While confirming details earlier this week for today's hunt, my hunting buddy said he was having problems with extractors interfering with loading shells in his Franchi SLX 16 ga. Said he'd hunt with a back up SxS and asked if I'd check out the O/U problem after we hunted. Of course! (Did I mention I'm a magician with O/U's?)
When it rains, it pours. I also have a Franchi that was flawless until today. Great- looking like two warranty claims for Franchi. My issue was that the lower chamber would not eject spent shells. Upper was working fine. Picking out a shells with a fingernail was easy enough, but it seemed like that issue got into my head and my shooting was off. Three of us (bud's grandson joined) each reached our limit, but a couple birds got away. Between the two of us we usually only miss a couple for the whole season.
Checked out his O/U after the hunt and yep- those extactors wouldn't allow the shells into the chamber. What in the world? Once again Google was not my friend but more like my drunken uncle who when asked a question rambles on and on about unrelated topics. While looking at parts diagrams all of a sudden the solution hit me and I called my friend.
"Hey B, I figured out the problem with both our shotguns and I can fix them with my bare hands and without even opening up the actions. There's two loose screws pulling the triggers." He didn't get the joke and I had to explain that the prior Saturday we had accidentally swapped guns. I could fire 20's in his 16 but he couldn't load 16's in my 20.![[rofl]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/013.gif "ROFL [rofl]")
When it rains, it pours. I also have a Franchi that was flawless until today. Great- looking like two warranty claims for Franchi. My issue was that the lower chamber would not eject spent shells. Upper was working fine. Picking out a shells with a fingernail was easy enough, but it seemed like that issue got into my head and my shooting was off. Three of us (bud's grandson joined) each reached our limit, but a couple birds got away. Between the two of us we usually only miss a couple for the whole season.
Checked out his O/U after the hunt and yep- those extactors wouldn't allow the shells into the chamber. What in the world? Once again Google was not my friend but more like my drunken uncle who when asked a question rambles on and on about unrelated topics. While looking at parts diagrams all of a sudden the solution hit me and I called my friend.
"Hey B, I figured out the problem with both our shotguns and I can fix them with my bare hands and without even opening up the actions. There's two loose screws pulling the triggers." He didn't get the joke and I had to explain that the prior Saturday we had accidentally swapped guns. I could fire 20's in his 16 but he couldn't load 16's in my 20.
