Gary1 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hello... I'm new to the forum w/ bad news... Let's paint the pic here: A group of gentlemen from work coaxed me into joining a trap league that they have going. Well, that's all fine and dandy. Love it! It's the most fun I've ever had with a gun standing still =) My past shooting interests have not involve shotguns which would are adequate for trap shooting. So, I've been borrowing guns. Well, throughout the season, I have decided to stick with it and to go out and buy myself a beginner trap gun. Keep in mind that I have two small babies (2 and 9 months) and I'm currently on a *very* limited budget. (The Condor fits in well in this circumstance) Considering my circumstance, I was advised to go to Dick's and buy a Condor. I picked it up on Fri, grabbed a couple of boxes of shells, part of a box of birds, and headed out to the range. Well, I immediately encountered a problem that seems to be common enough: The first barrel fires and then the safety engages. You have to cycle the safety in order to get the second barrel to fire. Okay... Well, like I said, research on this gun indicates that this is a common malfunction. Dick's has taken the gun to send back to Stoeger. They told me that I would be looking at 4-8 weeks turn around for a repair. Okay, here's my delima... I'm certainly confident enough to tear this gun down to fix it. I've been shooting since I was 13 and have managed to repair (nearly) everything that has broken that I shoot. However, I don't know what it is exactly I'm looking for to fix in this case. I've read that converting the safety to a manual safety is a (possible) way of rectifying this problem. I've also read the the receivers of these shotguns can be packed full of greas, which could also be a contributor to this issue. I'm very tempted to simply take the gun out of Dick's, before they send it, out and take a look myself. If I can't figure it out? Well, I can send it to Stoeger just as easily as Dick's can, right? Can any of you offer me any words of advise/guidance for attempting this repair? Or should I just suck it up and wait for Stoeger to fix it? Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 You painted the pic on two canvases. Go back to the Stoeger forum for your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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