Dave,
take a look at the FAQ I pointed him too. I have never tried to do it this way but it makes sense to me?
Rather than pushing the hammers(?) on the forend the way I have seen you do, the FAQ suggests removing the barrels and pulling the ejectors out to the fired position; then putting the forend on the barrels (the barrels are still NOT on the frame). That simulates the barrels being on the frame and the ejectors in the fired position.
Then place the muzzles on a carpeted floor and press down on the ejectors to get them back into the cocked position (use a book or a scrap of wood to push them GENTLY down). Pushing down on the ejectors at the chambers should transfer the force through the rods and cock the ejector hammers on the attached forend..... yes?
If they stay cocked, the forend can be removed from the barrels; the barrels replaced on the frame and the forend put back on and the gun is back in good working order.
If they do not stay in the cocked position and the ejectors pop back out the forend will need to be repaired by a competent Parker gunsmith (Larry DelGrego?).
Does this sound right? Does my FAQ read OK or do I need to rework it?
Robin
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