Originally Posted By: LeFusil
I'm not sure if the gun is a "Avant Tout" or not, I never asked, and I'm not sure if its a self opener, I'm thinking its not although it is easy to open. The ejector system on this Coggie is unlike any I have ever owned before. The entire mechanism is located inside a "box" underneath the barrels, The only ejector parts on the forend wood are the "kickers".


What you describe is an Avant Tout system - it is an assisted opener, not a self-opener.

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