Recent content by atrain08

That is scary! Looks like quite an explosion. Glad the shooter is okay.

Thanks, I had no idea WOLFF offered a package deal on springs. I'll try to track that down.

I looked at the supermatic schematics and they look quite a bit different, but that's not to say that the hammer spring is not the same. There is also no way to be sure unless I ordered it to see.

It's a High Standard, Shadow. I looked at Numrich and didn't see anything.

I need a hammer spring for one of our shotguns and from what I am seeing we can no longer get parts for it. So I'm trying to figure out if one of the other shotguns has a hammer spring the same size. So if you don't mind, next time you have your gun stripped down measure the diameter and length...

That was the first thing I did. Apparently this particular model is very rare. I can't find anything for it. Luckily I think I can get any springs that are needed a spring supply. Or a hammer spring from another gun might work.

Thanks, I'm glad it worked out as well. Like you, That Remington 870 was my first firearm that I had problems with. Everything else has worked flawlessly without a single jam, or hiccup.

Update: It's still not working correctly. It will fire most of the time but there is still the occasional light strike. The hammer spring still feels weak compared to my nova, so I'm assuming someone just left the gun cocked for a long period of time and weakened the spring. Can we still get...

Well I put 75 rounds through the Nova today and it performed flawlessly. I really like it. I can see this sport getting very expensive quickly! It is a lot of fun. Almost more fun than shooting my handguns.

Thanks. I will probably try a full choke for now since I am slow. If I am understanding things correctly, the modified choke is better for people that are quick and can shoot the clays while they are close. Hopefully I can graduate a modified chokes sometime.

Thanks for the link to the manuals. I took it apart earlier today and it was very dirty inside. Anyway I cleaned everything and everything seems to be working much better. The hammer felt weak and gritty so I cleaned all the junk out of the spring it and it is a lot smoother and swings harder...

Well I took the Remington 870 back today. The owner looked at it and tried to cycle a few rounds through it and sure enough it wasn't working so he apologized, and offered me a refund or trade for another shotgun. Since I had been eying the Nova I traded for it. I cycled a bunch of rounds...

I will let you all know what happens tomorrow. Considering what I already have in the gun I don't really want to spend $60+ on parts.

I really don't know. It just says High Standard Shadow on it.

Well, it being a pawnshop I doubt they would give me my money back, and since we got the two guns as a package deal I would probably not get as much back as I should. In the owners defense, I doubt he would have known this gun had the problem unless he took it apart and checked it out. Plus...