Belgian shotgun

[smshea]

This is more of a restoration question I guess.
   A friend of mine has a 'wallhanger' Belgian side by side shotgun.......  that fell off to the wall. It appears to have Damascus barrels. In the fall the ram rod pipes came off. Do I need to worry about anything in particular when I try to solder them back in place. Type of solder? etc.

[Collector]

Unless you want/need the practice on a "wall-hanger"... simplify your life and use a 'dab' of epoxy/adhesive.  Other's mileage may vary.... 

[T*O*F]

There should be ample solder left without adding any additional.  Clean and reflux each part, refit it in its original location, and put a large copper soldering iron on it.  Watch for the silvery line which indicates the solder has melted and remove the iron.

If you start fooling around with a torch, chances are good you will unsolder other parts.
JB Weld works good too.

[smshea]

Thanks, Ive never played with shotguns or anything with soldered barrels, and never Damascus.

[doug]

      damascus is not different than ordinary iron or steel for soldering.  Only concern is cleaning it beyond any pitting and rust spots.  Your concern with a double barrel gun is not to separate the barrels and wet rags down each barrel to the location of the solder joint, should limit the solder and heat to the lower rib itself.  Alternately wrap wet rags around the barrels in front and behind the intended joint

cheers Doug

[Feltwad]

Smshea
What has been said is OK you will find that most Belgium shotgun barrels have the ribs brazed instead  of soldered.There is one most important thing that has not been mentioned and that is before you apply any heat to the barrels check the bores to see that there is no charge left in .
Feltwad

[jdm]

[quote author=Feltwad
Smshea
.There is one most important thing that has not been mentioned and that is before you apply any heat to the barrels check the bores to see that there is no charge left in .

Feltwad, Good call.

[smshea]

Thanks for the help, went together without a hitch! The stud that holds the stock to the barrels was a bigger pain than the pipes.....But we got it!