Dry firing, ejectors, etc.

[B. Dudley]

Not true. The forend can be removed with the gun uncocked.

[Steve McCabe]

I have always stored my guns with the firing pins fired, so that the hammer spring is not kept compressed. Is this not an issue with Parkers?

Here's a hypothetical scenario: I have just spent time afield and am packing up to go home. I remove the unfired shells from the chambers and close the gun. I want to break my gun down to put it into a takedown case.

How do I proceed?

Do I leave the closed gun cocked and then remove the forearm and open the top lever to disengage the barrel set from the receiver?

Do I dry-fire the gun after the barrels have been removed?

Do I put the receiver in its case cocked?

What's the correct protocol to follow? As I mentioned, I'm interested in 1) protecting the longevity of the hammer springs and 2) not harming the ejector system.

Again, many thanks in advance for any clarification you can provide.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Not true. The forend can be removed with the gun uncocked.

Yes it can but you can’t put it back on withour cocking the ejectors in the forend first.





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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Yes it can but you can’t put it back on withour cocking the ejectors in the forend first.
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What Brian, and Dan are saying is true. Dry firing, then removing the fore end does not trip the ejectors, so there is no issue re-installing the fore end. The ejectors are still cocked. All that aside, there is no need to dry fire the gun in order to disassemble it.