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Unread 08-08-2014, 01:06 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by lfid View Post
perhaps the bounce is reason for the broken frame tab and/or the bottom hook part of the toggle lock on some 1900 ?
Perhaps. I would think it is as much to do with metal fatigue. Those two small parts are exercised with every shot taken. It may also be due to ignorance on the part of the individual handling the weapon. I briefly watched a person struggling to open the toggle of a 1900. He was convinced the toggle was jammed and was exerting quite a bit of effort to open the action. I stepped in and showed him that the receiver must be pulled slightly to the rear to disengage the toggle lock and then the action opens easily.
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