NEED INFO --STOEGER OVER UNDER WONT OPEN

[Nolan]

A guy I work with has a over/under stoeger 12 gauge that is stuck closed. He wasnt sure if firing pins were working so he stuck a piece of thin cardboard material in and closed it--now it wont open--my son suggested soaking it in solvent to disolve the paper. I now have the gun and ready to try to fix it. Anyone had this problem before??

[guncrank1]

A guy I work with has a over/under stoeger 12 gauge that is stuck closed. He wasnt sure if firing pins were working so he stuck a piece of thin cardboard material in and closed it--now it wont open--my son suggested soaking it in solvent to disolve the paper. I now have the gun and ready to try to fix it. Anyone had this problem before??

Soak it as your son suggested.
Be prepared to also have a loose gun, as the fit of the lug was compressed.

[Nolan]

will it still be ok to shoot??

[Rem700]

will it still be ok to shoot??

No give it to me for proper disposal!

[Nolan]

will it still be ok to shoot??

No give it to me for proper disposal!

FFL required

[Rem700]

Cranky will do it! NOW GIVE!!!!!!!!!!

[guncrank1]

will it still be ok to shoot??

Over/under and Side by side are fitted with several style of lugs and latches.

Some have a wear adjustment , some have to have a bigger hinge pin installed or the lug surface built up.

When heavy shells or a lot of shells are fired it stress the lug bearing/hinge pin surface .

This leads to loose fitting.
The only way to tell is get the cardboard out and see if the gun is loose and if there is a gap between chamber mouth and the standing breech.
If there is ....ooops , if not, shoot the gun.

[JustShootIt]

A guy I work with has a over/under stoeger 12 gauge that is stuck closed. He wasnt sure if firing pins were working so he stuck a piece of thin cardboard material in and closed it--now it wont open--my son suggested soaking it in solvent to disolve the paper. I now have the gun and ready to try to fix it. Anyone had this problem before??

Soak it as your son suggested.
Be prepared to also have a loose gun, as the fit of the lug was compressed.

Your son sounds pretty smart...even the shade tree gunsmith agrees with him, LOL

[guncrank1]

The cardboard could have caused the "wear" but maybe not.
It just depends on who made shotgun for Stoger.

[Nolan]

A guy I work with has a over/under stoeger 12 gauge that is stuck closed. He wasnt sure if firing pins were working so he stuck a piece of thin cardboard material in and closed it--now it wont open--my son suggested soaking it in solvent to disolve the paper. I now have the gun and ready to try to fix it. Anyone had this problem before??

Soak it as your son suggested.
Be prepared to also have a loose gun, as the fit of the lug was compressed.

Your son sounds pretty smart...even the shade tree gunsmith agrees with him, LOL

If it shoots ok--its yours

[Nolan]

thanks cranky

[guncrank1]

thanks cranky

Remember, cranky fix

[richief]

Undo the forearm latch, and remove forearm, this will relieve tension on the pivot pin.
Now break open the action, it should open.