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    Re: 16 gauge. Field Grade Archived Message

    Posted by revdocdrew on February 11, 2007, 6:36 am, in reply to "16 gauge. Field Grade "

    Welcome to the Worshipful Society of Sweet Elsie Sixteen Love Slaves Jason You'll love your gun and might check out the 16g Society website
    http://16ga.com/home.html
    It's not complicated, fully opening the gun is what cocks the hammers, and unless cocked, the rotating cocking rods are in a position that prevents the forend from being reassembled.
    Walt Schissel sells a tool to re-cock the hammers with the forend off, but a small crescent wrench works also. http://www.doublegun.com/waltschiessl.html
    I'd suggest getting some A-Zoom snap caps and letting the hammers down for storage.
    Be sure and check the chamber length of your 16, LC didn't lengthen to 2 3/4" until the early 40s.

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