NorfolkAYA Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hi all, Just after some advice, took my Lanber clay shooting earlier. Would fire the first barrel (bottom or top) fine but would not fire the second unless I switched the barrel selector across. Anyone have any ideas to what the problem could be?. Only bought it second hand from a ship about 4 weeks ago Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Not 100 % sure if the Lambers work on intertia to set the second barrel hammer but most o/u guns do . Basically the recoil from the first shot cocks the gun for the second , if it gets gummed up with muck and grease inside the action that can prevent this happening . You can replicate this by pulling the trigger once ( on a empty chamber or snap cap ) , then give the butt a hard slap with the palm of you hand on the recoil pad , you should then be able to fire the second barrel . The problem may have been made worse if you were using light or soft shooting cartridges . If you consider yourself competent enough , take the stock off , give the internals a good clean , degrease and lightly relube , if not a gunsmith should sort it easy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hi all, Just after some advice, took my Lanber clay shooting earlier. Would fire the first barrel (bottom or top) fine but would not fire the second unless I switched the barrel selector across. Anyone have any ideas to what the problem could be?. Only bought it second hand from a ship about 4 weeks ago Cheers Pete If you bought it from a shop take it back. If private gunsmith and get it serviced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Does it work top the. Bottom? What cartridges? Does it work dry (fire tap the butt on the floor fire the other)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie092 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Are you shooting Gamebore?? My brothers wouldn't fire second barrel with Gamebore but absolutely fine with Hull Comp X amongst others. No idea why it just didn't like the cheap Gamebore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 My lanba doesn't like light 21gram loads try 28gram I had same trouble but tried 28 grams works perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkAYA Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Cheers all, was shooting eley first 28grm then it only happened when I switched to eley Blues. Tried going back to eley firsts but still didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkAYA Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hi guys quick update got it out the cabinet. Fired it then taped the bottom of the stock and it then fired the second barrel 👍. How much does a service cost?. Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Ok so it works dry, but does not work with 28g loads? Does it work for other people, if it does it can very rarely be a mount issue. If that's the case it's likely to be the inertia system, take it back to the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren 67 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Dont know if this will help,but after having it happen myself was told to make sure I was releasing the trigger after the first shot. It wouldn't set the second if not released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 I spent 4 hours today and two boxes of cartridges trying to get an O/U single trigger to work correctly .Every thing seemed to be perfect until you pulled the trigger on live rounds . Not a Lanber I hasten to add . There could be several reasons but as there have been a number of changes in the design anything I say will be guess work . Could be that the gun is not happy with lighter loads but more than likely it will be some adjustment on the trigger mechanism will be needed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Dont know if this will help,but after having it happen myself was told to make sure I was releasing the trigger after the first shot. It wouldn't set the second if not released. Also a good reason to let someone else try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 What grams are the blues try lalevale english sporter 28 gram bit punchy but not bad carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkAYA Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hi all, they were 28grms. I don't think it was a mount issue as been working fine before. Surely it should dry fire both barrels anyway without having to tap the but?. Trip back to the shop I reckon :(. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 These guns are inertia driven. In other words its the shock of the cartridge going off that changes it over. Single trigger guns are known,,, if the safety is not tight enough on the spring,, lt can put the safety back on..!!!!!. Anyway take it back where you bought it,get them to sort it.. Not you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Surely it should dry fire both barrels anyway without having to tap the but?. :(. No if it did it would be broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 My wife has a Lanber, I have just checked and the second barrel can be dry fired by clicking the safety on and then back off again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 (edited) Take it back-needs a quick service as the inertia block is most likely dry-should be a 10 minute job. Do not attempt to repair it yourself as you could invalidate your warranty. Edited May 28, 2015 by bruno22rf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 I had a simular concern some years ago when I changed from winter jacket to shirt ,would only work on second barrel if I held it hard into shoulder. Internal clean and lubricate sorted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkAYA Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Anyone have any idea how much this would cost to have it cleaned?. Cheers pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Take it back-needs a quick service as the inertia block is most likely dry-should be a 10 minute job. Do not attempt to repair it yourself as you could invalidate your warranty. Should be and actual are two very different things .Could be a quick wash out and a drop of oil ,but it may also be a spring problem , wear on the inertia block or sears . It could be the leg has broken on the cocking rod return spring [not an uncommon fault] and the broken bit has become wedged in the mechanism . A distorted main spring could be catching the inertia block leg etc.etc.etc. Guessing is all well and good but reality is not the same thing . The gun should be returned to the shop for them to sort out . Single triggers can , not always , be a very time consuming and frustrating job as I well know to my cost and if I charged for the actual time I sometimes have to spend getting them right you would need a second mortgage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkAYA Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Cheers bud. The shop I bought it from is bout 30miles away and I also got one up the road from me. If it was gonna be a quick job I would of took it the closer one. The gunshop I bought it from has a good reputation so hopefully they won't charge me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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