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It is extremely annoying and I have had couple of Smiths that did that.
So many guns, so little time!
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I think its working just like it is supposed to...Geo It may well be, Geo. But, if Smith designed it the way, to prevent shells from falling out of the chambers as has been proposed here ............ it's a bridge too far, IMO. All my best, SRH
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Not sure where I read it, probably Brophy or the other LC book, but I don't think it had to do with not dropping shells. The design feature which I think was called barrel check was to prevent unnecessary wear to the hinge when the gun was carried open...Geo
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That is a reasonable explanation. It does, however, come at a cost. That being greater aggravation in reloading.
I am cautious not to carry a doublegun open and let it "bounce". The longer the barrels (which I favor) the greater the strain on the barrel lug as the gun is carried open. Allowing the mainsprings to cushion some of that stress makes a lot of sense. I used to think a good way to carry a hammergun, while bird hunting, was loaded, hammers back and breech open. I now have serious misgivings about that.
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