I inherited an LC Smith Field model side-by-side 16ga shotgun some years ago, and I have never shot it but would like to.
In messing around with it, I noticed it is difficult to load/unload. With the action open, the barrels do not fall far enough down for the caseheads to clear the back of the action. You almost have manually hold it open or the barrels will spring back up just enough that you cannot get shells in and out of the chambers easily. Is this normal?
Also, it has fixed chokes. Is it possible to easily determine what they are? It has double triggers, and I am unsure which trigger fires which barrel and then what each barrel might have as far as chokes are concerned.
Thanks for any help.
In messing around with it, I noticed it is difficult to load/unload. With the action open, the barrels do not fall far enough down for the caseheads to clear the back of the action. You almost have manually hold it open or the barrels will spring back up just enough that you cannot get shells in and out of the chambers easily. Is this normal?
Also, it has fixed chokes. Is it possible to easily determine what they are? It has double triggers, and I am unsure which trigger fires which barrel and then what each barrel might have as far as chokes are concerned.
Thanks for any help.