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Inside your Purdey. Part 3

The barrels, ejectors and forend, correctly described.

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Gunsmithing & Technical|January 2020

The final part of our guide to Purdey sidelock ejectors covers teh parts attached to teh barrels and the working parts in the forend. To start with, Purdey call the forend, the 'forepart'.

Figure 5, The Barrels and Figure 6, The forend

Figure 5

21 - Breech Ends

22 - Bolt Loop

23 - Chamber

24 - Lump

25 - Hook

26 - Grips

27 - Flats

28 - Extractor

29 - Extractor Stop Pin

Figure 6

33 - Knuckle

34 - Tip

35 - Ejector Cams

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