Thanks Drew. Took it apart and the cocking hammers/rods are both in the UP position. Gun comes apart and goes together no problem. (I believe you can't put the forearm back on if the cocking rods are in the down/uncocked position??)
The cocking rods are solidly in place in the up position. When I pull the triggers they move when the safety is off and won't move when the safety is on...as they should be I would assume. It's almost as if the triggers aren't engaging the main spring?? maybe??
There was a pretty knowledgeable gun smith nearby who knows a fair bit about sxs's but he has closed up shop...I'll try and track him down and see if he's interested...haha.
Thanks again for all the help, I appreciate it. I'll maybe take off the sideplates and see if anything jumps out at me.