12 GA Reproduction stuck safety and spontaneous firing
Yesterday while out shooting with some family I had an interesting problem. On a 12 gauge reproduction Steel Shot special I noticed the safety seemed stuck. After working it a bit it moved off safety and would move back and forth and I was able to shoot but then upon reloading it would be stuck again. The second time I did this and then spontaneously as I closed the action the gun fired. Needless to say I stopped trying to "loosen it up" and put it away. I have read here on occasion about a particular part that would fail on the reproductions but don't recall it having to do with the safety mechanism or anything about firing upon closing. Any ideas?
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