doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Not a gunsmith but have question

I'll bet you weren't raised up shooting a pumpgun, Jimmy. I wasn't either. My first gun was a S X S and I catch hell trying to remember to work a pumpgun. That's why I only have a couple.

i'm sure your admonition will be heeded, most heartily, by those who look to you for gunning advice. Whoever they may be.

This past month (& to my chagrin!) I probably used a pumpgun more than I have in the last two decades (due to the recent ammo-crisis, it has become my default truck-gun of late) and while I sort-of expected to have problems with the one trigger/two trigger thing I didn't. I'm guessing that has something to do with the fact that a big, old 870 Express weighs something like 9-lbs so there's no mistaking it for any of my present side by sides. I also have a big, heavy, single-trigger O/U target gun (now that I'm shooting a few clays fairly regularly) and I suspect that also helps with the transition. As to Turkish single triggers, my newish 90 TSS SKB (made in Turkey instead of Japan) has never given me a lick of trouble (at least not yet). I suspect that (as Stan intimated here earlier) single-trigger design has evolved into being pretty trouble-free. The few horror-stories I occasionally hear are almost always related to much-older guns and moreover, I've heard from several competent gunsmiths on the subject that it's all down to dust and oil combining over time to make a sludge that interrupts the workings of the single-trigger mechanism, thus the ongoing problems with older guns. Twin triggers just don't seem to be as susceptible to that particular issue.

I have a 1902 "Lang's Patent Single Trigger" sle. The only problem I have is after 5k rounds and 25+ hunting seasons, the barrels need to be re-blacked (sleeved circa 1997 by Kirk M).

Sorry to read about John M, although it's nice to find Wonko still kicking around.

So, what gun is it that you have had trouble with the SST, if I may ask? Just curious. Thanks.

Problem solved. My gunsmith found the side plate screws very loose on both sides and some minor wood cracks on the inside. I had shot some of those Gamebore felt 1220 FPS shells through it and it rocked the gun severely. The chambers has been let out to 2 5/8" so I do have some other less pottant 2 1/2 shells but have been shooting some B&P Comp1's in 7/8oz.

PALUNC,
I believe the older American short chamber 12 ga shells were actually 2 5/8" long even though nominally 2 1/2". I don't know about British shells (consequently chamber) actual lengths. There is at least a chance your un hasn't been altered after all.
Mike

Lose stock will cause wood problems even if using correct ammo ,just check the screws once in a while.