The bottom barrel on my Citori is misfiring occasionally. Any recommendations for someone that can take a look at it?

Gordy and Sons is my go to. I've taken 4 guns (2 rifles and 2 shotguns) for various items and they've handled it all well and was reasonably priced.

Tom
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When it misfires, is the pin marking the primer?

Does it only happen when bottom is selected as second barrel?

How frequntly does it happen?

skelso said:

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When it misfires, is the pin marking the primer?

Does it only happen when bottom is selected as second barrel?

How frequntly does it happen?

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Yes, it still dimples the primer and is happening when the bottom is the first barrel. It was doing it maybe once every 10 shots at first, but started getting more frequent.

Larry Feland off 290/Barker cypress.
He's done work on my Citori I purchased new in 1982…
I've run a few rounds thru it over the years.

https://felandgunsmith.com/

17102 Houston Drive
Cypress, Texas 77429

281-373-0335

reedsterg said:

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skelso said:

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When it misfires, is the pin marking the primer?

Does it only happen when bottom is selected as second barrel?

How frequntly does it happen?

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Yes, it still dimples the primer and is happening when the bottom is the first barrel. It was doing it maybe once every 10 shots at first, but started getting more frequent.

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The fact it does it when that barrel fires first eliminates some potential causes. Most likely culprits are dirty mechanism, weak firing pin spring, or damaged firing pin. Dirty mechanism is almost always the cause. The grease used in the action can harden over time gumming up the works. Mix in any power fowling, etc and it gets worse. Tolerances are tight so it doesn't take much to be an issue.

If you are handy and willing to tackle it yourself, remove the butt pad so you can get to the stock connector. Remove the stock (depending on age and where manufactured you'll either need a long flat bladed screwdriver or a socket with long extension to remove the stock). Pull the atock off the action being careful to not twist it so it doean't crack the wood. Once the stock is removed, you can clean the action. Make sure you reapply lubricant to the surfaces after cleaning.

I know it's inconvenient, but point forward I'll send my guns in to the manufacture when that is an option for repair. I've had very poor luck with local smiths trying to repair shotguns.

skelso said:

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reedsterg said:

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skelso said:

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When it misfires, is the pin marking the primer?

Does it only happen when bottom is selected as second barrel?

How frequntly does it happen?

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Yes, it still dimples the primer and is happening when the bottom is the first barrel. It was doing it maybe once every 10 shots at first, but started getting more frequent.

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The fact it does it when that barrel fires first eliminates some potential causes. Most likely culprits are dirty mechanism, weak firing pin spring, or damaged firing pin. Dirty mechanism is almost always the cause. The grease used in the action can harden over time gumming up the works. Mix in any power fowling, etc and it gets worse. Tolerances are tight so it doesn't take much to be an issue.

If you are handy and willing to tackle it yourself, remove the butt pad so you can get to the stock connector. Remove the stock (depending on age and where manufactured you'll either need a long flat bladed screwdriver or a socket with long extension to remove the stock). Pull the atock off the action being careful to not twist it so it doean't crack the wood. Once the stock is removed, you can clean the action. Make sure you reapply lubricant to the surfaces after cleaning.

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This might be a little more than I want to attempt. What does a gunsmith typically charge for this?

For disassembly and cleaning? probably 1 - 2 hours labor, depends how dirty it is. If they have to replace springs, it wull take a little longer but the parts themselves are not that expensive. Maybe $75 - 100 for new firing pins and springs.