Whynot Gunsmith Shop

C**t Service Model “Ace” in .22 LR. Serial number indicates this example was produced circa late 1970’s-early 1980’s. Slide is not serial numbered to the Receiver. Customer brought it in with the Slide locked up (almost in battery.) He did tell me it was loaded with a live round, confirmed. Asked to get it unlocked and functional again. Kroil down the Barrel and around the shell, allowed to sit and soak, got the slide moving and round out. Disassembled, ran a .22 Chamber Swage through the Floating Chamber. Both the Extractor Tunnel and Firing Pin Tunnel were heavily gooped up. Sonic cleaned. Reassembled and test fired. The backstory is the customer loaned it to his nephew and this is how it came back to him. What people do with their property is none of my business. My life experience has been that loaning guns to people ALWAYS ends badly. There are two people on the planet that I loan guns to, my sons. Side note, these pistols are worth more than just a few Galactic Imperial Credits.
Vance Moore
Whynot Gunsmith Shop
Meridian, Mississippi
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Beretta A400 Xtreme 12 gauge. Customer said it fell off the back of a truck and the Stock was broken/damaged. Assessed the situation. The Stock was free wheeling around the Stock Bolt Tube Assembly, turning the Stock Bolt Nut had no effect on unscrewing it from the Stock Bolt Assembly. I could see between the front of the Stock and rear of the Receiver where the remains of the Stock Bolt had broken at the threaded end, leaving a portion of the threaded end broken off in the Receiver. Had no choice but to cut that in 1/2, to separate everything. Removed the remains of the Stock Bolt tip with a long punch. Then a Screw Extractor to remove the remains of the threaded portion. Thought I had a Stock Bolt in inventory, but it was for a 390, ordered it (which was difficult to find.) When it came in, reassembled. Customer didn’t want it sonic cleaned or any further maintenance. Function checked only.
Vance Moore
Whynot Gunsmith Shop
Meridian, Mississippi
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