[bikerbeans]

Black bears are unnatural?

 

[GunDad]

I decided I wanted to kill a turkey with this old gun, I hunted with it when I was a kid, killed lots of grouse, pheasant and a few ducks with it, and my Dad killed a tom with it in 1996, we called it in close and he shot it with regular high base 2¾ #6 loads, he wouldn't shoot magnums in it! It has a full choke which Federal recommends for their Flitecontrol ammo, so I decided to try it, but after getting the gun back from my uncle who acquired it after Dad died, I found it full of about 100yrs of dirt, so I disassembled it to clean it, the steel trigger guard has only one pin in it that is also the trigger hinge, no lower front pin as on newer H&Rs. The large coil spring is the main spring or hammer spring and is a bear to remove if done incorrectly (which I learned after the fact!! :), if you c o c k the hammer, you should find a hole in the the rear of the main spring guide(part 56 on the 1900 parts diagram), the hole on mine was full of dirt just like the rest of the action and why I decided to cleqn it in the first place before I shoot it, so I didn't see it, should have figured the notch was for something tho, but hindsight is always more accurate than forethought!! I put a yellow paper clip in the hole for clarification, you **** the hammer and hold the hammer all the way back, insert a pin in hole, then the hammer can be lowered and the spring is held in place preloaded and can be removed for disassembly. Pins are smooth, so they can be removed from either side.

Hope this helps someone,

Tim


Harrington & Richardson 1900 Parts | Numrich Gun Parts

Have an old 1900 12 gauge. Wish I would have found your post BEFORE I tore into it. Ruined the trigger guard holes. Ordered new. Like the paper clip trick. Thanks very much for sharing!

 

[bearc709]

I had a 1900 h&r completely apart put it back together replaced the trigger spring and the trigger spring won't even move does anyone have any idea on what I did wrong

 

[bearc709]

Before I could move the trigger with the broken trigger spring and bring the hammer back and it would hold the hammer after I put the used new trigger spring in the trigger won't even move I'd appreciate any help

 

[bearc709]

This is a old small type frame apparently 100 years old it has two pins only for the trigger and Hammer

 

[quickdtoo]

Maybe this will help, the M48 is an undated version of the M1908. According to the book, the small frame version would be a M1905 or M1915.

Tim

 

[Welaxs]

Add a shim to the hinge pin, I first shimmed mine when I was a kid 50 some yrs ago using brass shim stock, Dad had what appeared to be a pop can shim in it after using it for his turkey. I just replaced the shim using .004" steel shim stock that I use for barrel fitting, I just put a wrap around the hinge pin and it locks up like new again. You can make a permanent shim following the barrel fitting info in the FAQs, the latch info there doesn't apply as these old guns have a different latch assembly, but you can tighten it up just fine.

Mine had several splits in the stock, I just wedged them apart and used waterproof wood glue in them forcing it in the cracks with a sheet of paper and my fingers, then removed the wedge and wiped the excess off, the wrapped the stock with several wraps of string to clamp it tight together.

Tim

Dear Admin, I found a Harringrhon and Richardson 1908 single shot I don't know if it is a 12ga..Since then I just keep it for 5 decade now cleaned n oil still in good shape. I just want to carved the wooden handle no idea about the measurement and so on. My sombody in your member can help me to find a catalog.
Thank you n more power to your group.
Welaxs from the Philippines
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