I’m a sucker for a project.

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CPJ 2.0
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I’m a sucker for a project.

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Not sure why, but, I am. So here we have an Iver Johnson
.22 Super Shot Sealed Eight.
It ain’t so super. Trigger doesn’t want to pull
In double action, (is it even double? I haven’t researched) single action the cylinder' may or may not rotate, and feels janky.

Didn’t see a ton of parts listed, but again haven’t really looked. Cousin handed it to me and asked if I want to tinker.
Anyone have any experience with one? It’s kinda neat, break open, feels good in the hand. Single action pull ain’t tea bag.
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ImageLooks like a good project.
My BIL handed me a old rusted caplock shotgun, I think .410 gauge. Hammer is broken just to begin with.
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No experience with one of those, but that thing is very cool.
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Interesting, you should get Junk Collector to weigh in on the grips
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Have fun!! Looks like my kind of project!
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Very common for them to be out of time or the hand spring missing or broken. Parts are starting to get scarce but Numrich is your best bet. And they almost always have a missing or broken trigger return spring too.
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I have something very similar and it was a mess when I got it. A complete disassembly showed 100 years of grime and dry grease/oil in the gun. I totally stripped the sucker into a Tupperware of parts and soaked it in CLP for a few days the cleaned with a toothbrush, Q-tips and toothpics. Then I re-assembled it worked as designed. Het treatment was not what it is today and some parts are worn and lose but hey that's what you get with those.

NOTE: Those old break open guns are COMPLEX and tricky AF to work on. Pay CLOSE attention to how it works and what goes where or it's REALLY easy to find yourself looking at a part that seems to fit nowhere. TRUST ME!!!
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