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Last edited by Jimmy W; 01/08/25 12:23 PM.
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One tiny issue, Dan, but not bad enough to warrant sending it off for servicing. Occasionally the top lever trips back to center before the gun is completely closed. Not every time, but occasionally.
An excellent service shop for FAIR is Bazil Slaughter in NV. He's been to Italy a couple times and been factory trained there. He tells me that FAIR guns almost never give problems. He is where I bought my FAIR Inside Tartaruga Gold .410. That is one of the reasons I always hold the lever over until the gun is closed before I let the lever go. That is the way the Beretta rep taught me to do when I bought my 686 Silver Pigeon. Some people like to just "close them up." But, when I close a gun, I always hold the lever over, close the gun up and then release the lever. If that were the proper way to close a break open action they would've never needed to invent the "hold open" feature for the top lever.
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One tiny issue, Dan, but not bad enough to warrant sending it off for servicing. Occasionally the top lever trips back to center before the gun is completely closed. Not every time, but occasionally.
An excellent service shop for FAIR is Bazil Slaughter in NV. He's been to Italy a couple times and been factory trained there. He tells me that FAIR guns almost never give problems. He is where I bought my FAIR Inside Tartaruga Gold .410. That is one of the reasons I always hold the lever over until the gun is closed before I let the lever go. That is the way the Beretta rep taught me to do when I bought my 686 Silver Pigeon. Some people like to just "close them up." But, when I close a gun, I always hold the lever over, close the gun up and then release the lever. If that were the proper way to close a break open action they would've never needed to invent the "hold open" feature for the top lever. See my above note:
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Ok Jimmy is it your Rep (a salesman) or a gunsmith giving you such sage advice. My gunsmith well known by others on this sight says click it closed.
Here’s directions directly from Browning for closing a trap gun.
Upon closing your gun , let the top lever snap into position to allow the top lever spring to return the top lever mechanism to the locked position. Do not retard its action with your thumb.”
Beretta essentially mimics the same directions.
Of course if your comforted by closing the gun in your manner, carry on!
I’d bet your the only shooter on your squad using that technique.
Dodging lions and wasting time.....
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One tiny issue, Dan, but not bad enough to warrant sending it off for servicing. Occasionally the top lever trips back to center before the gun is completely closed. Not every time, but occasionally.
An excellent service shop for FAIR is Bazil Slaughter in NV. He's been to Italy a couple times and been factory trained there. He tells me that FAIR guns almost never give problems. He is where I bought my FAIR Inside Tartaruga Gold .410. That is one of the reasons I always hold the lever over until the gun is closed before I let the lever go. That is the way the Beretta rep taught me to do when I bought my 686 Silver Pigeon. Some people like to just "close them up." But, when I close a gun, I always hold the lever over, close the gun up and then release the lever. If that were the proper way to close a break open action they would've never needed to invent the "hold open" feature for the top lever. See my above note: Your above note changes my mind none at all. See Ken Nelson's above post.
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