Gunman, I thank you for that one simple statement, "O/Us with low bites such as Brownings and Winchesters can come open even with good lever springs".
It explains what I have seem over the last 25 years as I have come into contact with more people shooting Brownings at sporting clays, obviously putting many more rounds through them than they ever would hunting. I have seen so many that came open at firing the first barrel that it became very obvious to me that the Brownings would not hold up to nearly as many shots as some other makes. I've even seen young guys shooting them with rubber bands looped around the back end of the top lever and stretched around and under the wrist, to help prevent it.
I have been ostracized on here, and other boards, for mentioning this, but it's only what I've seen. Now I understand more about why this occurs. Thank you, and Merry CHRISTmas.
