iamkris
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Do you consider these a problem or should I not worry about them??
Last night I picked up my Lanber 2097 purchased new from Gunbroker. After shooting them in my youth, I always have wanted an O/U but could never afford the Beretta or Browning I wanted (maybe after the kids are out of the house).
Based on opinions of TFL, THR and others, I decided to try a Lanber. Manufacturing overall was at parity or better than I expected on a shotgun of this price class. Couple of questions though on some "inconsistencies" that the gun has:
1) Barrel Release Lever offset - Not sure if that's the right terminology for that part but the "barrel release lever" is offset to the right. When the barrels are in full battery, the lever does not return to the center but rather is offset over 1/4" or more to the right. It is not clear to me whether a safety concern (e.g., the barrel lockup is not fully engaging). It seems tight when closed but I hesitate to fire the weapon like this.
2) Ventilated rib is damaged - the vent rib on barrel 2 (top) has a large dent in it in the supported part between the receiver end of the barrel and the first support. The dent is large enough that the rib is depressed between 1/16" and 1/8". The dented area is about 1/3" long. This is aesthetically poor as well as potentially detrimental to shooting sight picture. Also concerned whether this damage will cause the rib to "shoot loose".
The wood on the pistol grip is also dented but that looks like handling damage. Last night I e-mailed GunFinder.net to let them know about this and ask for remedy but no response yet.
I'm not happy about this and want to get opinions on the severity of the problems. Thanks in advance for your replies.
Last night I picked up my Lanber 2097 purchased new from Gunbroker. After shooting them in my youth, I always have wanted an O/U but could never afford the Beretta or Browning I wanted (maybe after the kids are out of the house).
Based on opinions of TFL, THR and others, I decided to try a Lanber. Manufacturing overall was at parity or better than I expected on a shotgun of this price class. Couple of questions though on some "inconsistencies" that the gun has:
1) Barrel Release Lever offset - Not sure if that's the right terminology for that part but the "barrel release lever" is offset to the right. When the barrels are in full battery, the lever does not return to the center but rather is offset over 1/4" or more to the right. It is not clear to me whether a safety concern (e.g., the barrel lockup is not fully engaging). It seems tight when closed but I hesitate to fire the weapon like this.
2) Ventilated rib is damaged - the vent rib on barrel 2 (top) has a large dent in it in the supported part between the receiver end of the barrel and the first support. The dent is large enough that the rib is depressed between 1/16" and 1/8". The dented area is about 1/3" long. This is aesthetically poor as well as potentially detrimental to shooting sight picture. Also concerned whether this damage will cause the rib to "shoot loose".
The wood on the pistol grip is also dented but that looks like handling damage. Last night I e-mailed GunFinder.net to let them know about this and ask for remedy but no response yet.
I'm not happy about this and want to get opinions on the severity of the problems. Thanks in advance for your replies.
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