I found these in a lake in Belgium 1987 when it was drained for the first time since WWII. There was loads of other stuff in the mud but I could only walk around the perimeter.
The auto is a FN1905 and the ladies revolver is a pinfire from around 1850
I donated them to a museum where they told me that they were likely thrown in the lake during the nazi occupation because anyone caught with a weapon would be executed.
Had a few tries in Reading during lunch breaks. Only found junk of course. 😄
Important trick is to use the top of a plastic bottle to cover the magnet so the attachment point doesn't get snagged.
Would love to try somewhere interesting like around Hampton Court but I expect that wouldn't last long.
Your site sounds interesting so could be worth a go since its not a big investment.
While we're on the subject, anyone here ever tried their hand at magnet fishing ?, I've seen a lot of the vids when mooching around YouTube, contemplated getting some kit as I'm only 15 minutes up the road from the Royal military canal.
about ~0.5mm protruding through isn't a problem for airseal moreso if you couldn't see it at all.
more protrusion is better for air seal but at a certain point will make the mag's job a lot harder, if your gun's feeding on the mags you have then don't worry about it.
Open up the gearbox, sounds like the tappet spring is broken or not strong enough to return the tappet plate. Clean the inside shells of the gearbox too.
Was it working before this hop unit was installed?