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shotgun07
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No no no, it's new, it's a berika/fedarm semiautomatic self defense model, anything lighter than pheasant loads won't cycle anyway, I got a buddy that had problems with his cheap target loads. As we consulted over the phone, I suggested he grab his most powerful loads on hand (high brass 6 shot) and try again, he called back a few minutes later to inform me that he had hope again (he had started pretty downtrodden) as these loads cycled much better! A few months later we got together and he brought his shotgun, I threw him some #2s, slugs, and bb shot shells and she chewed through EVERYTHING beautifully. Those shotguns were designed to be abused with true stopping loads, I know you had a bad experience with the slugs but that was the best thing to do to that shotgun, I'd strongly suggest waiting until you can get to a different range. In the interim, break that puppy down, no need to disassemble the trigger or bolt assembly, just read the manual, take the barrel/action off the stock, and look for blatantly obvious rough spots on every metal piece you can see. First time I had to field strip a semi auto, it took 30 minutes with the manual. I understood what had to come off but nothing else. You can do it too.
Ultimately, a return trip to a place where you can test heavy shells with a better grip and stance will tell you plenty. Watching the light loads fail to cycle will tell you nothing, if you lived closer, I'd bring you along for some educational fun, both the field stripping and field testing should be approached with more grins and less frowns.
There are probably members here willing to assist, I don't know many folks on that side of the country and really, the only one that jumps to mind from here is @627PCFan . Perhaps you could start a new thread with "Shotgun lessons, Virginia?" in the title? Some new york hunters found a bunch of conversation with a similar thread awhile back, just a thought....
Is this similar to your shotgun?
No no no, it's new, it's a berika/fedarm semiautomatic self defense model, anything lighter than pheasant loads won't cycle anyway, I got a buddy that had problems with his cheap target loads. As we consulted over the phone, I suggested he grab his most powerful loads on hand (high brass 6 shot) and try again, he called back a few minutes later to inform me that he had hope again (he had started pretty downtrodden) as these loads cycled much better! A few months later we got together and he brought his shotgun, I threw him some #2s, slugs, and bb shot shells and she chewed through EVERYTHING beautifully. Those shotguns were designed to be abused with true stopping loads, I know you had a bad experience with the slugs but that was the best thing to do to that shotgun, I'd strongly suggest waiting until you can get to a different range. In the interim, break that puppy down, no need to disassemble the trigger or bolt assembly, just read the manual, take the barrel/action off the stock, and look for blatantly obvious rough spots on every metal piece you can see. First time I had to field strip a semi auto, it took 30 minutes with the manual. I understood what had to come off but nothing else. You can do it too.
Ultimately, a return trip to a place where you can test heavy shells with a better grip and stance will tell you plenty. Watching the light loads fail to cycle will tell you nothing, if you lived closer, I'd bring you along for some educational fun, both the field stripping and field testing should be approached with more grins and less frowns.
There are probably members here willing to assist, I don't know many folks on that side of the country and really, the only one that jumps to mind from here is @627PCFan . Perhaps you could start a new thread with "Shotgun lessons, Virginia?" in the title? Some new york hunters found a bunch of conversation with a similar thread awhile back, just a thought....
