Me too Mike - we should probably stick to SXS’s.
I bought a new Stevens 20 gauge in 1964 that was a knockoff of the Ithaca 37 but fumbled a bit with the double triggers and tang safety of the Parker Trojan I shot interchangeably with the Stevens. But these days I fumble with the Stevens… if I even shoot it these days.





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Another reason to buy a Lefever. The auto safety can be turned on or off with the turn of a screw under the opening lever (except in "pigeon guns" with no safety).

My Beretta AL 391 came without an auto safety. Should I be concerned?

You took the words out of my mouth Bob.

That's why all my Lefevers have the auto-safety locked off. For those that rely on auto-safeties to keep your gun "safe" while hunting, they are a mechanical device. All mechanical devices can fail. I prefer to have that tactile knowledge that if I'm in the field, I engaged the safety. I have a couple of Parkers that I didn't take apart to disassemble the safety rod. Whenever I shoot clays with them they do mess me up on the first few stations. I will be like Breck and those push rods will be tossed into a drawer eventually. :corn:

:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf: I'd send it back!!! :bowdown::bowdown:

I'd hope there were better reasons than that, for buying one. It's just a personal opinion but I have no desire to be able to turn a disabled auto safety back on.

I really don't understand what all the fuss is about one way or the other. My thumb is on the safety button anyway; pretty easy to tell if the gun is on safety or not. As I said earlier, it seems to me it's all in what you're used to and what works for ya...

Just my 2 cents but I agree with Phil , when I am hunting ,I don't think my thumb ever leaves the safety button except to fire and reload !

In the field I prefer an automatic safety, one less thing to think about. On the line I prefer non-automatic or no safety, one less thing to think about.