Test firing an old shotgun

[Stewienb]

Thought someone may get a bang out of this, its a Riverside Arms co 12 guage single shot. i couldnt even get the trigger to work when i first got it. WD-40 works wonders!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OtFQKevxuM#

 

[Jeff Mulliken]

Notice the action opened on it's own on the second shot. The action is not properly fitted or the tolerances are outside safe guidelines.

Properly refitting the action on a break action gun is cost prohibitive on this grade of gun.

That gun needs to be taken out of service permamently.

Jeff

 

[Stewienb]

That old gun aint worth the 2 low brass target loads i put through it!!!!
Ummm, hench the reason i pulled the target from a remote area about 12 feet way.
Had a model 84 cooey do that once and it was the tension spring inside that held the action closed, installed a NEW one from western gun parts, had an awesome gunsmith check it over, and it shoots like a dream! but this one in the video wasent worth the squirt of WD-40 it took to loosen it up, and i assure you it wont be able to be shot again.