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Double barrel shotgun question

mowart
I have a Savage Springfield Model 511. Thirty years ago I would push that lever on the stock to open it but could then just snap it shut. Now I have to push that lever sideways to open OR shut it. There doesn't seem to be a good way to get inside the area involved. Is it gunsmith time?
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  • mowart
    My uncle gave me an old double barrel 12-gauge shotgun with two hammers with no manufacturer's name. It has Model 235 on the bottom of the receiver and Chicopee Falls, Mass, USA on the side of the receiver. The serial number is 778XX. Can anyone tell me what manuafacturer (e.g. Stevens) and the approximate date of manufacture, history, etc.

    Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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  • BT99
    I don't follow you just yet. Do yu mean that you have to move the lever to the right to shut the barrels? Or do you mean that it stays to the right after opening and when you shut the barrels, you have to move the lever back to the left. Either way, somethings broken. If the lever has no tension on it, its the top snap spring. If it will not stay to the right when opened, its the top snap trip and/or spring. Not hard to replace either one or both. Obtain a schematic and and then pull off the stock and check out the springs and refer to the schematic. The again it could just be full off "gunk" and/or rust from over the years.
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  • forthhorseman
    I would also recommend you stop snapping it shut. Snapping shut break open shot guns is never a good idea as it creates too much wear and tear on the hinge and latch parts.
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  • mowart
    The lever returns to it's original position and I have to push it sideways again to shut the gun. Thanks guys.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    your top snap lever lock is either broken or rusted/gummed up, easye fix for your gunsmith but you have to disassemble the entire receiver.
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  • EOD Guy
    I had the same problem with a CZ o/u. It turned out to be a burr on the lever spring. Whatever it is, it sounds like an easy fix.
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  • Throckmorton
    Methinks that you should feel apring tension when opening it,and if so then it's gummed up keepng it from going to the closed positon on it's own.If not,it's broke,which don't happen often.
    Are you saying that it has been untouched for the last thirty years?

    Throckmorton SASS #23149
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  • TRAP55
    Key #3 part number is what you need, maybe the plunger itself also.
    http://www.e-gunparts.com/productschem.asp?chrMasterModel=089Zz511

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    "Aim small, Miss small"
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  • Mooseyard
    Horseman, if you don't snap it shut, what should you do. You shouldn't just close it and then move the lever back.

    "My faith, my country and my family will guide me; nothing more, nothing less" -Gen. Tommy Franks

    Jess Hoffman
    Mooseyard Precision
    LE Supply & Firearms
    NRA Certified Instructor
    Shawano, WI 54166
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  • Tailgunner1954
    Mooseyard
    I think he means you shouldn't snap the barrels closed. Close the barrels with your off hand and the Lock Lever should snap to the latched position.
    Same thing as "flipping" the cylinder closed on a revolver, causes excessive wear and dammage to the action.

    Whittemore
    Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • forthhorseman
    Yes, Tailgunner1954, thanks for helping to clarify. That is what I had thought mowart meant when he said "snap it shut", which I think is a bad idea for both break open shot guns and revolvers. If that's not what mowart meant, then my apologies.
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