Mutley
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Well, have now stopped swearing at the above mentioned, started last selection at Beverley, misfire city, which started on 3rd line, blamed the shells, changed the springs, then spent hours on the eve of day 1, taking a skimming out of the stock, in case the hammers were dragging, then using my leatherman did a full strip of the action and cleaned and polished everything with my toothbrush (cleaned teeth with finger next morning), day 2 no problem, but gave it a proper service and rebuild back home.
This weekend, selection at Nutty, day 1 fine, day 2, 2nd line misfire on top barrel, oh bugger, put the shell in bottom and went for miss with 1st, it didnt go... luckily it did next time., seemed ok after that. Next line put gun up, and went to take up the slack that most Brownings have before calling pull, oh bugger felt like two feet of slack, it hadnt cocked, so opened the gun whipped out the shells, closed and opened the empty gun, then tried again, it worked, so every shot was shoot open unload, close it, open it then reload for next shot, it failed once on the top but was going for bits.
Stripped and checked between lines, couldnt find anything, but this carried on all day.
Today, I removed the stock, and coated the inside with talc, to see if the hammers were touching, nothing, I have shot 300 shots with snap caps on each barrel, no failures,
So I have come to the conclusion that I have a poltergeist in my gun, that doesnt like selection shoots, so am going to drain the font at our local church and pour the water all over it, may even get the vicar to do some chanting over it, if that doesnt work, it might just become a door prop..... and dare I say it, get replaced by a modern gun.......
This weekend, selection at Nutty, day 1 fine, day 2, 2nd line misfire on top barrel, oh bugger, put the shell in bottom and went for miss with 1st, it didnt go... luckily it did next time., seemed ok after that. Next line put gun up, and went to take up the slack that most Brownings have before calling pull, oh bugger felt like two feet of slack, it hadnt cocked, so opened the gun whipped out the shells, closed and opened the empty gun, then tried again, it worked, so every shot was shoot open unload, close it, open it then reload for next shot, it failed once on the top but was going for bits.
Stripped and checked between lines, couldnt find anything, but this carried on all day.
Today, I removed the stock, and coated the inside with talc, to see if the hammers were touching, nothing, I have shot 300 shots with snap caps on each barrel, no failures,
So I have come to the conclusion that I have a poltergeist in my gun, that doesnt like selection shoots, so am going to drain the font at our local church and pour the water all over it, may even get the vicar to do some chanting over it, if that doesnt work, it might just become a door prop..... and dare I say it, get replaced by a modern gun.......
