Smith in Columbus, OH?

wjg686 · May 27, 2007, 08:20 PM

I have my dad's ca. 1940 Western Field by Browning 12 gauge pump with fixed full choke. It's a nice trap gun. Today, it ceased to give me a second shot, failing to chamber the second round. It went into battery and the firing pin clicked each shot, but the second shell was in the base of the receiver each time, chambering and firing fine on a repump. The gun continued to fire flawlessly with each first shot when I went back to singles.

What could the matter be? Can I fix it myself, or can someone suggest a smith, as the title asks? Thanks to all.

Bill

Full-choke · May 27, 2007, 09:23 PM

The closest one that I know of that I have had work done by is Whitetail Gunsmithing in Loudonville, OH. 419-994-4919. Both the guys in there do awesome work and are really reasonable on prices, at least I think so. I know they can get backed up so I would call them and see if they can handle it.

Past that I know of a guy that does things one day a week at Norton Sporting Goods. They are right in Norton and do some good work on guns. The shop is roughly an hour north of Columbus just off of 23. There are big signs on the highway, really hard to miss. They are my local gun shop, they can help you better then anyone. 740-726-2616

Tom2 · May 28, 2007, 08:14 AM

If Vances is still in business on east side, call them for advice. They should know everyone around there and their reps.

wjg686 · May 28, 2007, 08:53 AM

Thank you both. I'll make some calls. This isn't a high-end gun, but it has lots of value to me, and I'd rather shoot it than just look at it.

Bill

Tom2 · May 28, 2007, 05:54 PM

Western Field what model? They cross reference store brands to OEM's in the back of the Numrich catalog, and it looks like nearly all the W. F. shotguns were originally Mossbergs. No Brownings listed in there. I was looking, cause I wanted to see if there was the possibility of an exploded view of the gun, so you might look into it yourself, assuming you have good gunsmith like screwdrivers or whatever is needed to protect the screw heads. If you have a digital camera, it might help during disassembly to take closeups for reference upon reassembly. And Numrich would be a good place to look for spare parts if there is something broken, and you can find the OEM model number from crossing it.

May 27, 2007, 08:20 PM	#1
wjg686 Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 49	Smith in Columbus, OH? I have my dad's ca. 1940 Western Field by Browning 12 gauge pump with fixed full choke. It's a nice trap gun. Today, it ceased to give me a second shot, failing to chamber the second round. It went into battery and the firing pin clicked each shot, but the second shell was in the base of the receiver each time, chambering and firing fine on a repump. The gun continued to fire flawlessly with each first shot when I went back to singles. What could the matter be? Can I fix it myself, or can someone suggest a smith, as the title asks? Thanks to all. Bill

May 27, 2007, 09:23 PM	#2
Full-choke Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 610	The closest one that I know of that I have had work done by is Whitetail Gunsmithing in Loudonville, OH. 419-994-4919. Both the guys in there do awesome work and are really reasonable on prices, at least I think so. I know they can get backed up so I would call them and see if they can handle it. Past that I know of a guy that does things one day a week at Norton Sporting Goods. They are right in Norton and do some good work on guns. The shop is roughly an hour north of Columbus just off of 23. There are big signs on the highway, really hard to miss. They are my local gun shop, they can help you better then anyone. 740-726-2616 __________________ TC Encore - 45-70 Rifle, 45-70 Pistol, 22-250 Pistol, 6mm Rem Rifle; Ruger 10/22; Stoeger Condor 20; Franchi I-12; Taurus 357 Revolver; Stoeger 22 Luger God gave us the gift of life. It is the most precious gift ever. To be unarmed is to be helpless to protect that gift; that is outright irresponsible. - Ted Nugent

May 28, 2007, 08:14 AM	#3
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,554	If Vances is still in business on east side, call them for advice. They should know everyone around there and their reps.

May 28, 2007, 08:53 AM	#4
wjg686 Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 49	Thank you both. I'll make some calls. This isn't a high-end gun, but it has lots of value to me, and I'd rather shoot it than just look at it. Bill

May 28, 2007, 05:54 PM	#5
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,554	Western Field what model? They cross reference store brands to OEM's in the back of the Numrich catalog, and it looks like nearly all the W. F. shotguns were originally Mossbergs. No Brownings listed in there. I was looking, cause I wanted to see if there was the possibility of an exploded view of the gun, so you might look into it yourself, assuming you have good gunsmith like screwdrivers or whatever is needed to protect the screw heads. If you have a digital camera, it might help during disassembly to take closeups for reference upon reassembly. And Numrich would be a good place to look for spare parts if there is something broken, and you can find the OEM model number from crossing it.