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Beretta Silver Snipe action disassembly
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Joe Pfeiffer
Sep 22, 2016, 5:53:06 PM9/22/16
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Anybody around here have any experience with this old gun? I'm having
occasional light primer strikes so I'd like to take a look at the firing
pins. I'm stymied right at the start of the disassembly process; I can
get the safety/selector off and remove the screw under that, and I can
get the pin out from the lower front that appears to hold the trigger
group to the receiver. But once I've done that... can't get the trigger
group to separate from the receiver. Anybody have any ideas about the
secret I'm missing?
This part of the receiver looks similar to the current-production 686,
except the 686 uses a screw coming in from the bottom to hold the
trigger group to the receiver (instead of the pin I've got) -- and
there's a video for that one at youtube that shows it coming apart
easily when the screws are removed...
occasional light primer strikes so I'd like to take a look at the firing
pins. I'm stymied right at the start of the disassembly process; I can
get the safety/selector off and remove the screw under that, and I can
get the pin out from the lower front that appears to hold the trigger
group to the receiver. But once I've done that... can't get the trigger
group to separate from the receiver. Anybody have any ideas about the
secret I'm missing?
This part of the receiver looks similar to the current-production 686,
except the 686 uses a screw coming in from the bottom to hold the
trigger group to the receiver (instead of the pin I've got) -- and
there's a video for that one at youtube that shows it coming apart
easily when the screws are removed...
Martin Eastburn
Sep 23, 2016, 10:49:43 AM9/23/16
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What brand are you using, size and what caliber is the gun. That will
bring on more response.
e.g.
Some have problems with CCI as they are harder.
Martin
On 9/22/2016 4:53 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
# Anybody around here have any experience with this old gun? I'm having
# occasional light primer strikes so I'd like to take a look at the firing
# pins.
bring on more response.
e.g.
Some have problems with CCI as they are harder.
Martin
On 9/22/2016 4:53 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
# Anybody around here have any experience with this old gun? I'm having
# occasional light primer strikes so I'd like to take a look at the firing
# pins.
Joe Pfeiffer
Sep 23, 2016, 12:04:38 PM9/23/16
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Martin Eastburn <lion...@consolidated.net> writes:
# What brand are you using, size and what caliber is the gun. That will
# bring on more response.
# e.g.
# Some have problems with CCI as they are harder.
# Martin
#
# On 9/22/2016 4:53 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
# # Anybody around here have any experience with this old gun? I'm having
# # occasional light primer strikes so I'd like to take a look at the firing
# # pins.
I'm seeing it both with my reloads (I do use CCI primers) and with
Federal. It's a 12ga.
There is really more to the story: Some screws in the action were very
loose (in particular, the screw under the barrel release lever was loose
enough it wasn't reliably releasing), so I'd taken it to a gunsmith to
tighten it up. The problem started when I got it back from them, so I'm
reasonably confident something odd is going on with the firing pins. I
took it back to them; after hanging on to the gun for over two months
they told me they couldn't reproduce the problem, so there's not much
point in taking it back to them again (or any other gun, ever again!).
It's definitely a problem with light strikes: when it fires normally I
get a nice, deep impression in the primer; on the misfires I can see a
really tiny dimple in the primer. So far, second try on a shell has
been good every time. I'm getting around 1-2 misfires per box of 25
shells, and it's happening on both barrels. My guess is something is
rattling around loose in the firing pins that's occasionally getting
into position to block them.
So -- the original question was, does anyone know how to separate the
trigger group on a Beretta Silver Snipe from the receiver?
# What brand are you using, size and what caliber is the gun. That will
# bring on more response.
# e.g.
# Some have problems with CCI as they are harder.
# Martin
#
# On 9/22/2016 4:53 PM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
# # Anybody around here have any experience with this old gun? I'm having
# # occasional light primer strikes so I'd like to take a look at the firing
# # pins.
I'm seeing it both with my reloads (I do use CCI primers) and with
Federal. It's a 12ga.
There is really more to the story: Some screws in the action were very
loose (in particular, the screw under the barrel release lever was loose
enough it wasn't reliably releasing), so I'd taken it to a gunsmith to
tighten it up. The problem started when I got it back from them, so I'm
reasonably confident something odd is going on with the firing pins. I
took it back to them; after hanging on to the gun for over two months
they told me they couldn't reproduce the problem, so there's not much
point in taking it back to them again (or any other gun, ever again!).
It's definitely a problem with light strikes: when it fires normally I
get a nice, deep impression in the primer; on the misfires I can see a
really tiny dimple in the primer. So far, second try on a shell has
been good every time. I'm getting around 1-2 misfires per box of 25
shells, and it's happening on both barrels. My guess is something is
rattling around loose in the firing pins that's occasionally getting
into position to block them.
So -- the original question was, does anyone know how to separate the
trigger group on a Beretta Silver Snipe from the receiver?
Jeff
Oct 8, 2018, 7:31:14 AM10/8/18
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Joe,
It's been about 2 years, so I'm guessing you got it sorted. If not, let me
know. I have a silver snipe and have worked on the trigger assembly. If I had
to guess, the cocking lever spring didn't get back in place when they put the
trigger assembly pin in and it is doing as you suspect. But that's just a guess.
Jeff
It's been about 2 years, so I'm guessing you got it sorted. If not, let me
know. I have a silver snipe and have worked on the trigger assembly. If I had
to guess, the cocking lever spring didn't get back in place when they put the
trigger assembly pin in and it is doing as you suspect. But that's just a guess.
Jeff
Joe Pfeiffer
Oct 8, 2018, 8:40:47 PM10/8/18
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Jeff <elje...@gmail.com> writes:
# Joe,
#
# It's been about 2 years, so I'm guessing you got it sorted. If not, let me
# know. I have a silver snipe and have worked on the trigger assembly. If I had
# to guess, the cocking lever spring didn't get back in place when they put the
# trigger assembly pin in and it is doing as you suspect. But that's just a guess.
#
# Jeff
Yes, I did -- and your guess is exactly right! I was able to get a
replacement spring from Bob's Gun Shop
(http://www.gun-parts.com/beretta/) and the gun is back in service.
And there's a "gunsmith" in town here who will never see any of my guns
ever again...
# Joe,
#
# It's been about 2 years, so I'm guessing you got it sorted. If not, let me
# know. I have a silver snipe and have worked on the trigger assembly. If I had
# to guess, the cocking lever spring didn't get back in place when they put the
# trigger assembly pin in and it is doing as you suspect. But that's just a guess.
#
# Jeff
Yes, I did -- and your guess is exactly right! I was able to get a
replacement spring from Bob's Gun Shop
(http://www.gun-parts.com/beretta/) and the gun is back in service.
And there's a "gunsmith" in town here who will never see any of my guns
ever again...
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