scorpio_vette
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so i have a tristar cobra tactical shotgun and a cz-82 9mm that i purchased from cabelas.
for some reason i have a feeling that one of the functions/features/safety (depending what it is or what you want to call it)on the shotgun isn't working correctly, but i'm not 100% sure since it's my first shotgun.
there is a lever on the left side just in front of the trigger guard. i'm under the impression that it is a safety of sorts that does not allow you to "pump" the shotgun for the first time after loading, but once you pull the trigger, then after that you can just pump-fire-pump-fire.
i even asked one of the friendly and knowledgeable sales guys/manager at cabelas who was helping me, and he grabbed some snap-caps and showed me with their floor model. he was not able to pump it until he held that lever in, but after firing it, he was able to pump-fire-pump-fire without having to hold the lever.
on mine i loaded it with some snap caps, and tried to pump it, and it allowed me to pump the shotgun and fire without having to activate that lever. one thing i have noticed though is that if i have live rounds in the shotgun and i want to eject them all, i can't just pump-pump-pump-pump successfully unless i hold the lever. otherwise it seems that the shells get jammed most of the time.
so i'm not quite sure if i'm not fully understanding what the lever is for, or if perhaps there is a defect in the mechanism.
next i have a cz-82, and was just wondering if any of you guys have any pros/cons, tips, tricks and/or advice regarding it.
I'm hoping to take both of them to the range here very very soon to familiarize myself with these 2 since i just got them.
thanks.
PS: while i have shot friends rifles and handguns in the past (only a hand full of times), i'm not very "fluent" in gun terminology or understand (other than safety handling and common sense---yes i'm one of the few people that managed to get some common sense before the supply dried up. LOL) all of the language around it. so please start me out in lamens terms. LOL
so i have a tristar cobra tactical shotgun and a cz-82 9mm that i purchased from cabelas.
for some reason i have a feeling that one of the functions/features/safety (depending what it is or what you want to call it)on the shotgun isn't working correctly, but i'm not 100% sure since it's my first shotgun.
there is a lever on the left side just in front of the trigger guard. i'm under the impression that it is a safety of sorts that does not allow you to "pump" the shotgun for the first time after loading, but once you pull the trigger, then after that you can just pump-fire-pump-fire.
i even asked one of the friendly and knowledgeable sales guys/manager at cabelas who was helping me, and he grabbed some snap-caps and showed me with their floor model. he was not able to pump it until he held that lever in, but after firing it, he was able to pump-fire-pump-fire without having to hold the lever.
on mine i loaded it with some snap caps, and tried to pump it, and it allowed me to pump the shotgun and fire without having to activate that lever. one thing i have noticed though is that if i have live rounds in the shotgun and i want to eject them all, i can't just pump-pump-pump-pump successfully unless i hold the lever. otherwise it seems that the shells get jammed most of the time.
so i'm not quite sure if i'm not fully understanding what the lever is for, or if perhaps there is a defect in the mechanism.
next i have a cz-82, and was just wondering if any of you guys have any pros/cons, tips, tricks and/or advice regarding it.
I'm hoping to take both of them to the range here very very soon to familiarize myself with these 2 since i just got them.
thanks.
PS: while i have shot friends rifles and handguns in the past (only a hand full of times), i'm not very "fluent" in gun terminology or understand (other than safety handling and common sense---yes i'm one of the few people that managed to get some common sense before the supply dried up. LOL) all of the language around it. so please start me out in lamens terms. LOL