Ok 870 fans, I need a bit of help.
Shooting an 870 in a match today, I got a surprise click and no boom. Happened a few more times. Really screwed my overall time!
Here is what is happening. Sometimes when I pump, no new shell is popping out of the mag tube. I pump air, and end up dryfiring at the target.
I had somebody watch me to make sure that I was not short stroking the gun. No problem. Good solid full hit to the rear, full hit forward. Not the problem.
I think that it may be something to do with the little claws that hold the shells in. However when I look at them they seem to be fine. Nice and springy.
This only happened when shooting fast. I could not get it to happen while shooting slow.
Any ideas? What are some things I can look for?
Note, this 870 has been in continuous hard core use since the late 1980s. And when I say hard core, I ain't talking coming out of the closet during duck season. Not sure, but probably around 100K rounds at this point. (one of the other competitors told me I needed to retire the old gun and get something new. I told him to go perform certain unnatural acts on livestock.)
Shooting an 870 in a match today, I got a surprise click and no boom. Happened a few more times. Really screwed my overall time!
Here is what is happening. Sometimes when I pump, no new shell is popping out of the mag tube. I pump air, and end up dryfiring at the target.
I had somebody watch me to make sure that I was not short stroking the gun. No problem. Good solid full hit to the rear, full hit forward. Not the problem.
I think that it may be something to do with the little claws that hold the shells in. However when I look at them they seem to be fine. Nice and springy.
This only happened when shooting fast. I could not get it to happen while shooting slow.
Any ideas? What are some things I can look for?
Note, this 870 has been in continuous hard core use since the late 1980s. And when I say hard core, I ain't talking coming out of the closet during duck season. Not sure, but probably around 100K rounds at this point. (one of the other competitors told me I needed to retire the old gun and get something new. I told him to go perform certain unnatural acts on livestock.)