Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Bought my wife an SKB in 20 ga BUT it’s stiff as hell, and I have no idea who might do good action work on it ! A 97 yes, but a double no! Can anyone out there tell me who could slick it up? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Unfortunately I am of NO help. However, if you ever hand her factory ammunition for that 20Ga it'll be up for sale toot sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Fast Eddie is the best option for SKB work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Shotgun Boogie Fast Eddie Doc Noper Not listed in any order of preference. SKBs I've handled that were done by them were sweet. Mine were done by Johnny Meadows, (but he's mostly retired) and Doc Noper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Ken Griner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 A couple of evenings opening and closing the action will loosen it up enough to please her, if that is all that is all of your concerns. Even a little toothpaste in the hinge socket and hinge pin will speed up the "final fitting" of the hinge. Used to be the factories polished that hinge socket after machining so the gun would almost drop open. (Yeah, 50+ years ago.) Now, you can't pay the factory to do that. They all claim, "well, we didn't want to polish all the years of life out of the gun." When, it really saved them $5 of labor. But, tuning up a double is not hard work. A local gunsmith ought to be able to do the work if you can tell him all you want slicked up. I'd second Ken Griner in Farmington NM or Boomstick Jay (Leonard, TX) for being closer to you than many. good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Getting a double match ready is more than just polishing until it will fall open. Funneling, polishing the chambers and potentially a mechanical reset, not to mention cutting the barrels and replacing the fiber optic sight with something SASS legal also need to be done. Screw any of those up and you can kiss your $1,500 investment goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes Magoats Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Tell, Lefty Wheeler did one of my SKBs and Brushy Creek Bill did another , they do great work and they are local’ish. Totes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Unfortunately I am of NO help. However, if you ever hand her factory ammunition for that 20Ga it'll be up for sale toot sweet. Say WHAT??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafe Conager SASS #56958 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Make sure that you find liw recoil shotgun shell for her or reload them. Before my wife's car accident she used a 20 gauge for a few matches factory shells beat her to death, she switched to a 97 with winchester featherlites and my life got a lot easier. Rafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 44 minutes ago, Tell Sackett SASS 18436 said: Say WHAT??? 20ga can kick...aggressively. Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Average Joe Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Johnny Meadows does great shotgun work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 14 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: 20ga can kick...aggressively. Phantom I know-that’s why she shoots Winchester 20 ga Featherlights!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Lefty Wheeler does excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs with scissors Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Doc Noper does fantastic work on skb’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tell Sackett SASS 18436 Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Thanks everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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