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10-05-2021, 01:25 PM | #3 | ||||||
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I tried that with no luck. The top lever doesn’t seem like it will go far enough to the right. My other shotguns go further and have a positive release when I move the top lever.
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10-05-2021, 01:37 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Try removing the forend first. Then try to open it. This sometimes works...
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10-05-2021, 01:55 PM | #5 | ||||||
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No luck with that either.
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10-05-2021, 02:34 PM | #6 | ||||||
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If the gun has been unused for many years perhaps congealed oil has hardened between the barrel flats and receiver. A squirt of penetrating fluid into that area may loosen the barrels?
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10-05-2021, 03:31 PM | #7 | ||||||
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There are some MAJOR considerations here:
Did you use/fire the gun before this happened? If so, have both barrels been fired? If only one, see a qualified double gunsmith! If both have been fired and it still won't open, see a double gunsmith to avoid damage to the gun. If you fired the gun prior to the lock up, with what ammunition? High speed? Imports? In any case, your best bet is to consult a qualified double gunsmith. One of the cardinal rules of good gunsmithing is to NEVER force anything... |
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10-05-2021, 06:03 PM | #8 | ||||||
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The gun has not been fired in probably 40-50 years so I don’t know the answers to the above questions. Nothing has been forced at all.
My next step is to follow the advice above and find a reputable gunsmith to look at it. The problem is finding one in the Montgomery, Alabama area. I don’t want to ship it anywhere. |
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10-05-2021, 06:10 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Might want to gently, (with the safety on) run a cleaning rod down each barrel and make sure that there is not something in the chambers
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10-05-2021, 07:43 PM | #10 | ||||||
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If I recall, the new bolt design had not yet come out, and a friend had precisely the same issue with a gun he left with me. It was the bolt, still engaged in the barrel lug, and due to wear of the offset pin, and bolt, rotating the top lever pushed the bolt ever so slightly to the side. In the end, and, as John suggests, I resorted to doing something I wouldn't ordinarily do. Putting the gun in the wood jaws, I placed a hardwood stick against the top lever and gave it a firm rap with the mallet. Opened right up, and continued to do so each time the gun was closed gently. On closing the gun somewhat more forcefully, it locked right up again.
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