Thank-you for the links.

I see the ejector rod is driven by the hammers, and I also see 2 independent systems.

The gun functions the same with or without shells, with or without recoil.

It gets curiouser and curiouser.

You don''t suppose they built it this way intentionally, do you?

This is not my first Citori... I admit to not reading the book that came with the gun and it's up in the attic with the box.

Can't be intentional, can it? Who would think this is a good idea?

"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble