Assembly Of Stoeger Coach Gun

[STYER]

Just bought a Stoeger Coach & cannot seem to assemble it. Two ears pivot on the front of the action, they get in the way when I try to put the forearm in place. Any Ideas??

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[Mr. B]

when you open the gun it will cock. it must be that way when you re-assemble it. I had to adjust the safety on mine, it kept creeping on after i shot the first round. after that i love it....

[Jim K]

Mr. B. is correct, but that doesn't help get the gun cocked so it can be assembled if it has been uncocked. Those "ears" are the ends of the cocking cams. They are cocked by the foreend when it is in place. Without it, you have to force the "ears" up by pressing them against the sharp edge of a work bench or a wood block. That cocks the hammers and you should be able to assemble the gun.

Jim

[STYER]

THANKS FOR THE INFO, That worked (I was going crazy trying to figure it out!)

[Mr. B]

How do you like the gun, mine is the nickle plated one. heard good and bad things about it....like i said only problem was the safety. i love shooting it but my finger hurts after form the trigger gaurd hitting it.

[nraliferddomega]

New to the site.
New Stoeger coach gun.
Same problem.
Ears are in an up position at about a 45 degree angle from the bottom of the receiver.
Tried to force them down to cock hammers as Jim suggested.
Did not seem to budge.
Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[Jim K]

...you have to force the "ears" UP by pressing them against the sharp edge of a work bench or a wood block. That cocks the hammers and you should be able to assemble the gun.

I think I said, "up."

Jim

[cbratch67]

I just had the same problem and found this thread. The direction of the cams travel is relative to the manner in which you approach the problem. I turned my gun triggers up and pressed the cams against a heavy vinyl cutting board on my table while keeping the break action lever in the open position. If you have a heavy work bench you could place the cocking cams against the bottom edge of the table and pull the gun upwards against it which would force the cams downward into the cocked position. Sorry if this is wordy, just trying to be clear since I was so frustrated when I did this.
Chris

[lboos]

Here's my coach gun from the 1860's .Attachment 18990

[Wayne Koh]

Thank you STYER & Jim K for asking and answering this questions over 4 years ago!

I too was going nuts trying to figure out how to put this guys together as the instructions in the box were unclear.

For the record, This was the ONLY place on the Internets that had the answer I was looking for!

Thanks again!