It sounds like the jambed safety could be the root cause of the problem.
When you push the safety forward to shoot, you are also pushing the automatic safety rod forward inside the stock head. The opening lever mechanism is what pushes on the rod to reset the safety. I had a Parker lock up in this fashion in the past. The only way I was able to get it open was to pull the floor plate, sears & stock off it. Once I got the stock off, the gun opened normally. I then removed the rod & the gun has worked great with a manual safety ever since.
Mine was a restocked gun and I feel my problem was caused by an improperly drilled hole in the stock head for the auto safety rod.
If you are uncomfortable doing this type of work to your gun. You might consider getting it to Brad Bachelder in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Good luck !!
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