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Hello all, I have a 21 that I use for sxs sporting clays and each time I shoot a pair the barrel selector moves to the left barrel and I have to check it each time I load and shoot. A shooting buddy has one also and has the same problem. This does not occur when fireing snap caps, only on live rounds. The selector button on both guns are crisp so I don't believe I am some how dragging or bumping it with my finger when pulling the trigger. Is this normal? Any insight regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated, Hal, Jimmy W? Thanks to all of you folks and shoot safe. Bruce

I shoot a 21 quite a bit for sporting and just completed shooting 200 rounds at a tournament last weekend. No malfunctions. The problem you described has never happened on any of my 21's. If the selector button function is crisp I would think you're bumping it with your finger during recoil. Maybe the stock l.o.p. is a bit too short for you and you're getting an exagerrated movement if the gun isn't fully against your shoulder when you pull the trigger on the right barrel. Incidentally my sporting 21 has Briley thinwalls and I always shoot the right barrel first, never thought much of the left barrel first concept. Silvers

Single trigger problems are often diagnosed by turning the gun over to another experienced shooter for a couple of boxes. The problem often goes away and focuses attention on the shooter rather than on the gun. Good luck.

I agree, Bill. That has never happened with my 21. In fact the selector on mine is farely hard to push. There is no reason that recoil would cause the selector button to move side to side. It has to be bumping the trigger finger.

To test to see if it is the recoil, set it to shoot the right barrel and then shoot the gun left handed(the finger would, of course, be on the other side).

Thanks to all of you folks for the suggestions. I will give them a try. BTW great idea Don that should tell the story. Bruce

I too would think that your finger is hitting the button if it is hard to push the selector button over to the other side. Your finger will ride on the button if you use the first joint/knuckle of your finger to pull the trigger. So you might also want to make sure that you use the pad of your finger on the trigger rather having it down to the first joint/crease of your finger. Have you tried to see what happens when you shoot the left barrel first and shoot the gun right handed? My buttons on all my SST 21s are really hard to move. Maybe the impact of the recoil plus a slight riding on the button are doing it. That would be my guess, too.