Dry firing, ejectors, etc.

[edgarspencer]

Brian, I feel your Pain!
Dean This topic has come up numerous times. Remove the fore end before you dry fire the gun, Remove the fore end after you dry fire the gun. It makes no difference. The ejectors don't fire unless the hammers have been dropped, the fore end is attached, and the gun is opened.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Brian, I feel your Pain!
Dean This topic has come up numerous times. Remove the fore end before you dry fire the gun, Remove the fore end after you dry fire the gun. It makes no difference. The ejectors don't fire unless the hammers have been dropped, the fore end is attached, and the gun is opened.

Ok we can settle this once and for all

Prior to the up coming woodcock season— Some one send me a CHE or better 28 gauge - 28 or 30 inch barrels in case I need the leverage

I will take it down and case it with every possible combination. And reassemble it again for each hunt. Dry fired, cocked, right barrel tripped left cocked, right cocked left tripped etc

After the flight birds go south I will write the study up for the Parker Pages and return the gun if I don’t forget where I got it

Problem solved

[Steve McCabe]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

The ejectors don't fire unless the hammers have been dropped, the fore end is attached, and the gun is opened.

So, at the end of the day, if I were to empty the gun, dry fire it, and then open it, the ejectors will fire and hit the stop plate, right?

[Woodcock survey]

Originally Posted by Steve McCabe

So, at the end of the day, if I were to empty the gun, dry fire it, and then open it, the ejectors will fire and hit the stop plate, right?

Not if you remove the forearm, the ejectors can't trip without the forearm on. With the forearm on you will also re-cock the hammers.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Steve McCabe

So, at the end of the day, if I were to empty the gun, dry fire it, and then open it, the ejectors will fire and hit the stop plate, right?

Right.