What's the couse?

[J.B. Books]

Lawrence DelGrego has the actual Parker Bros "machine"/"jig" that will recut the proper angle on the sears if they are worn. My 1913 Trojan doubled, did that a couple of times 3 seasons ago. A real attention getter when it went off and was loaded with 1 1/4 Bismuth, but it killed a drake mallard and nearly ripped my trigger finger off. Once Lawrence has the gun apart the milling/filing of the sears takes a couple of minutes at most.

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Thanks Pete!!

[Bill Murphy]

I am going with Daryl Corona's reply. Hammerless Parkers do not normally have worn sears. Hammer Parkers often have damaged or broken sears because they fall on the cocked hammers or get bumped on the cocked hammers. This does not happen with hammerless guns. My diagnosis is "dirt".

[Double Lab]

Angel,
Your 1oz loads are not likely the culprit. Try some of RST's lite 7/8oz. loads for the 16. You and the gun will love it and they crush targets as well as the 1oz. loads. Bill is right. Gunk. Most times the simplest solution is usually the answer. Good Luck.
Daryl.

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Daryl, that's what I use on my Damascus 16ga.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Dirt the most likely culprit. After sitting unfired for 50 years, my Pop's GHE 12 did that to me and after taking it to a reputable gunsmith, the problem was solved with a thorough cleaning. The smith actually replaced the screws to the original timed position.