I've got a nicely engraved Zabala 20 gauge SXS that does not seem to open easily all the way. When I "try" to break it open it is as if a spring-like tension is keeping it from being opened easily and you have to press down on the barrels with considerable pressure to open them wide enough to extract the spent shells and put new shells in it... I've had three, yes three gunsmiths look at it, and all three said they cannot figure out how to fix it... At this point I have far more into the gun than it is worth... Limbsaver recoil pad, repaired TWO firing pins at outrageous gunsmith fee, etc.. so at this point I just want the gun 'fixed'. I may keep it or I just may sell it for whatever I can get for it. I am guessing the gun was made in the 70s and from my quest to find firing pins it appears there were only two basic types of Zabala 20 gauge sxs's and mine is the newer one with 3 inch chambers. Any help would be much appreciated. (Sorry I was away so long... had a fire at my company, got burned out, suffered through a relocation and then much business travel... finally back for a couple of weeks.. whew!)
