The horror.
I went to the rifle range the other day and brought my 870 along to pattern some new home defense loads - Remington Express 00 buck and Winchester 1 oz. slugs (what a kick on those, whew).
So, on the second or third shot of the 00, I got a click instead of a bang. I waited half a minute or so to be safe, then ejected the round and fired the rest of the magazine. Afterwards I examined the primer, which was dented. I put it back in the gun and it fired fine that time.
The gun is used for home defense and for skeet. I've put probably 500 rounds through it at the skeet field with never a hiccup. The only issue I ever had was some PMC ammo that was a pain to eject.
I clean and oil it after every use and haven't ever abused it in any way. It's an 870 Express Super Magnum. For HD I have an 18.5" Mossberg barrel on it and a 2-shot magazine extension. That's how it was when it misfired.
I realize I'm probably being paranoid. I know that misfires happen; it's just that this was my first and it freaks me out from my HD gun. I do realize that Mr. Murphy will be there when I need to shoot the most, so I do train for misfires and jams with all of my guns. I just want to know I'm doing everything I can to maintain reliability.
I saw that Wolff has extra power 870 hammer springs. Is that something worth considering? I'm not particularly picky about my triggers and feel like the 870's could be a lot heavier before it would bother me in the slightest.
Thanks for reading about my grief. I look forward to your sympathy and advice.
I went to the rifle range the other day and brought my 870 along to pattern some new home defense loads - Remington Express 00 buck and Winchester 1 oz. slugs (what a kick on those, whew).
So, on the second or third shot of the 00, I got a click instead of a bang. I waited half a minute or so to be safe, then ejected the round and fired the rest of the magazine. Afterwards I examined the primer, which was dented. I put it back in the gun and it fired fine that time.
The gun is used for home defense and for skeet. I've put probably 500 rounds through it at the skeet field with never a hiccup. The only issue I ever had was some PMC ammo that was a pain to eject.
I clean and oil it after every use and haven't ever abused it in any way. It's an 870 Express Super Magnum. For HD I have an 18.5" Mossberg barrel on it and a 2-shot magazine extension. That's how it was when it misfired.
I realize I'm probably being paranoid. I know that misfires happen; it's just that this was my first and it freaks me out from my HD gun. I do realize that Mr. Murphy will be there when I need to shoot the most, so I do train for misfires and jams with all of my guns. I just want to know I'm doing everything I can to maintain reliability.
I saw that Wolff has extra power 870 hammer springs. Is that something worth considering? I'm not particularly picky about my triggers and feel like the 870's could be a lot heavier before it would bother me in the slightest.
Thanks for reading about my grief. I look forward to your sympathy and advice.