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Unread 10-06-2021, 02:18 PM   #11
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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
I was thinking the same thing; old fired shells, or maybe snap caps? My Fox Sterlingworth 16 locked up on me on a recent South Dakota trip; the strikers in the snap caps were too low and the firing pins were hung up. Fortunately it was my back up gun and I didn't need it. Got it open later and raised the strikers. But actually, I'm thinking the "gummed up" thing is the most obvious problem.
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Unread 10-06-2021, 03:16 PM   #12
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Make sure it's not loaded before there is any trigger pulling.
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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.
Im usually like that as well when it comes to shipping a gun , however I think on double guns especially vintage ones its best to send them to a expert they arent ar15s where just anyone can work on them.
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John,
Try this:

"I have had the same experiences as Harry C with insufficient rim recess. My fix for getting the gun to open was to place the receiver and barrels in a well padded vice ( bottom of receiver and top of barrels at the breach) and carefully and slowly tighten. I often would hear a click, the top lever would move free and when removed the gun would open. I now have a complete set of reamers."
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...barrels&page=2

This is from a 2019 post on the same problem. It is possible gun was put away because it would not open, so, cases may still be in chambers.
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