Got another gill-gun (Springfield 87A)

[Catt57]

Big boys guns has a couple. According to @Catt57 none of them are really a steal. Worth going and picking up to get a feel though.

Beware of the Model 6 with the checkered stock. It has been cut waaaayyyy down. And is way overpriced as such.

 

[Catt57]

I ran across this thread while trying to locate a lifter mechanism for a Springfield J. Stevens 87A I inherited from my grandfather years ago. After leaving it the gun cabinet all these years I pulled it out and started going through it, as I vaguely remember that it wouldn’t feed. I do remember hunting with it as a young boy a few times and it was a much, much better shot than my Marlin, even while having to compensate for the missing rear sight step. How’s that for a bit of nostalgia.

Turns out that it is missing the lifter, it’s pin and washers and spring, from what I can tell. Looking at the diagram and parts list on the Numrich site, the 87A apparently has two variants of lifters - “new style” and “old style(spring style).” Mine apparently takes the old style, as my magazine guide does not have a cutout for the tip of the new style lifter to pass through as it lifts the shell.

The Numrich folks show to have those in stock, so I’ll be ordering the parts. If you have any advice on the orientation of the old style lifter I’d appreciate it. It’s hard to tell from the parts diagram.

See if this helps. Found it on YouTube.

 

[RAD501]

Thanks. Much appreciated.