'morning guys. I'm brand new here and this is my first post.
I just bought a beat-up Stevens model 5100 for a project gun.

Right away I nioticed a coupla' things:
1) It is EXTREMELY hard to break the barrels after firing both of them.
2) when I break the barrels open (whether they have hulls/loaded rounds in them or empty chambers) the barrels do not fall completely open. I have to pull the barrels down in order for the hulls to clear the receiver for removal.

Is there anything that can be done about these two problems?

Also, I am looking for a wooden buttstock for this gun, Ihave been told it is a series 2 receiver.

thanks