Roswell 1847
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I'd been intending to post an alert on a probably little known recall warning for the Maverick bolt action shotguns.
I only knew about this warning because I had just bought a used Maverick and stumbled upon the warning that some of this model or the Mossberg equivalent had defective trigger mechanisms which could cause accidental discharges.
Luckily for me my gun did not fall into the affected model number and serial number range.
Wouldn't it be prudient to keep a thread like this at the top of the age so we can gather as much data on such possible safety hazards as possible.
Also I once repaired a Savage pocket auto with a very dangerous malfunction which all Savage auto owners should know about.
When the guide rails of the frame spread from heavy use the slide fit becomes loose enough that engaging the safety then squeezing the trigger sets up a situation in which the next time you disengage the safety the gun will go off without pulling the trigger.
This is easily fixed by squeezing the rails slightly in a vice with the proper sized block of wood or soft metal between them so you dont get them too tight.
Better safe than sorry I say.
PS
Another possible safety hazzard is that Remington style double barrel derringers will hit directly in the hammer 8 out of 10 times if dropped no matter which way they are oriented before they fall. A friend was killed when his derringer slipped from a shirt pocket while he reached for his tacklebox.
If we save one life or prevent one serious injury it will be worth it.
Not that we are likely to ever know if we did so or not.
As they say, if you do the job right no one will realize you did anything at all.
I only knew about this warning because I had just bought a used Maverick and stumbled upon the warning that some of this model or the Mossberg equivalent had defective trigger mechanisms which could cause accidental discharges.
Luckily for me my gun did not fall into the affected model number and serial number range.
Wouldn't it be prudient to keep a thread like this at the top of the age so we can gather as much data on such possible safety hazards as possible.
Also I once repaired a Savage pocket auto with a very dangerous malfunction which all Savage auto owners should know about.
When the guide rails of the frame spread from heavy use the slide fit becomes loose enough that engaging the safety then squeezing the trigger sets up a situation in which the next time you disengage the safety the gun will go off without pulling the trigger.
This is easily fixed by squeezing the rails slightly in a vice with the proper sized block of wood or soft metal between them so you dont get them too tight.
Better safe than sorry I say.
PS
Another possible safety hazzard is that Remington style double barrel derringers will hit directly in the hammer 8 out of 10 times if dropped no matter which way they are oriented before they fall. A friend was killed when his derringer slipped from a shirt pocket while he reached for his tacklebox.
If we save one life or prevent one serious injury it will be worth it.
Not that we are likely to ever know if we did so or not.
As they say, if you do the job right no one will realize you did anything at all.
