Problem with safety

[chesterjester]

Been restoring an old(ish) Jabali side-by-side 12b shotgun. Gun is looking great considering it was left unfired/uncleaned for 10yrs. I have taken the gun out to fire it, and stuggled to get used to its double trigger. I thought perhaps it was me at first, but the safety is switching back to ON position between shots? Is this a common problem with an older gun? Any suggestions on how too fix it?

 

Many Thanks

[Hornet 6]

Sounds as if the little spring plate under the safety button is worn, you may get away with just re-bending it a little.

 

Neil.

[30-6]

I,ve seen this twice, both Lanbers, in both cases the little spring under the safety had snapped, allowing the safety to move freely with no restraint to keep it in the correct position. Fiddly to replace but can be done. The original springs were like wire, while the replacements were flat plate.

[Fatcatsplat]

I,ve seen this twice, both Lanbers, in both cases the little spring under the safety had snapped, allowing the safety to move freely with no restraint to keep it in the correct position. Fiddly to replace but can be done. The original springs were like wire, while the replacements were flat plate.

Exactly what i was going to say - and with a Lanber as well

[Ricko]

As said in previous reply you may get away with bending the spring slightly. I did it on one of my SBS a little while ago. If you are a competent diyer/mechanic you should be able to do it. If not it is only a small job for a gunsmith.

[Evil Elvis]

Exactly what i was going to say - and with a Lanber as well

 

 

 

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[chesterjester]

Cheers guys! I have never taken a shotgun apart before, but I am an engineer by trade. How do you dismantle a shotgun, to have a look at this safety spring? Is it simple, or best avoided?

[arjimlad]

If your sbs is traditionally built boxlock, it should be like my AYA no 4.

 

You need to have good turnscrews/ground down drivers to fit the screws to avoid burring them. The screwslots have straight, not tapered profiles and your turnscrews must also have straight sides.

 

Undo the woodscrew holding the trigger guard in place & rotate the trigger guard til that unscrews from the action.

 

Undo the large screw on the top strap which sits under the top lever, and the smaller screw which is revealed when you remove the trigger guard, and goes up into top strap.

 

Undo the screw holding the trigger plate into the action - it's just in front of the trigger guard.

 

Carefully pull the trigger plate away from the action, downwards. At the rear, there is a link between the safety and the bottom of the trigger plate which should just come off as you drop the trigger plate out. This link runs through a hole in the stock so you do need to remove the trigger plate to get the stock off. However, just to inspect the safety catch spring, you may be OK with just easing the stock and trigger plate down a little.

 

This will also allow you to inspect the internals for rust, and give them a little cleanup.

Edited December 21, 2010 by arjimlad