SG Questions

[Brazos Bottom Bill Miller]

I got a new Charles Daly made by/imported by Chiappa.  Looking at it, it is built different than the Stoegers. I didn't get it in until Friday and used it Saturday. It breakopen lever is very stiff and to open the chambers is stiff when you first open to cock it. 
There are next to no videos on this shotgun and all Iv;e done it oil it. Helps ever so slightly.

Anyone with experience with this shotgun?
What can I do to loosen this up a bit?

 

 

Edited June 9 by Brazos Bottom Bill Miller
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[Three Foot Johnson]

Pretty sure Deuce Stevens did a review of the CD 500 and had a favorable opinion of it.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

For now, leave it cocked all the time.

[Wild Eagle]

As OLG says, leave it cocked all the time for now.  This will help lower the force required to cock it as the springs will set at least a little.  You will probably need to find a weaker spring for the top lever or cut a coil or two off of the one that's in it.  I'm not sure where to find parts for your particular shotgun.  But the thing that will help the most right now is to sit down and spend (literally) hours opening and closing the action.  Every once in a while, take it apart and see if you can see any places that are rubbing.  If you find any just lightly polish that area, put it back together, and open and close it some more.  A new, out of the box, shotgun at a match can be frustrating.  About the only thing you can do, unless you're really familiar with that shotgun, is to use it as much as you can stand until it loosens up.  I have a Stoeger that I was getting ready to use as a match gun that's only been shot 200-300 times, but it's been opened and closed several thousand times.  It took a while and some polishing, but it's getting pretty easy to use.  I found a SKB so I no longer use the Stoeger for CAS but it was pretty much like your shotgun when I got it.  Hang in there and it will get better.

[Shooting Bull]

13 minutes ago, Wild Eagle said:

But the thing that will help the most right now is to sit down and spend (literally) hours opening and closing the action. 

^This X 1,000. It not only helps loosen up the action, it helps strengthen your thumb too. 

[Brazos Bottom Bill Miller]

2 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said:

Pretty sure Deuce Stevens did a review of the CD 500 and had a favorable opinion of it.

 

I saw 512t review. Will have to look more for the 500

[Brazos Bottom Bill Miller]

23 minutes ago, Wild Eagle said:

As OLG says, leave it cocked all the time for now.  This will help lower the force required to cock it as the springs will set at least a little.  You will probably need to find a weaker spring for the top lever or cut a coil or two off of the one that's in it.  I'm not sure where to find parts for your particular shotgun.  But the thing that will help the most right now is to sit down and spend (literally) hours opening and closing the action.  Every once in a while, take it apart and see if you can see any places that are rubbing.  If you find any just lightly polish that area, put it back together, and open and close it some more.  A new, out of the box, shotgun at a match can be frustrating.  About the only thing you can do, unless you're really familiar with that shotgun, is to use it as much as you can stand until it loosens up.  I have a Stoeger that I was getting ready to use as a match gun that's only been shot 200-300 times, but it's been opened and closed several thousand times.  It took a while and some polishing, but it's getting pretty easy to use.  I found a SKB so I no longer use the Stoeger for CAS but it was pretty much like your shotgun when I got it.  Hang in there and it will get better.

 

I am opening and closing it every evening. I only do it 40-50 times. May have to step up my game.
It was embarrassing trying to get it opened and closed. I made it through, though.
Thank you.

[Wild Eagle]

Don't be afraid to do it a lot.  You really can't open and close one too much.  You can add a little polishing compound to the action to speed things up some, but repetition is the key.

[Rattlesnake Slim]

If you want it really slick, call Lassiter. He did mine and his contact info is in the pinned "Cowboy Gunsmiths" topic at the top of this page. You have to call him, he doesn't have a webpage or do email.

[Brazos Bottom Bill Miller]

5 minutes ago, Rattlesnake Slim said:

If you want it really slick, call Lassiter. He did mine and his contact info is in the pinned "Cowboy Gunsmiths" topic at the top of this page. You have to call him, he doesn't have a webpage or do email.

 

I will keep it in mind. Thanks!

Edited June 9 by Brazos Bottom Bill Miller

[Three Foot Johnson]

2 hours ago, Brazos Bottom Bill Miller said:

 

I saw 512t review. Will have to look more for the 500

Maybe that's the one I'm thinking of.

[Irish Pat]

put crunchy peanut butter in the action and work it back and forth for a week then eat the smooth peanut butter 

[Eyesa Horg]

FINE valve lapping compound did wonders for my Stoeger way back when.

[Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655]

You could try shooting sporting clays or skeet with it. Nothing beats round count for breaking in a gun work by any of a number of sass legendary gunsmith excepted 

[Dapper Dave]

I used Mothers Mag polish and 600 grit on my Stoeger, but it still needs more work. Good luck with the new boomstick!

[Grizz Henry]

Dental Hygeniest & I were talking about abrasivness of tooth polishing compound used after your teeth cleaning.  Gal said that there were various levels of abrasiveness in the compounds and that she was about to toss a whole carton of vials that were a tad too abrasive.  I asked if I could have it to use to try to see if it would smooth up the actions of several revolvers and other guns.  She gave it to me and I used it.  It worked perfectly and a side benefit is your shooters have a nice, fresh, minty smell to them !!!

Gave several of those little vials of polishing conpound to fellow SASS folks  who also found the material to work very well.

 

Grizz

[Brazos Bottom Bill Miller]

13 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

I used Mothers Mag polish and 600 grit on my Stoeger, but it still needs more work. Good luck with the new boomstick!

 

I do have some Mother's metal polish. Should stick a little on there and work it. 
Thank you! I do like it, it's just like a new pair of shoes. Gotta break it in.