Perazzi Service Pictures up!

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I have a TM1 coming in the mail. Looks to be in nice shape and the lever is to the right. Just in case I need any work done to it, where can I get parts or who do I send it to?

Yes I will post some pics when it arrives.
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Parts can be obtained from Perazzi Canada and Giacomo in the eastern States and Pacific Sporting in the west. A quick Google will find some more. You will discover that you won't need parts very often. The Spank will be along momentarily to learn you about TM1s. I'm a removeable trigger MX8 kind of guy.
 
Vic Tomlinson in Ontario has extensive experience in servicing Perazzi's. If your lever is to the right with the action and barrel locked closed likely you won't need anything for some time depending how far to the right it is. Whatever you do once it reaches 6 o'clock get a new locking block in it immediately. Failing to do so first of all makes the gun dangerous to shoot as it can and will pop open upon firing, secondly it can and will do damage to the monobloc, receiver, top lever, and firing pins. TM1's are very simple to service. As long as the top lever hasn't worn out most times all you'll need is a new locking block and top lever spring and you'll be good for another 100,000 rounds. The trigger on the TM1 is removable as well and very simple in design. They have a wonderful trigger. Mine is set @ 3.5lbs pull and there is zero creep. Mine has the coil spring as well. It is a little more involved to change than the flat springs but the coil springs seldom if ever break where the flat springs are known for it. I know the OP joined the trapshooters website. You can buy complete spring sets, etc from a vendor on there who is making really nice silicon spring parts kits, locking blocks etc at a fraction of the price from Perazzi Canada, Giacomo's etc. and there is a wealth of information from Perazzi gurus on that site.
 
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Thanks guys. The tip of the lever sits where the metal meets the wood so it’s not all the way to the right likely lots of life left. I may send it to Vic to put an adjustable recoil pad on anyway but I’ll see how it fits first. I’ve read that they aren’t too hard to work on so I may just order some blocks so I have them but we’ll see how she fits me first. It has upgraded wood on it. Pics will be posted in a couple days so stay tuned. I haven’t told my model 12 it’s coming yet I feel bad.
 
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Thanks guys. The tip of the lever sits where the metal meets the wood so it’s not all the way to the right likely lots of life left. I may send it to Vic to put an adjustable recoil pad on anyway but I’ll see how it fits first. I’ve read that they aren’t too hard to work on so I may just order some blocks so I have them but we’ll see how she fits me first. It has upgraded wood on it. Pics will be posted in a couple days so stay tuned. I haven’t told my model 12 it’s coming yet I feel bad.
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You wont need to order blocks. A block is plenty! If the lever is where the tang meets the wood I am guessing about the 5 o'clock position? you have TONS of life left. Depending how you handle the gun, close it smooth vs slam it like an old cooey and the loads you run through it, heavy loads vs light loads you should be good for 70,000+ rounds before needing a block. If you want to have spare parts on hand carry an extra trigger spring, firing pin and firing pin spring and if you are shooting lots then swap out the top lever spring annually. The top lever spring is part of the lock up on a Perazzi. To change a block yourself if you do not have the experience the best bet is purchase a block jig from Giacomo so that you file the block to the proper size and angle to fit into your gun. The block is the main locking system and is made from softer material than the monobloc. If it wasn't you'd wear out a monobloc and the gun would be virtually a write off. At one time you'd have had to re-barrel but Vic developed a repair for damaged monoblocs. He shared his technique with Dan Bonillas who was in awe of the repair Vic came up with that saved a lot of severely damaged through abuse Perazzi's needing to be re-barrelled. The angles the block fits into the monobloc have to be correct or you can damage your monobloc. I've put somewhere around 5000 rounds through my TMS since Vic installed a new block and probably as many open and closures practicing with snap caps on my Terry Jordan Wall Chart and my lever has not moved a fraction yet. Vic said the gun would be good for another 150,000 rounds after putting the new block in.
 

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I know the OP joined the trapshooters website. You can buy complete spring sets, etc from a vendor on there who is making really nice silicon spring parts kits, locking blocks etc at a fraction of the price from Perazzi Canada, Giacomo's etc. and there is a wealth of information from Perazzi gurus on that site.
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Can you be a little more specific? PM me if you don't want to post it for whatever reason.
I wonder why Perazzi went with two different trigger mechanisms? The coil spring trigger seems even more elegantly simple than the leaf spring and would break less. But then they made a dozen differently named guns that are all essentially the same so maybe its an Italian thing.
 
The leaf spring triggers came first but they added the coil spring triggers in the removable trigger group to appeal to the shooters who didn’t want leafs that break from time to time. They also added the coils in a non removable configuration to decrease the overall cost of some models. Perazzis have always been expensive but a lot of the models were an attempt to reduce cost and capture a larger market share but they still have a strong following for the leaf springs.
I have one gun with coils in a removable trigger group and they are probably the best triggers I’ve ever shot… with the exception of the mx8 I have with leafs! The fixed triggers with coils are also second to none.
 
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And they’re still arguing! Lol
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It's easy to sort out though who is full of knowledge vs who is full of H:S:. There is a great amount of knowledge on the site though, especially on gun servicing, troubleshooting trap machine issues and finding parts for many, many items and their is some fantastic posts on the history of the shooting games from their beginnings to present day and TONS of very good data on loads, patterns etc. plus a great podcast. I listened to the Phil Kiner interview today. What a great interview by one of the best shooters of all time.
 
Say something nasty about the ATA or ask what they think of American Trapshooter .com

I would love to go directly to Perazzi and pick the wood etc. for a personalized High Tech.

Ask Don Rackley any Perazzi questions.
 
There's a few videos on Youtube about the Perazzi factory. I found it quite amusing that, after CNC machining all the parts, a 200 year old man trues the barrels by eye. In another, the customer picks out the wood he wants and is outvoted by a whole bunch of Italians who all pick out the wood a Perazzi is supposed to have.
 
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