Serious newbie

[Pam Parker]

Thanks everyone! The gun opens easily so the chambers are exposed and I came to the conclusion that the screw doesn't have anything to do with removing the barrels from the stock and thankfully didn't try to mess with that. I fiddled around trying to get the barrels off and it felt like something was stuck. I will read the stuck barrels thread, and will try again tonight. I really am very excited for all the reasons mentioned above along with appreciating quality old things like furniture, boats and now this gun. I am still in a little shock that I am now a gun owner . . . after almost 30 years here I feel a little closer to being a real Mainer (though I will always be "from away").

How do I tell if it is equipped with ejectors? The .410s I have shot, popped the cartridges right out. Oy, this learning curve is going to be steep. Thank you for your patience and support.

[Pa SxS]

2 easy ways to tell. Look at the chambers, an extractor gun will have one solid lifter that lifts both shells for hand extraction. An ejector gun will have that lifter split down the center, one for each chamber. The other way is to look at the underside of the forarm. An extractor gun will have only a cutout for the release mechinism. An ejector gun will have an extra cutout with 2 little hammers in the cutout.