John, how forcefully have you tried to open the action?
If I find one of my Parkers seems to be stuck closed (which has been an extremely rare occurance) I hold the lever all the way over and thump the gun at the hinge pin across my knee as if I were trying to break a stick of wood... This has always worked for me.
Others may advise against this method but if it's going to open, it will usually open with this method.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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