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I think 2-piper's advice will be the method that works, and note that dry firing w/o snap caps sometimes cause firing pins to stick forward.
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Thanks guys. I sent it back to the gunsmith today. I believe 2-Piper is correct. It's covered by the warranty.
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Having seen this exact problem before, My quess is that what you need to do is open the top lever bounce the action on your knee to open it. The problem I have encountered is with non-rebounding locks, the firing pin is pushed into the "primer" of the snap caps, and won't let the gun open as the pin is protruding. What I had to do was break the edge around the "primer" in the snap cap. Actually, this is a problem with a lot of snap caps and some are so modified.
Not your gunsmith's fault, fault of the snap caps.
Again IMHO
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I'm guessing the firing pins are a bit too long and sticking. I bet the 'smith' just uses added pressure and forces the gun open and sees what happens..... probably nothing? I have an old beater Lang SLE 16b that sticks with most shells. I think the firing pins are a 'hair' too long, but I'm no gunsmith. I just pry it open....maybe I'm a dumbass?? Likely so, I guess. But it keeps shooting after prying it open. :-)
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My bet is that Dennis is on the money with his diagnosis. Not insignificant that the owner had no problems until he put a new set of snap caps in it.
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I thought about what Dennis suggested but was worried about breaking the tip of the pin. It was really stuck. In any case it's already in the mail. I hope I get it back before the MEC shoot in Meford, WI this year. It was gone for over a year.
Thanks for all the ideas. I learn something new here everyday!
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We're all men here. Push the lever over and force the gun open. Dennis is on my side, I notice. I guess it's too late now, but I bet the gunsmith uses this method.
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Now I have shippers remorse.
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Now I have shippers remorse. I wouldn't be too remorseful...you may have made the right decision.
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Don't think a thing of it. My Scott locked up on me and I manhandled it open. When the breech separated a piece of wood fell off one of the fillets by the trigger. It drove Trevallian nuts gluing the damn piece back in and cost me me a bundle.
Turns out the lever spring had broken,so ya never know.
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