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New Flues Cocking Lever Bent Again
#225263 04/10/11 05:37 PM
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I installed a new cocking lever in my 12ga. Flues. After 100 rounds I cleaned the gun and inspected the rod. It bent again! It doesn't seem like the springs to cock the hammers are unduly strong. The gun is well used but unmolested. Any idea why the lever would bend again??
Re: New Flues Cocking Lever Bent Again
Philbert #225274 04/10/11 07:14 PM
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My advice is harden and temper the lever.
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My advice is to send it to Gunther

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Re: New Flues Cocking Lever Bent Again
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It was supposed to hardened and ready to go...
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Years ago I had the cocking lever bend on a double rifle that I had just glass-bedded the head of the stock on. The hammer was now not able to complete its' complete arc on cocking. This put tremendous extra strain on the cocking lever, causing it to bend. The solution was to remove enough of the Acra-Glas behind the hammer to allow a complete range of motion. This may not be your problem but it's easy to check.
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Ron,

Thank you. I haven't glass bedded the head but how do I "check" this?
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You could put some blackening on the lever where it might contact the wood. Be careful putting the stock back on so the blackening does not touch the wood. Then dry fire with some snap caps and cock the gun. Disassemble and be careful to make sure that the stock does not come into contact with the cocking lever. Look on the stock where the cocking levers may touch it and see if there is any blackening. If there is, it is coming in contact with the wood.
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Thanks. On a Flues the cocking rod lifts both hammers simulataneously in the center of the receiver. There is no wood in the area and nothing that I can find that is binding/restricting movement.
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Philbert #225303 04/10/11 11:03 PM
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The nose of the cocking lever where it meets the hammer tails to cock them is a fitted area. Metal has to be removed here until the lever just cocks the hammers, and no more. Did your new lever have extra metal in this area as compared to the original? If this area is not fitted it will put tremendous strain on the whole system and could be the culprit of your bent lever.

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Re: New Flues Cocking Lever Bent Again
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Thanks, Dan. It does have more metal than the original and the original is bent as well. That may be the culprit.

Phil
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