Cranfield Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 The safety catch on my Beretta Silver Pigeon has started to feel stiff. It seems hard to push OFF, but is easier to put ON. I have never paid much attention to lubricating this area, when cleaning my guns. But, I have never had this problem before. Any simple tips, or is it a trip to the Gunsmiths ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean johnston Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 I have no probs with my safety catch but the forend catch is sometimes difficult to pull down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Cranfield; Occasionally the spring for a safty will break part way up a coil, I am not sure whether Berretta uses the spring and bearing mechanism, causing the safety to become sticky going one way or the other. This will eventually lead to a jammed switch or a safety failure. I personally take about 70% of my trigger work and 90% of my safety work to a trained gunsmith. I fined that they know alot more about it than I do, and besides I enjoy talking with the old boy. Good luck....NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Cranners, Surely you are old enough and wise enough to realise that a safety catch is totally irrelevant to most shooters...why bother with it... Get it taken off and it's one less thing to worry about when there's a flock of 50 or so descending on your deeks and you're wondering which one to take first...!!! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Double H, being an "old hand", the modern clay guns, that do not have an automatic safety, scare the life out of me. I am so use to having the safety catch ON, until I push it OFF. Not the other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 C'est la vie...!!! Carry on fumbling...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Not a bad point made there by Double H, and worth thinking about. Ive got my own reservations about these devices on guns and have had probs in the past with a Yeoman safety catch, which did not enhance my own confidence in these devices. The flick of a switch is great but should we really assume that a gun is safe because the safety is on?At least we know where we stand without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2003 I agree we shouldn,t blindly trust a safety catch, but when I am sitting in a hide with a loaded gun, I have some confidence that if a stray twig, or something similar, snags the trigger, the gun is not going to go off. Also, I have the habit of pushing off the safety catch as I mount the gun to shoot. When I have tried out competition guns on clays, the absence of the need for this "routine", was quite distracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted April 6, 2003 Report Share Posted April 6, 2003 All my guns have had manual safety catches and as Cranfield says old habits are hard to break. When mounting for a shot part of my routine is to click the safety off and when lowering the gun whether having fired or not i automatically put it back on. The catch on my Browning 425 has always been a bit stiff to click off and i have missed a few birds as a result of not fully releasing it, especially in cold weather when wearing gloves.. Wouldnt feel safe without it though. (No pun intended.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 6, 2003 Report Share Posted April 6, 2003 I've not had any problems with the safety on my silver pigeon cranfield,it needs a firm push to disingage it but nothing more than any other new gun i have tried,like you i dont like manual safetys its absolutley nothing to do with assuming the gun is safe when its on (you only have to look at the tiny sears that hold the pins back to realise that one good knock may make it go off)but it means that nothing snagging on the trigger etc will cause an accident atleast which has to be a good thing.i use this gun for various clays aswell which i suppose i fire about a case of cartridges a week on at different shoots and find it no handycap at all,i just flick it off ajust before i call for the bird,as with most things its a persional thing and aslong as were all safe in what we do thats the main thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predator Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 cranfield for a good day out go to west london shooting ground for beretta world clay championships i shoot it every year and as a bonus gmk have a beretta gunsmith there and all repairs and alterations are free just book in and save a fortune,last year i had my 682 fixed in no time,never had problem since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 Cranners Have you thought about getting the gun SERVICED ? all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 Dont be daft YP,Cranfield will probably just use one of the purdeys or Holland and Hollands that he has lying around and use the silver pigeon to poke the fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 It can,t need a service, its only about 6 months old. I will continue to use it, as it is. If it gets worse, then its off to the Gunsmiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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