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The intercepters, you mention, were an attempt to guard against doubleing caused by heavy recoil. The intercepter is moved out of the way of the stiker only when the trigger is pulled for that barrel. The problem with these is, if the rifle does attempt to double,and drop the other striker, the second barrel is left uncocked without the shooter knowing it till he pulls the trigger on the second barrel. SUPRISE!

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Mac,
The intercepter I was referring to is the one meant to help prevent accidental discharge by blocking or catching the hammer/s fall before it reaches the firing pin/s when the safety is in the on position.
Usually called hammer intercepter or interrupter.
Some versions still have the iterrupter in place even with the safety in the off position.

The intercepter which helps prevent double discharge is sometimes called a sear interceptor and performs a different task, depending on the type of action and whether single or 2 triggers are fitted.

Yeah, a double discharge leaves the second barrel "out of action" regardless of whether a hammer intercepter is fitted or not and could cost a life!
Any gun that doubles should be fixed!

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