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Unread 06-14-2022, 07:55 PM   #1
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Default Stuck barrel selector

I’m looking for some help. Bought a high condition 20 ga. VHE Skeet gun – screws look untouched, maybe 80+ % color, bores perfect, single trigger works fine (a bit heavy at ~ 4.5 lbs.) etc. - but has one problem, the barrel selector won’t move. Is this a common problem? Any advice for correcting?
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Unread 06-14-2022, 08:24 PM   #2
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It's not common but not unheard of either. could be any of a few things causing it, from dried oil or lube... could be a screw in the lower tang over-tightened...

I would suggest sending the gun to someone Well-Versed in Parker single selective triggers. The wrong guy can ruin it forever!!





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Wait a minute. 4.5 lbs is a bit heavy?
BTW, I think Dean is probably correct on dried lubricant as the problem.
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I bought a 12 ga. VH a few years ago, safety wouldn't budge. Seller forgot to mention this. A single drop of Kano Kroil and overnight it worked perfectly. Old lube and a bit of dirt = cement. Might try that before the gunsmith path. Good advice from Dean, the wrong guy and it might never be right again.
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It likely just needs a cleaning.
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Unread 06-16-2022, 10:42 AM   #6
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I thought about Kroil and suspect that will work, but don't wish to contribute to a future oil soaked wood problem. Probably best to find a competent smith and remove the stock first. I would not attempt that myself - remembering Larry Baer's word's about people like me working on Parker guns.
Re the trigger pulls, half the gun weight for the right tube and maybe a half pound more on the left is what I like. Attainable with the Parker SST, don't know, but it certainly is with a good 2 trigger sidelock
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Unread 06-16-2022, 11:22 AM   #7
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The ''thumb up'' in the lower right corner.
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The ''thumb up'' in the lower right corner.
Dan:

That is true.

But I found out the hard way that it will not appear on the lower right of a post you want to thank someone for unless you have posted on the Forum first

I must have gone a year trying to thank people, getting email advise from members as to where I should be seeing the thumbs-up symbol, but not having said anything yet, it wasn't there.

Probably a very little-known fact about the Forum.

I have made up for my early reticence since then.
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Thank you, i did not know that.Now that the gentleman has made 1 post it should be available to him.
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I know people will flame out with this but place a drop or two of WD40 along the edge of the safety and it will wick it's way where it's needed. If you can get some Ballistol, even better.
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