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ALL my doubling issues have been with two trigger guns...Geo

ALL of mine were with shotguns.......

I've had an equal number of doubling issues in shotguns with one trigger, and with two. I've had it with hammerguns, and with hammerless. Single trigger guns still have a separate lock for each barrel, and each lock is subject to problems.

A bad sear/hammer/tumbler engagement is not limited to one trigger type.

SRH

My first double was an old J Stevens Arms & Tool Co 12 gauge. It was a 2-trigger gun & doubled on me once when I pulled the back trigger first. An investigation revealed the holes through the sears for the axle were worn & the sears could rock a bit. The left sear sat just a bit lower than the right one so if they happened to get together & the back trigger was pulled it would lift both sears. There was space between the sear bodies so I put a small coil spring around the axle to keep the sears pushed apart & it never doubled again as long as I had it.

There are enough different possibilities as to the cause that a Hands-On diagnosis is essential for proper diagnosis. In the case of my old J Stevens as long as the right trigger was pulled first it was not truly a safety issue, more of an inconvenience. "IF" it is from a worn sear tip or bent in the tumbler this is a definite safety hazard. Pulling the other trigger first is not the answer in this case as any abnormal Jar could set it off, & it might not have to be all that abnormal. It should definitely be tended to.

I dropped It off at the smith on Friday. I could make it to fire by snapping the barrel closed. Shooting the right barrel first so it doesn�t happen isn�t my idea of safe!!!! Plus I would never sell it with a problem like this. But I do Know guys that would. I know of one individual that if he�s selling a gun beware there is a reason!!!!