stamps. One Internet вЂњexpertвЂќ says that any serial # starting with the letter вЂњGвЂќ or higher is version 3 post-1909 smokeless, but will never have a free-spinning cylinder вЂ“ Mine is higher than G but spins freely. IвЂ™m trying to see if its safe to fire smokeless cartridges, but have found conflicting info everywhere I look. Serial #: I вЂњeyeвЂќ 45320 (stamped on the frame under the left grip, owls facing in, and on the inside of the trigger gaurd) 32 safety top-break revolver might have been made maybe one of you can help? I came across this message thread while searching for approx when my IJ.