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My Beretta Silver Pigeon does not close properly!
It may take a while for the bolt and top lever mechanism on your gun to bed in, but eventually the top lever will centralise.
By Clay pigeon shooting
Monday, 16 March 2009
I have just bought a new Beretta Silver Pigeon, and I find it quite stiff to open and close.
Also, the top lever does not fully centralise when the gun is closed. Is this normal?
Clay pigeon shooting
MIKE GEORGE says:
This is quite normal, and nothing to worry about.
The stiffness will disappear after a few hundred shots, as the jointing and ejector mechanism get 'run in.'
It may take a little longer for the bolt and top lever mechanism to bed in, but eventually the top lever will centralise.
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