Trojan Doubles
 

I recently purchased a 16 gauge Trojan that shows little use. Im shooting Winchester Super X Game Loads 1oz #8 shot @ 1165 fps. The only two times I've shot it was at sporting clays. Both times it doubled three times out of four boxes of shells. After the first 100 shots I took the gun apart to see if there was any goop under the left sear. None, but I scrubbed the sears and hammer with Krol Now that I have the hulls I'm going to load 7/8oz @ 1100 fps. To see how the old girl responds. Still there is something wrong. I shoot left handed and none of my other Parkers double so I doubt I am inadvertently pulling the rear trigger the same time I'm pulling the front trigger. Any suggestions?

When I got my Trojan it had been sitting for many years and doubled a few times the first time I took it out to shoot. I went home and removed the stock and cleaned the works thoroughly and lubricated. Doubling stopped. I would suspect that you are dealing with dried lubricant gumming up the works.

I don’t think it has anything to do with the ammo you’re shooting.
I started shooting a borrowed Trojan 12 around 1960 or so and I shot anything I could get at the local hardware store and some of those shells kicked pretty hard… but it never doubled on me.






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My experience taught me to stop shooting and clean it when it starts to double. Doubling is hard on the wood. Cracked the stock.

You better have a smith look at that. I have a 12 gauge that was doubling and the sear needed work. Keavin Nelson fixed her right up.

Doubling can have many causes ranging from worn sears & notches, gummed up or worn mechanicals like the cocking hook or cocking slide to stock head wrist screws tightened to tight causing lack of clearance between the trigger blades & sear levers which doesn't let the gun cock completely. One quick check for this is to cock the gun unloaded and then wiggle the triggers front to back and make sure there's some slack in the triggers. If they are tight, that could be your problem.

Another one is having the correct trigger pull on the rear trigger, if it's to light the sear could dislodge on firing the right barrel. There's reason why the rear trigger purposely has a heavier trigger pull than the front trigger. These are old guns and who know what may have been done to them over the years.

On double triggers it usually sear engagement problems. Unless you're experienced in this area, you'll be far better off taking it to a good double gunsmith.

Good advice David

I took the Trojan apart again and scrubbed the floor plate, cocking slide and the backs or the hammers where the sears connect with Ballistol and a tooth brush. The triggers release at 4 1/5 lbs front trigger and 5 lbs rear trigger. This gun shows very little use and as mentioned by others the nooks and crannies could have gummed up lubricant. Time will tell if this old girl took the cure.

Shot a round of sporting clays today with Herters 1 oz at 1165 fps and no doubling.