The Shot- Gun. 773 



STANTON S REBOUNDING LOCK, COCKED — FULL SIZE. 



In this position of the hammer the sear is just clear of the half- 

 cock bent, so that if the hammer is pressed forward the sear closes in 

 this bent and prevents its further motion toward the cap. No sports- 

 man should think of buying a gun not furnished with these rebound- 

 ing locks, which have so much diminished the risk of accidents. The 

 peculiar points in the construction of this lock which we have de- 

 scribed will be understood with the aid of the above engraving from 

 " The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle," by S. H. Walsh. 



If the sportsman understands the construction of the locks of his 

 gun, he can readily take them apart, clean and oil them, and put 

 them together. He is sometimes required to do this after his gun 

 has been exposed to the wet; especially after he has been shooting 

 on the shores of bay and estuaries, where he is often exposed for 

 hours to the spray of salt water. 



To Take Apart a Lock. — (1) Take off the locks by unscrewing 

 the side-pin which holds them together and binds them to the breech- 

 action and stock. (2) Pull the hammer to full-cock, then clamp 

 tightly the legs of the mainspring in a spring-cramp. (3) Relieve 

 the sear from the bent and push the hammer forward ; the main- 

 spring will now come off in the jaws of the cramp. (4) Unscrew the 

 bridle-pins and take off the bridle. (5) Take off the sear and then 

 the sear-spring. (6) Take out the screw which holds the hammer 

 on the tumbler, and, putting a brass punch on the arm or journal of 

 the tumbler, knock the latter free of the hammer. 



To Put the Parts of a Lock Together. — ( 1 ) Put on sear-spring. 

 (2) Put on the tumbler. (3) Cramp the sear-spring, and then put on 

 the sear so that it goes into the half-cock bent on the tumbler. (4) 

 Screw bridle to lock-plate. (5) Take the mainspring in the cramp 

 and hook it on to the swivel, and force the stud on mainspring into its 

 hole in the lock-plate ; then press mainspring down quite close to 



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