resurrection after 35 years

[GregOwens 0]

Just fired my Johnson for the first time since inhereting it from my grandfather.  I thank all of the board members who helped me out on the myriad of questions that I had in my search for parts. Special thanks goes to Ryche who provided me with the elusive bolt stop (no, not the bolt hold-open), lol. Ran 20 rounds of mildly hand-loaded 150 grain FMJ through her with zero stoppages and zero case malformations. I was happy just not to blow my face off! New issues: weak magazine door spring made it difficult to load the rounds, and Im guessing I need a new mainspring because my cases were launching pretty far? I guess my 11 1/2 inch spring just isn't enough. Successful day, plus the only other guy at the range was shooting at tannerite, and we blew the snot outta stuff. Thanks again all for helping me get the Johnson breathing fire again.

Greg