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I recently receiver my Boswell (I think is was made by C&H) back from the gunsmith after a clean and blueing. It has not been shot yet although I have dry fired it without shells in the chamber and everything seemed fine. Today I purchased some wooly snap caps and tried those for the first time. After dry firing the first time I can not open the action. The action opens just far enough that I can see the firing pins are still sticking out. Now what?
Tom C
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I'd take the fore end off to open the gun and push the stuck caps out of the barrels with a rod. Then I'd dry fire it again to see if the firing pins were not retracting. Could be the new wool snapcaps are binding...Geo
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If the gun still won't open with the fore end off, take a thin butterknife or puttyknife, round the edge, and slide it down the opening to ride over and push back the pins into the frame. the barrels should come off. I had to do that with an LC Smith where one pin was oversize and stuck in the hole. Good luck.
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Tom, Did you dry fire it with no snap caps in it? I have heard that's not good for the pins or tumblers.Perhaps some damage was done??? Just an idea is all, hope it's an easy fix cheers franc
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The barrels do not open with the forend off and do not open far enough to slide something between the barrels and action.
Tom C
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Back to the guy who cleaned it or maybe someone else who knows how to screw it back together...Geo
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Is it a sidelock ? If so, you can remove the lockplates and then remove the firing pins if it does not have disc set strikers.
If you can open the gun enough to see the firing pins , then try using a single edge razor blade to push the firing pins back into place.
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 05/26/17 09:50 AM.
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Some snap caps are real tight in the chambers. They might be hanging up there and not on the firing pins. I'd try a wooden dowel down the bores as you try to open tap gentle and see if it helps.
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If Daryl's single edge razor does not do the trick
Close the gun completely.
Place a soft pad on the action.
While holding the gun muzzle UP Use a soft wooden rod (pine) to gently vibrate ( light taps) the action, tapping the soft pad.
This should allow the firing pins to move back into retraced position.
Gently try to open the action
Mike
Last edited by skeettx; 05/26/17 10:28 AM.
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"IF" this gun has non-rebounding hammers, which most inside hammer guns do, then the firing pins are locked in by the hammer tension, thus they're not apt to shake down. Can you get something on the cocking levers to cock the gun. Lacking that I would guess you are going to have to remove the locks. First movement of the barrels should start retracting the hammers, sounds like this one is Lagging & there is not enough tension on the snap cap springs to push the hammers back, thus the pins are locked into the cap.
Last edited by 2-piper; 05/26/17 03:05 PM. Reason: correct typo
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