Beretta 686 Issue

[Sako300]

Hi,

I bought this gun used about two years ago and on a few occasions while out hunting the firing pin does not seem either strike the shell properly or hard enough (not sure) or it fails to fire, almost seems like the safety is on but in fact is not. A lot of the times it will fire the bottom barrel but not the top.

Either way wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue or if you could recommend a good gun smith in the Calgary area to take a look at it?

Thanks in advance.

[Salavee]

To save yourself a bit of time, call Rich and see if this is a common occurrence with the 686 ....https://www.colegun.com/.
AFIK, they share the same mechanism as the 682 series.

[fps plus]

2 items;
Make sure you release the trigger fully after the first shot
Make sure ammo has enough recoil to cause the rebound to drop so second sear will engage trigger

[JustBen]

Have you pulled the trigger group out and cleaned it?

[bobinthesky]

Sounds like a dirty trigger mechanism.
Pull it apart and clean it yourself or call Les Myers in Calgary and have him do it. He doesn't just flush the action but instead, tears those guns down and cleans each and every piece. Pm me for his number if you want.

[wwbirds]

Client had a 35+ year old BL 4 in 20 gauge he just loves and it fit him like a glove, suddenly last year it started malfunctioning with misfires and sometimes did not cock. Had a friend completely tear it down and you would not believe what was in under the stock behind trigger assembly! dirt, dust, oil and tiny bits of plastic from the front of shells. Remove stock from shotgun and disassemble everything to clean.