Lever question

[B. Dudley]

To my knowledge, there is no double made that the lever does not get held open when the barrels are open. The means of how the lever is held open will vary based on the design of the gun.

Both the Parker and the Fox operate on a spring loaded trip pin under the locking mechanism. When opened, the pin is driven up into a notch in the bolt to hold the lever open. And then when the barrels are closed, the trip is released from the bolt allowing the lever to "snap" to the locked position.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Both the Parker and the Fox operate on a spring loaded trip pin under the locking mechanism. When opened, the pin is driven up into a notch in the bolt to hold the lever open. And then when the barrels are closed, the trip is released from the bolt allowing the lever to "snap" to the locked position.

However, these two functions must be independent of one another because I just tried my DH 20 ga. several times and sometimes it will open when operated very slowly and the lever will return to the closed position... but not always.

So, I will retract my earlier opinion. Thanks Brian.