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  • 11-11-2010 2:21am
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    bazza888
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭


    when i break open my shotgun then close it,without loading a cartridge should i hear a lick when i pull the trigger,or will this only happen when its loaded?as in the firing pin moving forward?


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    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭mathepac


    You should hear a click, but dry-firing is a bad idea; invest in brass snap-caps.


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    bazza888
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭bazza888


    im not hearing anything,i close it try fire both barrels nothing happens


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    sfakiaman
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭sfakiaman


    bazza888 wrote: »
    im not hearing anything,i close it try fire both barrels nothing happens

    This may sound silly, but you have checked your safety is working properly?


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    GixxerThou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭GixxerThou


    Depending on the gun the second barrel wont fire anyway cause its cocked by the recoil of the first shot.. I light tap of the stock on the ground will cock it..


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    bazza888
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭bazza888


    ill have to have a closer look later!see whats the problem


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