A chap with a Perazzi at the weekend had several instances of light strikes on the primer and the cartridges failed to fire. When he removed the trigger set the leaf spring was still in situ but was cracked thus not powering the hammer enough to fire the cartridge.
That is exactly what happened to me at the Worlds in Bologna last week Phil.
The slight crack made the V close....hence 2nd barrel did not fire. I changer trigger group.
OP..........Replace with Perazzi NOT copies....!!
You will see immediately by feel ...when you take both leaves out. You should have to be able to crank hard if they are good. If the tool is an easy pull to get out.....then they are going.
I have been talking with a lot of pals from several different countries here in Bologna and Madrid taking opinions......and all of them that I spoke to said exactly the same thing....before any international they check their springs by feel. If the tension has dropped.....they change them ......simples.
Otherwise it can cost you targets. It cost me 2 on the 2nd ring if the 1st round of the Worlds.
Bang click.....check cartridge......bang click......no mark on cartridge....hence you know it is spring. Trigger out....no crack....still in one piece but looking like a slightly flatter V shape.
New trigger group in (thanks to the Portuguese as I had left mine in gun case)......but then after 2 attempts it is classed as a gun malfunction.....so it is one in the ground one at the bird. I was distracted at what a great shot pattern it was skimming across the ground that I forget the bird which was box one going sharp left.........slashed for it.......Honk.....zero. Then lost another because I was pissed off at looking at the shot pattern :laugh: lesson learnt.
New springs in for Worlds and Europeans from now on....!
Hope that story helps. :wink:
