1943 Longbranch value

[CINDERS]

Please dont take this the wrong way but that blue tinge on the bolt just in front of the handle up top looks like heating marks what say the others, looks a tidy rig good for you.
Cocking on close you do not need that much force realy, make up some dummy rounds and practice using the stripper clips and the cocking you can shape and glue in a pencil rubber if you want to get used to the 2 stage trigger or buy some snap caps to get the feel of cock on closing and the trigger pull.

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[zh75]

Please dont take this the wrong way but that blue tinge on the bolt just in front of the handle up top looks like heating marks what say the others, looks a tidy rig good for you.
Cocking on close you do not need that much force realy, make up some dummy rounds and practice using the stripper clips and the cocking you can shape and glue in a pencil rubber if you want to get used to the 2 stage trigger or buy some snap caps to get the feel of cock on closing and the trigger pull.

Thats what i was thinking about the blue tinge...is that a bad thing that its there do you think?

And yeah as far as the cock on closing, I think its just somethiing I need to practice with and get use to.

[zh75]

Looks like someone had at the bottom locking lug. They built it up by looks, you can see a couple blow holes towards the rear. Whole area was red and then allowed to slowly cool. That would take care of hardness there. I suspect someone stoned too much off or it was broken right off. We've seen that here before... Beware...

Hmm, so what do you think the best course of action is in this case? Would it be even safe to fire then?