I'd give you 2 thumbs up if I could. I landed here after struggling for hours watching another video which was a 4 part series. It basically shows how to rebuild everything from the top and it's super difficult. Thanks for the fresh perspective; now I have a plan! That q-tip trick is my missing link. Now I can rebuild the top with the trigger group totally out of the way and all the room the rifle has to offer for my fat fingers to hold the seer up and out of the way while I install the hammer. What a 180. You're a genius for getting that on film. Thank you so much!
@RustyGuns10 ай бұрын
No problem, i try to make them as short and to the point as i can
@DaveyBlue327 ай бұрын
I am in absolute and total agreement Greg and I wish there was a way to get this video to be the first one you find when you are actually trying to get an old topper 88 trigger assembly back together…. Love your little Q-Tip holding trick and I was thinking about trying to make a little pin that exact pin diameter and then I realized how much I was obviously over thinking the whole deal…. I need a new trigger guard as my plastic or whatever they used is broken off on it’s bottom side so it’s not completely surrounding the trigger… not a huge problem but it’s not very good looking in this condition so hopping I’ll see a replacement trigger guard ??
@SaltySatan3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video. Cleaning up a topper 88 that hasn't been used in 30+ years. Think my mom got it as a kid. Going to surprise her with it and a couple hundred target shells to have fun with.
@RustyGuns3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, it'll be a great surprise
@jhill70092 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. I got my great grandpa's topper 88 and it's seen better days. I gotta replace the trigger guard and reblue it. This is very helpful.
@Thirsty_Tree7 ай бұрын
I'd make a slave pin out of an appropriate sized roll pin. That way when the pins get punched in, it's a close-to-exact fit. Much easier. Keep the slave pin and label it.
@keithlocke22056 жыл бұрын
Nice trick with the Q-tip.....going to give that a shot!!!
@RustyGuns6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I just found it works easy enough without having to find or make a small metal pin to temporarily hold it.
@keithlocke22056 жыл бұрын
I ended up having a bit of an issue with the pieces moving, and used 2 sections of the q-tip shaft, as it fit tighter. But still, it worked!!! Unfortunately, while I now have a nice, shiny new trigger guard assembly, I bent/mangled the damn barrel break lever spring by trapping it under the block, and am waiting for a new one to come from gun parts....(siiiiigh)......
@haroldwolfe1221 Жыл бұрын
Any idea where I can find a replacement metal trigger guard? It is still a mystery as to who did what, but mine got broke, and the broke part vanished. Wife and daughter said they didn't do it, and the dog doesn't know how to lift the lid on the trash can, lol. Great video, BTW. Thumbs up, and all that....
@shawnhedrick357010 ай бұрын
I am also looking for the brass trigger guard (and forestock plastic piece) replacements.
@RustyGuns8 ай бұрын
I would check numrich first. Usually you can find what you need
@jshepard1527 ай бұрын
Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement trigger guard for a 1985 vintage H&R model 88 - 20 gauge? Thanks in advance.
@RustyGuns7 ай бұрын
Numrich often has them
@BagzAndPresident4 жыл бұрын
Damn the part at 1:24 was what i needed and you did it off screen 😭😭
@RustyGuns4 жыл бұрын
Oh the forend removal is just take out that screw and just wiggle and pull the forend off, nothing special to it.
@BagzAndPresident4 жыл бұрын
Rusty Guns thank you life savor!!!
@jdom013545 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MrAlexThe4th10 ай бұрын
I did this q tip trick and can't get the trigger back in. Can you help with that part? Is there a trick?
@RustyGuns10 ай бұрын
You can try a smaller punch and use like the q tip
@j.johnson27929 ай бұрын
Can i shoot 3 inch turkey shells from this gun?
@RustyGuns9 ай бұрын
I only shoot 3 inch shells from guns rated for 3 inch.