Waywatcher
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On Saturday, a friend and I put about 170 rounds through my 2 year old Remington 870 Express. I've never had any issues before, except maybe a few sticky extractions that required a firm pump.
The problem that showed up, at about 125 rounds in or so, was stove pipe type malfunctions. It happened a couple times to me and 1 time to my friend. We were both operating the pump very vigorously. Trust me.
Concerned, I field stripped the shotgun, didn't see anything out of the ordinary, but I blew as hard as I could on the ejector spring just in case there was something there. I put it back together and ran it the rest, about 45 rounds. It ran all those okay, but it seemed to be sometimes dribbling empties rather than tossing them--the shells would sometimes land nearly on my feet. The ammo was Wincheter AA reloads made by (meticulous) me, which have never given me a single problem before.
Any idea what might be going on, or if something needs replacement?
The problem that showed up, at about 125 rounds in or so, was stove pipe type malfunctions. It happened a couple times to me and 1 time to my friend. We were both operating the pump very vigorously. Trust me.
Concerned, I field stripped the shotgun, didn't see anything out of the ordinary, but I blew as hard as I could on the ejector spring just in case there was something there. I put it back together and ran it the rest, about 45 rounds. It ran all those okay, but it seemed to be sometimes dribbling empties rather than tossing them--the shells would sometimes land nearly on my feet. The ammo was Wincheter AA reloads made by (meticulous) me, which have never given me a single problem before.
Any idea what might be going on, or if something needs replacement?